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A study carried out by the Job Board Monster, revealed gender disparities in confidence and perceived earning ability amongst those in University and University graduates in the early phase of their careers.
While 81% of respondents currently enrolled in University report feeling at least somewhat confident in securing a job after graduation, only 16% of women feel "absolutely confident," compared to 27% of men.
I think we’ve all experienced regret at some point in our lives. You know what I’m talking about… ‘what could have been?’ or ‘if only.'
And it definitely happens when it comes to hiring in the Healthcare Communications sector.
Unfortunately, some Healthcare Communications businesses are actually driving top talent away, and they have no idea why.
How? Well here are some of my favourite ways to literally make top talent run for the hills.
Lack of work/life balance is one of the major reasons I see good people wanting to leave their current Healthcare Communications role.
I once met with a client who admitted their top people could earn ridiculous amounts of money by their 2nd year, but that they would probably end up divorced soon after that too. They knew that there was a limited time they could expect anyone to stay.
From time to time I have found myself in a very frustrating situation…… HR departments who insist that all candidates have a science degree.
We are not talking graduate intake here. We are talking extremely well seasoned Healthcare Communications superstars, proven and unbelievably successful for an extremely senior position, but there’s a problem ….. one particular candidate who stands out a mile from the rest… doesn’t have a science degree!
