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Advice Pool - Your First Job
“Your first job is an extension of your education”
Fresh out of college. Loads of dreams. A whole new world waiting to be explored. And you are just waiting to put all those fat books you have spent the last few years studying into practice. Self-assured and confident yet anxious about the new world ahead. To make all those castles in the air real…with your very first job.
Like every other first experience, the first job is one experience which you wouldn’t remember to forget. The experience could make lasting impressions in your mind.
Desi
Fresh out of college. Loads of dreams. A whole new world waiting to be explored. And you are just waiting to put all those fat books you have spent the last few years studying into practice. Self-assured and confident yet anxious about the new world ahead. To make all those castles in the air real…with your very first job.
Like every other first experience, the first job is one experience which you wouldn’t remember to forget. The experience could make lasting impressions in your mind.
Desi
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
rables
In your first job, there are a few things that are helpful. Though they are not mandatory yet they are desirable in view of the long-term benefits they offer.
1. Postpone marriage.
2. Starting up with MNCs helps.
3. Start in line functions.
Choose between:
· Accounting vs. Audit.
· Sales vs. Marketing.
· Production vs. Planning.
4. Start in the private sector.
5. Work outside your hometown.
The Basics
First, understand that your first job is not a job. It is an extension of your education. The first job is the foundation of
In your first job, there are a few things that are helpful. Though they are not mandatory yet they are desirable in view of the long-term benefits they offer.
1. Postpone marriage.
2. Starting up with MNCs helps.
3. Start in line functions.
Choose between:
· Accounting vs. Audit.
· Sales vs. Marketing.
· Production vs. Planning.
4. Start in the private sector.
5. Work outside your hometown.
The Basics
First, understand that your first job is not a job. It is an extension of your education. The first job is the foundation of
; 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
your job career.
By foundation of your job career I mean that the experiences you come across leave indelible impressions on your mind that are often lasting ones. It shapes your attitude and outlook towards lot of many things.
The first job is a stepping stone to higher levels in the corporate hierarchy. Don’t start looking for new jobs when the going gets tough or when someone offers a few hundred bucks more. Stay on for a minimum period of 5 years. The experience provides you a solid base upon which you can build your career.
Be flexible
By foundation of your job career I mean that the experiences you come across leave indelible impressions on your mind that are often lasting ones. It shapes your attitude and outlook towards lot of many things.
The first job is a stepping stone to higher levels in the corporate hierarchy. Don’t start looking for new jobs when the going gets tough or when someone offers a few hundred bucks more. Stay on for a minimum period of 5 years. The experience provides you a solid base upon which you can build your career.
Be flexible
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
and go mobile. Don’t stick to one city/state and get your career grounded. Be prepared to shift anywhere. Travel widens your horizons.
Seven Steps to a strong foundation
1. Right Attitude
“There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.”
- William John Bennett
Have an open mind. Never judge anyone or anything immediately. Wait and watch before jumping into conclusions. Having the right attitude towards work and people is as important as the ability to work. Modern companies require their employees to sport the right attitude that is in f
Seven Steps to a strong foundation
1. Right Attitude
“There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.”
- William John Bennett
Have an open mind. Never judge anyone or anything immediately. Wait and watch before jumping into conclusions. Having the right attitude towards work and people is as important as the ability to work. Modern companies require their employees to sport the right attitude that is in f
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
ull alignment with their goals and objectives. To start with you must be a law-abiding employee giving due respect to people, processes, practices, hierarchy and the organization.
Even clock-watching in the first or initial days of your first job is a pointer of your attitude. Don’t clock-watch and flee the workplace as soon as the clock strikes six in the evening. People notice your activities intensely and they may form fixed impressions in their minds. So don’t hesitate to stay put and finish your job if the situation warrants. Believe me,
Even clock-watching in the first or initial days of your first job is a pointer of your attitude. Don’t clock-watch and flee the workplace as soon as the clock strikes six in the evening. People notice your activities intensely and they may form fixed impressions in their minds. So don’t hesitate to stay put and finish your job if the situation warrants. Believe me,
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
people would appreciate.
Again, attitude matters most since it measures your altitude. It can spell how far you can go on the organizational hierarchy. Right attitude is one where the mind looks at things with a positive outlook. You are open to ideas and there are no limiting factors to cloud your views and opinions about people and their ideas.
2. Get networked
Get to know people and be friendly with them. Your work may warrant, at times, getting in touch with different people. During such occasions their support and guidance will be ver
Again, attitude matters most since it measures your altitude. It can spell how far you can go on the organizational hierarchy. Right attitude is one where the mind looks at things with a positive outlook. You are open to ideas and there are no limiting factors to cloud your views and opinions about people and their ideas.
2. Get networked
Get to know people and be friendly with them. Your work may warrant, at times, getting in touch with different people. During such occasions their support and guidance will be ver
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
much valuable and useful. But irrespective of your work requirements it’s always good to know people. Coffee and lunch breaks are times to mingle with people across the organization.
Come out of the shell. Don’t restrict your circle with just among those in your department. Reach out to people from across functions.
3. Learning the ropes
Your first task is to secure yourself – to transform the slippery toehold you have gained into a firm foothold. For this to happen you must become technically competent
Technical competence comes when you
Come out of the shell. Don’t restrict your circle with just among those in your department. Reach out to people from across functions.
