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Advice Pool - Five Reasons You Were Rejected for the Job You Thought You Had
You thought you had the job nailed. The interview went well--the interviewer seemed to like you and your skills were a perfect fit. They even seemed to be on the verge of offering you the job
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
on the spot. But your agency tells you the next day you didn’t get the job or contract. What happened? It came as a big shock, didn’t it?
Losing a job or contract you thought you had is a rea
Losing a job or contract you thought you had is a rea
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
l blow to your self-esteem. All sorts of reasons start to race through your mind. Was your agency up to something? Did one of your references put in a bad word for you? You just can’t believe
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
it or understand it.
Having been on both sides of this situation, here are some of the reasons that it might have happened:
1. Better Candidate
By far the most likely thing to have happened
Having been on both sides of this situation, here are some of the reasons that it might have happened:
1. Better Candidate
By far the most likely thing to have happened
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
is that somebody walked in later that afternoon, or the next morning, for an interview who was a better fit perfect for the position than you. As an employer it used to happen to me fairly re
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
gularly that I would interview someone I felt happy with and would have been glad to take on. But then somebody else would come along later who was exactly who we wanted, even more so than th
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
e previous candidate.
2. Agency Hocus Pocus
Although reason number one is by far the most likely, there is the possibility that the agent sent two candidates along for a contract position, a
2. Agency Hocus Pocus
Although reason number one is by far the most likely, there is the possibility that the agent sent two candidates along for a contract position, a
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
nd the client likes both of you. In that situation the agent may steer the client towards the candidate the agency can make the most money from.
3. Someone Recognized You
It’s always possib
3. Someone Recognized You
It’s always possib
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
le that someone you worked with previously recognized you as you walked in for the interview. Maybe they knew you got into trouble at the other place, thought you were incompetent, or just pla
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
in didn't like you. And they passed that information on after you left the building.
There’s also the possibility that person is protecting himself or herself. Maybe they were sacked from the
There’s also the possibility that person is protecting himself or herself. Maybe they were sacked from the
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
previous company and didn't want someone knowing that starting at his or her new place of employment. I once lost a job I thought was a sure thing. I found out later I lost out because of a ba
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
d recommendation from someone I'd worked with previously. The guy had been escorted off the premises by the security guards where I worked with him before.
4. Jumped the Gun
It happens fairl
4. Jumped the Gun
It happens fairl
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
y regularly that Project Managers interview for positions they haven't received a budget for yet. It was only wishful thinking on their part. They either never get budget permission or they ha
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
ve to wait longer than expected, by which time you're already at a different job. If you were interviewing for a contract position, perhaps HR was still hoping to hire a permanent employee and
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
didn’t want to commit to a contractor.
5. Bad Reference
There’s also the possibility that the company got a bad reference on you. This could have come from your previous employer, client or
5. Bad Reference
There’s also the possibility that the company got a bad reference on you. This could have come from your previous employer, client or
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
even a co-worker.
Hiring agents have told me that often the best sources to ask will be other contractors or co-workers. They may have somebody at a site where you used to work, and the agen
Hiring agents have told me that often the best sources to ask will be other contractors or co-workers. They may have somebody at a site where you used to work, and the agen
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
t will simply call them to ask what you were like. If you are unlucky they connected with someone with whom you didn’t get along.
However, by far the most likely occurrence, in my experience
However, by far the most likely occurrence, in my experience
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
, is that someone else came along for an interview after you did that the company simply liked better. This is what happens in 9 cases out of 10, and possibly 99 cases out of 100.
Where do yo
Where do yo
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
u go from here? If you lost out to someone else, you could try to find out what distinguished that person from you. It may mean you getting more training in job skills to match or exceed that
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
other candidate. If you had equal skills and experience, maybe that other person presented himself or herself better. You might consider getting interview training so you don’t lose jobs again
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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