we have got another subscriber question
today stay tuned after the intro hey
guys Serg here back with another episode
today i've got a very special question a
subscriber emailed me a Tali clinical
group at gmail.com about and I think
this is something that a lot of people
who listen to this channel and the
podcast are going through is being in a
location that's not a hub but still a
pretty decent sized city a major city
and how to get in the clinical research
industry how to break into the clinical
research industry I think for this
person and you I'll explain why a little
bit later it's gonna be a little bit
easier than other people to break in but
I'm gonna go through some things that I
told them through email and some tips
that might help you potentially with
your resume and just your overall
interview and application experience to
finally break through and get that job
in clinical research so this person
writes in good evening EC RG I came
across your informative video on
entry-level clinical research jobs now
by the way if you haven't seen that
video or that podcast episode make sure
you go and look at that and it's a it's
called entry-level clinical research
jobs that was done a few months ago at
this time so he says I'm a medical
school graduate from a Caribbean medical
school and would like to get an
entry-level clinical research job I have
applied via various job platforms but I
never seem to get any breakthrough
please is there any way you can help me
I have little to no experience
hence the entry-level but I know I can
do this and do it well please let me
know what opportunities there are for me
and how I can get in I am based in
Chicago I'm a legal resident and do not
require any visa sponsorship thanks so
he's got a lot of good things going for
him one he was a Caribbean medical
school graduate so that's good that
means he's gonna have a
clinical background the other thing he
says is he's looking for entry-level
position so that's good he's not coming
in trying to be like a project manager
with no experience because he has a
degree or trying to be a you know
whatever data manager or whatever so he
knows that he has no experience so he's
trying to come in at the entry level so
that's good and the other thing he's got
going for him is he's based in a major
city like Chicago which is gonna have
more opportunities than some random City
and like South Dakota or something and
he also says he's a legal resident and
does not require Visa sponsorship so
this is this is good I think a lot of
people might get in trouble by requiring
that visa sponsorship and you know if
there's a pool of applicants let's say
all relatively about the same level of
competency I mean this is entry level
out after all all about the same level
of competency they're probably gonna
choose the person that does not require
the visa sponsorship at that level now
if you're a head biostatistics ponter
ship aspect then if you are just an
entry level opportunity person if anyone
has had any success with that in the
entry-level position please comment down
below or shoot me an email I would love
to hear your story based on that because
I've been getting a lot of questions
regarding the visa sponsorship and how
that works and how to change countries
in the clinical research field and I can
only give you know as little advice as I
can on that because I don't have much
experience with that myself so if you
have experience please let me know your
experience with then I'd love to share
that with the rest of the audience so
basically what I would advise this
person is the same thing I would advise
other people is to use indeed look for a
job there and you're interested in so
they're looking for entry-level so
clinical trial assistant study
coordinator study coordinator would be a
great job in Chicago because there are a
lot of hospitals they do a lot of
research you've got all those medical
universities there study coordinator
would be great entry into the field
I've actually got a couple friends who
made their way instead a coordinator in
Chicago
and have actually moved States since
then but they were able to get a study
coordinator job there I do know there is
recruiters there you can check out
Beacon Hill Pharma that ve ACON
check out their website they are
recruiting for entry-level jobs in the
Chicago area there probably other
recruiting companies that do it also but
I know Beacon Hill farming is one so
check out their website and check out
their jobs on indeed so look at indeed
look for jobs in that area if you have
to be in that area specifically it's
better if you can move be quite honest
with you yeah it's better if you have
the ability to move and you can just
take whatever job comes your way so if
you want to do that put on your resume
that you are willing to move and at your
expense that makes it even better so
yeah so Chicago you want to do study
coordinator clinical trial assistant is
good one or any of the other entry-level
jobs you will have opportunity there do
not hesitate to take a contract when
you're in the entry-level role or trying
to get an entry-level position you take
whatever is given whether it's an
internship whether it's a contract that
they're gonna be paying you $11 an hour
remember guys I tell you this all the
time I got my start in the industry as a
contractor it was a it was like a two
three month contract and without with
maybe with maybe a possibility for
renewal
it wasn't even guaranteed it ended up
did getting renewed for an extra month
but it was not even guaranteed that's
how I got my experience and so then I
rolled that experience into more
experience and more experience and now
with interests I'm a CRA so that's how
you got to do it you got to get in where
you fit in and take the experience and
get more experience with it
it becomes a lot easier after you get
that initial experience so don't try and
wait for the perfect job that's not a
good idea just try and get in where you
fit in what does he say
so yes that's what that's what I would
do I'm also one of the things you got to
