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Subject:Jobs in the NJ pharmaceutical market From:Steven Brown <stevenabrown -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:56:37 -0700 (PDT)
Hello all,
I'm wrapping up my fifth week of unemployment after
being laid off by a dot com. My job search has been
slow but steady.
I live in New Jersey (and can work here or in New York
City), and as many of you know, there are many
pharmaceutical companies in this area. I've found a
lot of TW jobs on HotJobs within pharma companies, and
I've received many calls from recruiters trying to
fill contract assignments in them.
But here's the rub. These assignments pay only
$30-$35/hour, well below what a mid- to senior-level
TW should earn ($45-55/hour). The plethora of jobs and
the low pay leads me to several conclusions about
pharma jobs:
- Hiring managers are too strict in demanding industry
experience.
- The pay is too low.
- The job responsibilities are not challenging.
To those of you in this area, what are your
experiences in the pharma industry? Are you accepting
these jobs? Do you know of anyone doing so? Is taking
one of these low-paying contract assignments the "foot
in the door" to higher paying jobs? Am I being
unrealistic in trying to maintain a consistent salary
in this economy?
Steven Brown
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