clinical research is too competitive to be worried about how much money you're
making whether you're gonna be able to get that dream job you want immediately
if you have no experience
hey guys II see RG here today we're gonna be talking about why you need to
take the first job you're offered in clinical research and this is a really
juicy one maybe even a little bit controversial but clinical research has
gotten way too competitive it has gotten crazy competitive it has gotten even
more competitive than when I first came in let's see 2016 was my first year in
the industry and you know I started in the middle of 20 2016 and everyone that
I had known before that 2015 2014 the industry has always been very healthy
it's always been you know very lucrative for individuals but there it wasn't as
popular as it is now with the internet and people starting to finally figure it
out see I went to university in one of the hubs of clinical research and even
then you know I went to a large university even then not many people
knew about it and it was never really talked about at school and everything
about what you could do in the clinical research industry even with some of the
stalwarts of the in clinical research industry you know being just nearby so
you've got a it's way more competitive than when your mom was in the clinical
research industry it's way more competitive than your moms and dads
clinical research this is this is not the same time an industry is gonna be
even booming 2018 2019 2020 is predicted to grow year over a year even then you
know especially with clinical trials becoming even more global it already is
global but they're gonna be running trials and every country countries all
over the world until they're really looking to grow and you know more
money's coming in from the sponsors to run these clinical trials so and it's
getting more and more competitive guys I remember I forget I first got my star in
this industry as a contractor barely making any money
and you know for the job they really want you to see experience so if you've
if you're given a permanent job good benefits decent salary you know don't
fret about the salary too much too too much now obviously everyone has their
different situations or whatever but you really just want to do your best to get
in get some experience under your belt whether it's a year six months keep your
eyes open for what you can find elsewhere and you know take that but you
really just want to get in take that first job no matter what it is whether
it's a contract whether it's a internship or a shadowing opportunity
volunteering opportunity get in get the experience
do your best to work hard get those relationships get those business cards
get those business connects and that will help you in the future when you
want to make a bigger jump make some a little bit more money that will
definitely help you but I see a lot of you guys I get a lot of emails from you
guys talking about how fancy you want to be don't get fancy guys just because
they're only paying you you know ten fifteen you know $18 an hour yeah you'll
make a lot more later on but don't think that you deserve that now with no
experience and definitely don't think because you know you majored in biology
in college or whatever you know how to be a clinical researcher or even if you
have a master's degree or a PhD or whatever do that that'll mean nothing
that'll mean you guys not me you know how to do the job so a lot of people
come in and act all big and bad with their fancy degrees or whatever but that
doesn't mean anything you don't know how to do the job still so don't think the
job is beneath you because you still don't know how to do the job just
because you have some letters behind your name so a lot of people are trying
to be too fancy you just want to get your foot in the door you know and kind
of get in where you fit fit in and you know I I find a lot of the foreigners
people that grew up India Caribbean elsewhere they're not as fancy they they
understand they just want to get in get the experience so they can get on to do
what they want to do whether it's a CRA or a project manager or a project
director or whatever it is but a lot of the Americans that email me with their
graduate degrees and stuff really think that they can go you know be a project
manager without any experience and that's just not gonna happen they're not
gonna put you in charge of running a you know twenty million dollar clinical
trial with no experience and a fancy degree so that's just not gonna happen
stop being fancy take the first job get your experience and you know it you'll
be a lot better for it with the years of experience you'll be
able to get another job elsewhere or within the same company that may pay you
a little bit more so I mean a lot of people are getting hung up on the money
and I understand you got to live you got to pay your bills you got to pay your
student loans so you've got a you know do what you can and maybe hold off a
little bit longer but I find that the people that do take that first job
contract position whatever it is only for a few months they end up further
because they end up further other where they want to be faster than people that
wait months for that perfect job that quote-unquote perfect first job and
there really is no quote unquote perfect for us job just get that
experience trust me you'll be much better for it just get in get that
experience and you'll be a lot happier so guys as always email me email us at
elite clinical group at gmail.com I read a lot I really respond to everybody
there I read a lot of those emails so email is there at elite clinical group
at gmail.com any inquiries you may have want to get your resume reviewed for
clinical research we offer that program as well you want to advertise with us we
offer that as well to email us they and comment down below what your first
job was in clinical research how did you get your start so put that in the
comments guys alright guys take care