Having a tough time finding that
bioprocessing, toxicology or drug development position you seek? Consider
working with an employment staffing company. Here are five facts about how
these organizations can be useful.
1) You Can Search for Positions
Using a Variety of Criteria
One great thing about teaming up
with staffing companies is that you don’t have to wade through pages of results
as you might with other kinds of job-posting websites. You can tailor the
results to your needs, whether you are searching by location, education level
and experience or full-time/part-time positions.
This can really cut down on the
number of results you get, which allows you to save time and see only the jobs
that are most likely to be right for you.
2) It is Easy to Get in Touch &
Get the Ball Rolling
If you are applying directly with an
employer online, you may already be aware that the process can be long, arduous
and extremely ambiguous. This is because there are often no numbers to call to
get in touch with a real person who can provide you with answers about the
company and the status of your application. As a result, you can spend hours
applying to countless places without knowing if you’re making much progress
toward employment.
Staffers are convenient because they
often provide a toll-free phone number, email address and/or physical location
address right on their webpage. This allows you to immediately get in touch
with someone to see if there are some appropriate positions available for you.
If so, you can typically get an interview in a timely fashion.
3) You Have a Lot of Designations to
Choose From
When you are looking specifically
for careers in biotech, you may think that the options for employment can be
limited. However, when you’re dealing with a nationally operating recruitment
organization, this isn’t usually the case. You may be surprised to find jobs in
specific fields like synthetic organic chemistry, agroscience, chromatography,
molecular biology and many more. Whether you want to stay within a particular
discipline or just keep your designation broadly within biotech, these goals
are still achievable when using a science staffing agency.
4) It’s a Great Way to Get
Experience & Make New Contacts
Whether you are a new college
graduate or someone who is semi-retired and looking to cut down your workload,
there are a lot of benefits to teaming up with recruiters. For one, it’s hard
to deny the value of gaining new contacts and getting experience. It’s smart
for resume building to get all of the experience and as many
new contacts as possible when you’re new to a field. On the other hand, when
you are looking to transition into part-time work as a mature adult, having
temporary opportunities can allow you to work within your field without the
commitment of the 40-hour week, 52 weeks per year.
5) There are Scientific Recruiters
for Related Fields, Too
Are you in another sector besides
biotechnology? Well, there are also positions in engineering, education,
healthcare and other areas that are science-related with opportunities galore.
