Guest Blog by Mark Thomas It’s no secret of recruitment that your network has tremendous value. Through building your personal and professional networks, you can create a lasting, tangible asset to develop your career further. ‘Networking’ is commonly used to describe the activities and interactions we undertake to establish new connections, exchange knowledge and information,
Here at mexec, we pride ourselves on being specialists in the life science, medtech, pharmaceutical & technology sectors. We must remain at the top of our game to maintain our prominent position within the industry. With this goal in mind, the entire mexec team gathered in Melbourne recently to refine our vision of mexec’s future
We have several candidates in the latter years of their working life that we assist at mexec who raise the concern of ageism when considering a job opportunity and preparing their application. My advice is always to own your wealth of experience; don’t try to hide it. Sometimes, we can be our own worst enemy
A cautionary blog by Mark Thomas of mexec Improvements in the efficiency and affordability of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based computing have created an abundance of tools, software, and services for the recruitment industry. The industry has largely embraced these as they have significant potential to enhance staff efficiency and productivity, improve the quality of
I have been fortunate to travel quite a lot recently to several different conferences in the MTP sector across Australia. It’s been great to be out and about again to develop my knowledge further and meet with companies and new potential candidates. (MTP = medical technologies, biotechnologies and pharmaceuticals sectors) MTAA – Medtech Conference –
I recently discussed the 3 Big Whys to consider in your job search and hiring strategies for you and your business. The list of items that I can talk about keeps on growing each year. Today, I would like to highlight three more questions that have been asked of me by candidates when hiring for
One of the many complaints I hear from candidates is about their managers promising they will do a specific task for them, and then they don’t actually DO it. ‘They said they would do x … but it never happened.’ I also have personal experience with this, and it cost my business unit significant money
“On yer bike…” I am upset, and I have had enough, but what can I do? The new bike I had ordered in January, which was going to arrive in March and then in April, is now not coming. When I rang on Friday to see where it was, they could not find the order.
As a recruiter, I am applying to jobs all the time. How does that work, you ask? I am competing against other agencies for the business of recruiting for organisations. Like many of you, I am continually going to interviews. Sometimes, I win the role; other times, I don’t. This week, I secured a role against six
