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By Patrina Pellett, PhD

What is the most dreaded word for every job searcher, PhD, MD, PharmD, and just humans in general?

Networking.

You know you need to network but it is so awful! It's hard. It's awkward. What if you get rejected. You'll have to talk to strangers, and then probably get rej...

By Patrina Pellett, PhD & Tom Caravela

When you get Medical Affairs Interviews, you don't want to miss anything. These jobs are extremely competitive and you want to be prepared to shine. Tom Caravela and I prepared this quick Medical Affairs Interviewing Checklist to help you crush your next in...

By Patrina Pellett, PhD

"There is no need to have her move forward with a presentation. Would you please be able to cancel tomorrow?"

This is feedback that Tom Caravela received from a hiring manager after an interview with an MSL candidate went terribly wrong. So what happened? This candidate ...

By Patrina Pellett, PhD (Follow me on LinkedIn)

I help a lot of PhDs, post-docs, professors, aspiring MSLs, MSLs, and Medical Affairs leaders with their job search or transition. I get a lot of calls like this, "Hey, I am thinking about taking this role. What do you think?" I always give folks m...

 By Patrina Pellett, PhD

The MSL job market is extra crazy right now. There are so many new PhDs, MDs,and  PharmDs looking to transition into the role. On top of that, COVID has resulted in many practicing clinicians getting burned ou,t and they are also looking to move to MSL positions.

With such...

By Patrina Pellett, PhD

Are you applying for jobs and not hearing anything back? Maybe it’s time to revamp your resume. When an academic decides to switch to the dark side (industry), figuring out how to get a real job is hard.  Especially the resume part. And yet so important. Your resume can get ...