--- title: "mexec memo February 2022" description: "Welcome to our first quarterly newsletter for 2022! We are looking forward to sharing the latest information on what’s happening in the industry and the latest tips when it comes to recruitment and job hunting. In this edition you might want to check out: The latest Marilyn’s Musing on To Call or Not to Call A special offer on the […]" featured_image: "https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mexec-memo-header-image-scaled-1.jpg" url: "https://www.mexec.com/mexec-memo-february-2022/" date_modified: "2026-08-03T23:56:52+10:00" --- Welcome to our first quarterly newsletter for 2022! We are looking forward to sharing the latest information on **what’s happening in the industry** and the latest tips when it comes to **recruitment and job hunting.**   **In this edition you might want to check out:** - The latest Marilyn’s Musing on **To Call or Not to Call** - A special offer on the **mexec jobstrategy™ program** - **mexec move **– sourcing international talent for Australia - **Current Opportunities** - **Upcoming events** --- ## **Latest Marilyn’s Musing** # [**To Call or Not to Call? Here is the Answer**](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=4f9e9fd4a2&e=cbcf95a17e) ![](https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/newsletter-image2-300x188.jpg) 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 6 other agencies within 3 hours. How so?** **To read the full article including questions to ask yourself, [click here.](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=1dab0dd01a&e=cbcf95a17e)** --- **Other articles that might be of interest to you:** **[The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=1f441f2649&e=cbcf95a17e) [The Great Resignation – I don’t want to talk about it!](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=0656bb4d11&e=cbcf95a17e)**   --- ##   ## ![](https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mexec_new-year-banner-1024x127.jpg) **Did you see the ‘New Year, New Job’ campaign that we ran at the beginning of January? ** If not, it’s never too late to fulfil those New Year Resolutions. **[Click ](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=5bf3272798&e=cbcf95a17e)**[**here** ](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=4ad1118454&e=cbcf95a17e)to find a new role that’s right for you! --- ![](https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mexec_invoice-banner_v3-1024x244.jpg)    ## **mexec jobstrategy™ Special Offer** **Stand out from the crowd in your New Year job search** **[mexec jobstrategy™](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=19d707a357&e=cbcf95a17e)** empowers you to find new opportunities and develop a strong CV to open that door to interviews! 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The 50% discount on interview training is only applied if your referred colleague books in their jobstrategy session before the promotion ends on the 28th of February. --- ![](https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/move-to-australia-with-mexec-logo-1024x324.jpg) ## **We can get you to Australia, it’s easy!** **World Leading** Australia has the number one talent visa in the world for permanency for staff and immediate family. **Speed** Fast-tracked processing times of 3 months – sometimes just days. **Attractive Lifestyle** Australia is ranked as the 3rd most popular work destination globally and 1st in the APAC region (Lifestyle, work- balance, access to ASIA, diversity, tolerance). **Opportunity ** Skills in future-facing industries like med-tech, biomed-tech, pharma and vaccine R&D, digital health, and genomics are the target of the program. 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The transformational program, named Elevate, will award up to 500 undergraduate and postgraduate **[#scholarships](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=f5aa4ad2fa&e=cbcf95a17e)** to women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). To learn more **[click ](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=80faed2744&e=cbcf95a17e)[here](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=5b50701c41&e=cbcf95a17e). ** ---   **TGA registration of the EasyScreen™ SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit with Saliva**   Genetic Signatures announces the Australian health regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has registered Genetic Signatures’ saliva-based protocol for detection of Omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern. 