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5 Hobbies to Pick Up While Sheltered-in-Place

Perhaps the main downside of living the life of a Medical Science Liaison is the time spent traveling. Some of you drive frequently across a small territory and your time is spent staring out of the windshield. Others fly frequently over a large territory, spending time going to and from airports and standing in security lines. Either way, one thing you have in common is spending a lot of time in places where you can't quite do anything productive. We're living in an usual period where we're stuck inside and can't quite carry on the routine of which we're so…

SEMbio Offers Resume Help in Response to COVID-19

As we enter into more than a month of quarantine and social distancing, this new “normal” starts to become more real every day. Staying positive and reaching out to help others is at the forefront of our society, and SEMbio’s thought process is no different. We are continuously looking for ways to help our community, whether it’s supporting local businesses in DFW, healthcare workers, and first responders or those within medical affairs. Our biggest motivator for the past 10+ years has always been to help others, and it couldn’t ring truer now. Below are two exciting new initiatives to help…

7 Ways to Succeed in a Virtual Interview

Virtual interviews are now a bigger part of our lives than ever before. As non-essential travel is currently banned, in-person interviews are being scrapped in favor of virtual interviews. This includes using video interviews to see each other and screen-share capabilities for the presentation (side note: but good news! Most pharma companies are still hiring). As a result, we have reached peak 21st century interviewing and the virtual interview process is getting its time in the spotlight. It's a different style of interview to get ready for with a few nuances to prepare for that aren't always at top of…

5 Ways to Maintain Work/Life Balance

A job that can leave you trying to remember which airport you're at isn't exactly the kind of job that comes with a solid work/life balance. Many people may find themselves struggling with the loss of work/life balance in a position like the MSL role, especially when they're first getting the hang of it. But we need to remember, you only get one life, don't work it away! Here are a few reminders for how to keep your head above water. 1. Stop trying to multi-task The dangers of multi-tasking are pretty well documented at this point. Try doing two…

3 Reminders for MSL Interviewing Season

It's that time of the year for those in the pharma industry. The majority of annual bonuses payout soon, which means people are gearing up to interview. But maybe it's been a while since you've interviewed and you're a little rusty on how to stay on top of everything. Here are 3 Reminders for MSL Interviewing Season: 1. Update your resume! But don't just update it…update it quickly! At this time of year, timing is everything. Hiring managers want to fill MSL positions as soon as possible. Maybe they have a launch coming up, or want to have a full…