The Med-Tech Talent Lab

What really is networking? How do you do it the "right" way? Moreover, how do you leverage the power of networking to land your next dream job.

During this live episode of The Med-Tech Talent Lab, we pull out all the stops and share actionable strategies (including Scripts!) you can implement straight away to:

-Reach out to hiring managers in a way that will spark interest & start conversations

-Warm-up connections that have gone cold

-Leverage former colleague & supervisor relationships

-Get the most from LinkedIn

...and so much more!

Join us live on LinkedIn, Wednesdays at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern, each week tackling a new Talent topic

We were so grateful to have Mr. Karandeep Singh-Badwal, host of The MedTech podcast, and Founder of QRA Medical a consulting organization helping Medical Device companies around the world to achieve Regulatory approval and maintain Quality compliance.

Karandeep has been in the RA/QA space for over 9 years working for companies like Nature's Bounty & Abbott amongst others prior to starting his firm.

Together, we discussed RA/QA from a talent perspective, my favorite!

Some highlights:

-State of the Union from Karandeep within RA/QA

-How US market entry vs EU market entry strategies are rapidly changing

-Karandeep's opinion on remote vs in-office Reg Affairs working environments

-How you should structure your technical documentation strategy

-Karandeep's advice on how to transition into Regulatory or Quality from other functional areas

...and much more!

Karandeep on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karandeepbadwal/

During this live episode we bring to you a real-time "State of the Union" on the climate of the current Med-Tech Talent Market.

We begin by explaining what the latest salary data tells us with a special thanks to our regularly featured guest, Mr. Nick Zweig, Director of Talent Acquisition at Collegium Pharmaceuticals.

We then dig into explaining (to the best of our ability) the state of the talent market.

It certainly is one with several mixed messages.

Listen in as we give you our opinions on where the market is going and how you can best prepare both as an employer trying to hire talent and as a candidate gearing up to explore new opportunities.

Tune in each Wednesday at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern on LinkedIn where we broadcast the show live!

The power of creating content and posting it on LinkedIn is undeniably powerful and tremendously advantageous to a company's overall recruitment strategy.

Why?

Well, l0ok no further than the core fundamentals of marketing...the Know, Like, & Trust factors. Before we buy anything, we do our best to ensure we know, like and trust who we are buying from and what we are buying, right?

Same with recruiting talent to your organization. The more you can help candidates Know, Like, & Trust you and the organization the easier it will be to attract them into your talent pipeline.

To help demonstrate how powerful posting content can be when it comes to accomplishing this very goal (KLT) I had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Jennifer Abrahamson, the Sr Corporate Recruiter at Saluda Medical.

Jennifer has had tremendous success with driving candidates into her pipeline from her content, and following, on LinkedIn. During the show, she illustrates her exact strategies for posting content and busts the #1 myth out there about posting content (hint: developing and posting content is nowhere near as hard as you think it may be!)

Tune in to learn how you can begin, or refine, your content strategy immediately!

Jennifer Abrahamson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jabrahamsonrsr/

Saluda Medical on the web: www.saludamedical.com

Did you know that at the time of writing this some organizations are getting up to 500 applications for a single job? Tens of thousands of layoffs happening across the Country.

What are you going to do differently to be seen and heard? More importantly, what strategies other than applying on line (spray your resume and pray the right person gets it) to land your dream job?

Join us as we'll share actionable strategies you can implement straight away!

Some of highlights of what we discussed:

-The #1 thing you need to do FIRST if you've been laid-off

-The importance of video

-How to leverage the power of LinkedIn to reach decision makers

-Why 3rd party recruiters (aka Headhunters) can be such a great resource to talk with

-What to do when you feel like you're being "ghosted" by a recruiter or company

...and so many more tips, tricks, and strategies for taking massive action and landing your dream job!

So much of hiring happens in reactive vs proactive fashion. It just is what it is...the nature of the beast.

However, there are many opportunities to consistently build your pipelines AHEAD of time so that you don't feel so "behind the 8-ball or flat-footed" each time you need to initiate a search.

In this episode we discuss:

-How to build a process, a system if you will, to you can leverage time and again when it comes time to quickly access talent data

-What is one of your biggest assets in recruitment right under your nose?

-How to build authority, credibility and influence amongst talent you are trying to attract all while delivering maximum value to them!

-How to build awareness and rise above all the noise in The Med-Tech industry so that your message actually resonates with prospective talent

...and so much more!

Are you still on track with those New Year's resolutions that you told yourself were so important to commit to? If you need a little "boost" or a nudge to get back on, or stay on track for that matter, check out this episode with Ms. Heather Thompson!

Heather is the Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs at Sysmex Inostics, Inc., a business unit of Sysmex Corporation focused on molecular diagnostics. Her 25-year career has spanned regulated product manufacturing, clinical and analytical laboratory Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Regulatory Compliance, and third party authority oversight, including acting as Quality Director for a Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) Auditing Organization acting as an FDA third-party inspectorate.

Heather will be speaking at the 16th Annual IVD Clinical and Regulatory Affairs Conference in San Diego this February.

Some highlights of what we discussed:

-To be our best, we need to prioritize health and wellness yet so often it takes a backseat to work, daily "responsibilities", etc. Why do you think that is?

-How did you decide/commit to the importance of health being a priority?

-Have you fallen off track but were able to get back on?

-Advice for others who recognize the importance, but having a hard time staying committed to it?

...and so much more!

Heather Thompson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherithompson/

Joining me for this episode was a tenured, recruiting veteran in her own right, Ms. Lesley Hackett. Lesley is a Sr Talent Acquisition Partner for Relievant Medsystems, a privately held medical device company with headquarters in Minneapolis, MN.

Based on two decades of research the company has developed the Intracept Procedure — a minimally invasive procedure that targets the basivertebral nerve for the relief of chronic vertebrogenic low back pain.

Lesley has been in the recruitment and staffing profession for over 15 years, the majority of which has been by way of performing as a contractor.

During this episode Lesley shared so many great insights related to:

-How to get into Contract Recruiting

-Why someone would want to work as a Contract Recruiter

-What pitfalls to watch out for when beginning your Contract Recruiting journey

-What some of the downsides of working as a Contractor are

....and so much more!

Lesley Hackett on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesleyhackett/

Relievant Medsystems on the web: https://www.relievant.com/

How do you know when and if it's the right time to make a career move?

We do a deep-dive into this very topic on this episode featuring our friend and colleague Nick Zweig, the Director of Talent Acquisition at Collegium Pharmaceuticals.

In this final, 2022 episode of The Med-Tech Talent Lab podcast we went around the room sharing stories of candidate/company placements that stood out this year.

Stories of candidates who had no idea they would embark on their dream job just 45 days after meeting the recruiter to those who decided to leave their organization after a decade plus of service to their current employer.

Each story had it's only unique set of details that we hope gives you inspiration for your own career path or for those tough searches you are trying to fill!

See you in 2023 with all new episodes here on The Med-Tech Talent Lab where we discuss all things talent-related in the Med-Tech industry.

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