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To make sure you don’t miss out on your ideal role create a job alert via our new website. | ##   ## **Upcoming events** January 1 – May 31 **[MedTechVic Futuremap Workshops 2022](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=8168aab133&e=cbcf95a17e)** **February** 3 – 6 **[Lorne Proteomics](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=74c7d31c7a&e=cbcf95a17e)** 6 – 10 **[Lorne Proteins](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=e6c9abcecb&e=cbcf95a17e)** 10 – 12 **[Lorne Cancer](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=f59ae4e027&e=cbcf95a17e)**  13 – 16 **[Lorne Genome](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=7e682a7c5f&e=cbcf95a17e)** 16 – 18 **[Lorne infection & immunity](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=d0e80a9b1d&e=cbcf95a17e) ** 21- 22 **[Digital Health Institute Summit](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=d188d5a39e&e=cbcf95a17e) ** 23 – 24 **[Cicada Medlab: Commercialisation 101, Cicada Innovations](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=806a39f657&e=cbcf95a17e) ** 28 Feb – 4 March **[Science Meets Parliament, STA](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=56839a3c2c&e=cbcf95a17e)** **March** 11 **[AusBiotech – NSW Women in Life Sciences Luncheon](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=1bd0061773&e=cbcf95a17e)** 15 – 16 **[ACannabis 2022, MCIA](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=919cfdfb5b&e=cbcf95a17e)** 17 – 18 [**Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices Workshop, MTAA**](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=b2a2e8e392&e=cbcf95a17e) 22 **[BioForum – Translating Innovation: From Lab Bench to Marketplace](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=7b485fd60e&e=cbcf95a17e)** 23 – 25 **[BioPharma Masterclass 1: Creating a Value Story for Your Product](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=5d02fd840c&e=cbcf95a17e)** 31 March – 1 April **[Collaborate Innovate – Part 2, Cooperative Research Australia](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=f3462e90c8&e=cbcf95a17e)** **April** 5 **[BioSymposium: Optimising the Victorian Medtech Ecosystem](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=e2cfa50d3e&e=cbcf95a17e)** **May** 13 **[Connecting Women Lunch](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=a4705219e9&e=cbcf95a17e)** 16 **[BioPharmaDispatch Conference](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=a9f8991768&e=cbcf95a17e)** 24 – 26 **[AusMedtech 2022](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=8926e16f84&e=cbcf95a17e)** 24 – 27[ **BioPharma Masterclass 2: The Art of Capital Raising – Negotiating the Investment Landscape**](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=6bf65a5a07&e=cbcf95a17e) 31 May – 1 June **[Digital Health Festival ](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=9ca9f45908&e=cbcf95a17e)** **October** 24 – 26 **[The MedTech Conference, AdvaMed](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=1d3c925dee&e=cbcf95a17e)** 26 – 28 **[AusBiotech](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=6180a38797&e=cbcf95a17e)[ 2022](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=32fe45fc14&e=cbcf95a17e)** --- ##   ## **Links of Interest** **[Blueprint for Critical Technologies](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=daa1c3e067&e=cbcf95a17e)** [**The Australian Research Magazine**](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=a05a943b9a&e=cbcf95a17e) – Deep Dive into Research [**Women in Leadership Awards**](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=61d3adb23b&e=cbcf95a17e) – BioMelbourne Network  **[The ‘Great Resignation’](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=518a7f2dea&e=cbcf95a17e) **– Data shows it’s not as great as suggested **[Watch the Webcast](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=8184eb7553&e=cbcf95a17e)** – AusBiotech Investment **[Wordle ](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=c9d5bbcfe6&e=cbcf95a17e)**– Test your brain with this daily word game! **[The Things we Wished we Had Known](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=b8c5af0e5a&e=cbcf95a17e)** – article from eco-evolutionary dynamics **[Australian Manufacturing Forum](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=ab93f8a7a8&e=cbcf95a17e)** ## **** ******** | | | --- | | A quick tip!If in doubt – ‘Ctrl + Z’ or ‘Command + Z’ We’ve all done it. Deleted an email accidentally, made a mistake in excel, or copied the wrong thing into a document. Need a quick fix? On your keyboard press ‘Ctrl + Z’ for PC or ‘Command + Z’ for a Mac and it will undo the last action you took. You may be surprised how many programs this quick tip works in! It’s a fairly universal remedy, and definitely a crowd favourite! | Please don’t hesitate** [contact us](mailto:careers@mexec.com)** if we can be of assistance with your job search or executive recruitment.  With best wishes, ![](https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MJ-signature.jpg) **Marilyn Jones** Executive Director [**mexec**](https://mexec.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3e94996fe37d6d435e2193f17&id=dbae03c806&e=dc5ca1c991) **1300 0 MEXEC** ![](https://www.mexec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-mexec-logo-300x141.png)