do is go on to these CEOs if you want to
work at a CEO go on to the hospital
website if you want to work at the
hospital
whether career pages are and check every
single day they update these pages every
single day so you've got to check every
single day yeah I think a lot of people
aren't doing that you've got to go on
there and check every single day I'm
gonna continue to hammer this home
because they update the portal usually
every day if not every other day and
those jobs come out quick and just
judging by the number of people that
email me this is a very competitive
field it's becoming more and more
competitive every single day so you know
it's not you're not the only person
applying for this job there's many
people applying and if the jobs been up
for a few days already they're probably
already starting to email people and do
recruiter screens so really you want to
check every single day make sure you're
one of the first few people to apply and
that's true for any any of the jobs any
of the platforms indeed monster
Glassdoor make sure that you're checking
every single day and are ready to apply
at a moment to notice as soon as you see
the job I've literally applied for jobs
before and within an hour - they're
already reaching out for a recruiter
screen like literally it seems like wow
I just apply for this like 30 minutes
ago and they've already been reaching
out so you want to make sure you're
applying for these jobs consistently
throughout the day and you're able to
apply at a moment's notice and it's good
that it's good if you have a smartphone
because then you can apply you can have
your resume saved you can upload it you
can do your thing you can apply right
then and there and that's what you want
to do also a lot of people get
frustrated I should have asked this
person how many jobs they've applied to
thus far because that's a key indicator
the goal is two hundred two hundred Club
you have to become a member of the 200
Club 200 jobs so do not get mad or
frustrated if you have not applied to
200 jobs at least that's what's gonna
take I applied to about 200 to 20 before
I finally got a good job I'm I've done
multiple interviews but about 200 jobs
before you can finally get a good
consistent entry-level job now once you
start hitting a hundred you should be
getting some feedback back you should
definitely be getting some rejections
that's good that's that's part of the
process you should be getting rejections
recruiters should be reaching out to you
you should be having some conversations
you should start
seeing some movement there after a
hundred jobs but you should actually get
at about 150 to 200 more leaning towards
200 you will have an offer you will have
you know a good job or a decent shot of
your opportunity by 200 jobs and that
may be amended here this is 2018 of the
recording of this video this is
September 2018 2019 2020 we could be
saying something completely different we
could be seeing a completely different
industry by then so take this with a
grain of salt if you're listening in the
future another thing I wanted to add was
he says he's a Caribbean medical school
student grad so I'm imagining he's put
that he's got his degree on there he's
got a doctoral degree so the problem
with people that are let's say dentists
do I get emails from do doctors I get
emails from obviously a lot of Caribbean
medical students and Caribbean medical
degree holders the problem is when you
apply for these jobs they're thinking
that you're overqualified they're
thinking that they're gonna have to pay
you will overpay you for this
entry-level job where you have that
degree on there so this is something
that you might want to amend you might
either want to leave it off depending on
the job you're applying for maybe for a
study coordinator you would leave it on
maybe you would amend it to saying a
master's degree and whatever which is
actually you know I don't know if that's
possible like I don't see why they'd be
a problem because it's like you're
saying less than you actually have it's
like well I've actually got a doctorate
but I'm saying I got a master's for this
job but maybe so you have a master's
degree but you definitely they're
probably thinking they're gonna have to
overpay you for that job and they're not
gonna select you they're thinking that
you're overqualified so that's something
you want to keep in mind when you have a
lot of degrees trying to get an
entry-level job another thing you could
do is potentially use that degree in try
and get a sub I try and be a sub I on a
study maybe if you want to work as an MD
for a few years or a year you'd be a lot
easier to kind of back your way into
clinical research
after that that's a lot of good thing if
you're an MD and wanting to get into the
clinical research the pharma side one of
the best ways to do that is to be a sub
I on some studies first and then maybe
either be a PI or then take that
clinical research experience and parlay
that into an industry job so that's not
recommend maybe if you still have any
connection to that Caribbean medical
school maybe they have some
opportunities for you to get involved in
clinical research also so that's
something you want to keep in mind but
other than that I think you've got a
good opportunity ahead ahead of you I
don't know how long you've been applying
for but just keep it up it took me about
three months before I finally got a job
so look for 200 jobs about three months
some some will be quicker I'm sure some
will be longer
I'm sure but definitely take that
opportunity when it comes if you have
any other questions if you need help
with your resume another thing that I
forgot to mention earlier is if you if
you are applying for a lot of jobs and
you're not getting if you're not hearing
anything back part of the problem could
be your resume and it may just be
getting lost or it may just not be good
enough it may not be you mean it you may
not have highlighted your experience and
your expertise enough and we can help
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