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EP 154. How Smart Candidates Sabotage their Job Search Journey

April 26, 2024 • Jonathan Flaks/Kim Laipple • Season 4 • Episode 17

Think being the smartest person in the room guarantees your dream job? Think again! This episode dives into the surprising reason highly intelligent people sometimes strike out in their job search. We uncover the hidden value of recruiters and how a "know-it-all" attitude can block your dream opportunity. Learn how to ace your networking relationships with recruiters and your dream job by following the recruiter's lead (even if it feels counterintuitive).

These and other insights are revealed in this week’s episode of “The Career Transition Experts”

Our guest, Kim Laipple, is the SVP and Managing Director of Scientific Search, authors of the Life Sciences Compensation Survey. She has successfully placed people in clinical and commercial operations, manufacturing, engineering, R&D and analytics, and many other areas in pharmaceutical, life science medical device, healthcare, technology, and CPG companies. She was also nominated and joined the Pinnacle Society which is a consortium of the top 80 recruiters in the country. You may contact her at kim@scientificsearch.com.

Here's the link to the Life Sciences Compensation Survey >> https://scientificsearch.com/life-sciences-compensation-survey-2023/

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