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  Finding the perfect role can be a long and arduous road. Once you have found an employer that fits your requirements, and your skills and attitude fit perfectly for the job, hopefully it is time for an offer to come through. In a perfect world, you get an offer that you would enthusiastically accept. However, if you are in a candidate-driven market, you may be in a position to negotiate salary and other benefits before you seal the deal. Competition for talent is fierce. The pressure is on for hiring managers to secure the right candidate by offering an attractive compensation package, so if you are keen on the role, but you want to negotiate the salary, you need the skills to be able to do this. The aim of negotiating salary is not to find a compromise where both parties are dissatisfied, but find a balance where you both come out feeling valued and enthusiastic moving forwards. Negotiating a salary can be tricky, but this blog can give you the guidance and support you need in ...

  Compensation is always tricky to determine, both as a professional and for organisations. Across all markets, individuals and businesses regularly ask for the very latest compensation trends to benchmark and identify where they stand in the market. EPM Scientific engaged with  over 400 life sciences professionals across the Asia Pacific  to create the  EPM Scientific Salary Snapshot 2022 , to produce a report covering compensation and variants between locations and seniorities. The Salary Snapshot aims to provide a salary and package benchmark for all hiring managers and professionals across the life sciences industry in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.

  The demand for talent in the lifesciences industry has arguably never been higher, resulting in a huge challenge for those hiring. However,  this isn’t strictly a bad thing . Heightened competition for talent offers a time for change, forcing companies to become more agile, benefiting both employers and employees. Our latest market update, The EPM Scientific Commercial Report, reveals the  key trends impacting talent  across sales,  marketing, and operations within the life sciences space . In the following report, we discuss how companies are attracting business-critical professionals, and provide insights into the market now and in the future, as well as including exclusive survey results from life sciences professionals on the state of the industry and how they feel about current job opportunities.   This guide will help employers not only future-proof their talent pools, but also allow job seekers to discover their professional worth agains...

  Are you focused on the candidate experience? What makes the perfect interview process? The right format? The right panel? The right questions? These are all important factors to consider, but none of them are as significant as the candidate experience. So are companies giving the candidate experience the attention it deserves? Ask job seekers what they think and the answer would be a firm ‘no’. According to one survey, almost 60% of those questioned reported having had a poor candidate experience. A candidate-driven market This is a pattern that is repeated time and time again, and it’s all down to the unemployment rate. In September this year, unemployment in the US was just 4.2%.   This figure has been steadily falling since the country’s unemployment peaked at 10% after the recession. As a result, there is a distinct talent shortage and employers are struggling to find qualified candidates to fill their roles. As employers try to compete in this candidate-driven market, t...

  Day one of a new role in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sector is a nerve wracking experience. It has taken a lot of effort to win the role, but now it is time to face the challenge of adapting to a new working environment.   The first day is often a whirl of information, learning a lot of new names and running through a lot of processes you are likely to forget the next day. Approaching the day with positivity, arriving early and looking your best, will put you in the best confident mindset to stay engaged through the day and make a lasting first impression on your new supervisors and colleagues.   We have put together the best advice to follow when approaching your first day in a new role, from which questions to ask to making your first friend.  

  Embracing change, whether professionally or personally, can be a headache. However, whilst some change might be an uphill battle for individuals, it can also be an enabler of professional development and enhance a growth mindset.   In your professional life, are you longing for a change in direction? Maybe you stayed put at the same business for a decade, but now is the right time to spread those wings. Or perhaps the chosen career path is limited and you’re not getting the recognition that you truly deserve, so it’s best to pursue greener pastures. Regardless of the reason, it’s important to stand back and recognise when to rise to a new challenge or when to move on.   If you’re going through this turning point in a professional career, remember you’re not alone. Generationally, in a PWC study conducted in 2020,  over a quarter of global millennials surveyed expect to have six employers or more , a total figure that is significantly higher than the 10% of responde...

  Sourcing the right talent at the right time can prove arduous for any company. But the process becomes even more challenging when you work within a niche industry or sector. In these situations, a specialist recruiter can help find the perfect candidate for a hard-to-fill role. There are several benefits a specialist recruiter can offer when looking to find niche talent: Deep Sector Expertise A specialist recruiter will hold valuable expertise in your sector. This deep market knowledge will include knowing ‘who is who’, and where the best talent is located. Specialist recruiters can also pull on their niche expertise to provide guidance on market trends such as salary expectations, desirable skill sets, new technologies and employee expectations within your sector. Help with specific and hard-to-fill roles Across the life sciences sectors, teams have roles to fill with very specific requirements and have a small talent pool in which to recruit. Roles with ‘essential to have...