hey guys ECR G here back with another episode today I've got another viewer
list or listener the question today from someone who's asked questions in the
past but they just had another question that they thought about and it's a very
good question the question is is it possible to be a CRA to get a job as a
CRA without being there in person for the interview and before I jump into
that I just want to let you guys know about if you want to be a CRA you got to
make sure that your resume is top-notch that it's amazing that it's immaculate
you know people CRA is one of the most competitive jobs in any industry and so
you've really got to stand out so if you need help with that email me Ali
clinical group at gmail.com we've got a bunch of different packages to help you
everything from someone who wants you know more hand-holding and everything to
be done for them to someone who just wants okay I just want a little update
on what on what my resume is like I just want to know a little bit you know just
give me a little bit on that so we've got something for all people all income
level all interests so email me once again Ali clinical group at gmail.com so
let's go ahead and get into this question they said hi ECR G I have
another question is it possible to get a job as a CRA without being there in
person for the interviews you know kind of like over the phone or Skype or blue
jeans I understand that the USA is a very large country and traveling from
place to place can be quite expensive so I was wondering if it was possible
remotely after of course after the securing the job I would move to the
place of employment no doubt so thank you so much for your question and the
answer to this question is an easy undoubtedly yes this is in fact how most
CRA s are hired after you have graduated from the entry-level position once you
are level the level 2 or level 3 a senior CRA you can be based anywhere I
mean the clinical research industry is very very remote
I've talked about this numerous times and of course once you get to a certain
level of competency and it's very very easy to tell if you are if you are
competent enough if you ask the right questions specific questions detailed
questions the only a CRA would know or only a person in that job would know and
who's been doing it at a high level for a long time would know so the answer is
yes even other positions leaving lower level positions they're gonna start out
with a phone call they're gonna start out with a Skype interview to see if
it's even worth bringing you in and even sometimes for CRA position - - sometimes
the companies do want to meet you face to face to see if you're you know a good
person see how you are because don't forget as a CRA you're gonna be going
on-site and meeting with these investigators meaning with this site
staff meeting with these study coordinators so they want to make sure
that you could handle yourself appropriately and it definitely pays for
the company to have a good employee because CRA s can make them a lot of
money especially at a CRO and you know these are high income individuals with a
lot of skills and a good skill set so it definitely pays to have them come in for
an interview so you don't have to worry about that if you're interested in
becoming a CRA they're definitely going to do their due diligence to make sure
that you you know over Skype or over the phone and make sure that you're a good
candidate and then of course they're gonna pay for you to go do an interview
they're not gonna expect you to front that bill so good good question and I'm
hopefully a lot of people will get an answer that question if you've had that
question before so thank you so much for listening and happy New Year guys I
don't know if I ever said that this year but take care