3. Learning the ropes
Your first task is to secure yourself – to transform the slippery toehold you have gained into a firm foothold. For this to happen you must become technically competent
Technical competence comes when you
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
learn the job thoroughly. Transform the theoretical knowledge gained in your years of study into practical and workable application to the job you do.
Learn as much as possible – across functions. The more you learn the better. Most novices fail by trying to learn the tricks of the trade. Instead, learn the trade itself. Learn across functions and become multi-skilled. That looks great on your resume.
More than learning what’s more important is the willingness to learn. Develop this desire to learn and there can be no stops for you. Many n
More than learning what’s more important is the willingness to learn. Develop this desire to learn and there can be no stops for you. Many n
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
ovices are shy of learning lest they would be branded ignorant. When you are struck somewhere don’t blink; ask help. People will explain how. Don’t live with ignorance. Dispel darkness with knowledge. And as the Danish proverb says, “Better to ask twice than to lose your way once.”
Be ashamed to say, “I don’t know”. Learn and you will never have to say that again.
Invest your time, energy and resources in learning without expecting anything in return.
4. Take Initiatives
“Folks who never do more than they get paid for, never get paid for a
Be ashamed to say, “I don’t know”. Learn and you will never have to say that again.
Invest your time, energy and resources in learning without expecting anything in return.
4. Take Initiatives
“Folks who never do more than they get paid for, never get paid for a
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
y more than they do.”
- Elbert Hubbard
Without initiatives you are nowhere. You will not get noticed and counted. Initiatives prove your worth and serve as portraying you as pro-active, loyal and committed to the organization you work for. Higher-ups will start taking you seriously.
Initiative means exhibiting originality, doing a thing on your own volition without being told by someone.
What sets two trainees apart is this ability to take initiatives, to pitch in with ideas and suggestions in order to improve and simplify processes & proc
- Elbert Hubbard
Without initiatives you are nowhere. You will not get noticed and counted. Initiatives prove your worth and serve as portraying you as pro-active, loyal and committed to the organization you work for. Higher-ups will start taking you seriously.
Initiative means exhibiting originality, doing a thing on your own volition without being told by someone.
What sets two trainees apart is this ability to take initiatives, to pitch in with ideas and suggestions in order to improve and simplify processes & proc
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
edures. “That’s-not-my-job”, “Why-should-I?” attitudes must go away for good in order to take initiatives. And taking initiatives is one way to get out of the pile and stand out distinctly.
Let me explain the value of taking initiatives with an example.
Three brothers, Jim, Mike and Bill were hired by a company on the same pay. Three years later, Jim was being paid $500 a month, Mike was receiving $1000 but Bill was making $1500.
Their father decided to visit the employer and questioned about the disparity of their income. He listened to th
Let me explain the value of taking initiatives with an example.
Three brothers, Jim, Mike and Bill were hired by a company on the same pay. Three years later, Jim was being paid $500 a month, Mike was receiving $1000 but Bill was making $1500.
Their father decided to visit the employer and questioned about the disparity of their income. He listened to th
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
e confused father and said, “I will let the boys explain themselves.”
Jim was summoned to the supervisor’s office and was told, “Jim, our company has just brought a large cargo ship loaded with Japanese electronic items. Will you please go over to the harbor and get a cargo inventory?”
A few minutes later, Jim returned to the office. “The cargo was one lakh units of Japanese stereos.” Jim reported “I got the information over the phone from the Port Trust delivery office.”
When Jim left, Mike, the $1000 a month brother, was called. “Mike,” s
Jim was summoned to the supervisor’s office and was told, “Jim, our company has just brought a large cargo ship loaded with Japanese electronic items. Will you please go over to the harbor and get a cargo inventory?”
A few minutes later, Jim returned to the office. “The cargo was one lakh units of Japanese stereos.” Jim reported “I got the information over the phone from the Port Trust delivery office.”
When Jim left, Mike, the $1000 a month brother, was called. “Mike,” s
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
id the boss, “I wish you would go out to the harbor and get an inventory of the cargo ship which was just brought in by our company.”
An hour later, Mike was back in the office with a list showing that the ship carried one lakh units of Japanese stereos, 75000 cameras and 100 camcorders. Then Bill, the $1500 a month brother, was given identical instructions. Working hours were over when he finally returned.
“The cargo ship carried one lakh units of Japanese stereos,” he began. “It was on sale at $50 a piece, so I took a two-day option on the
An hour later, Mike was back in the office with a list showing that the ship carried one lakh units of Japanese stereos, 75000 cameras and 100 camcorders. Then Bill, the $1500 a month brother, was given identical instructions. Working hours were over when he finally returned.
“The cargo ship carried one lakh units of Japanese stereos,” he began. “It was on sale at $50 a piece, so I took a two-day option on the
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
whole lot. I have wired a manufacturer in Iowa offering the stereos at seventy five dollars a piece. I expect to have the order tomorrow. I also found the 75000 cameras, which I sold over the telephone at a profit of $25 each. There were 100 camcorders of which nearly 40 were damaged during transit. So I sold the rest at a profit of $75 a piece.”
When Bill left the office the boss smiled. “You probably noticed” he said, “that Jim doesn’t do what he’s told, Mike does only what he’s told, but Bill does without being told.”
The future is full
When Bill left the office the boss smiled. “You probably noticed” he said, “that Jim doesn’t do what he’s told, Mike does only what he’s told, but Bill does without being told.”
The future is full
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
of promise for one who shows initiative.
5. Be accountable
It is in the first job we always commit blunder and mistakes and we fear to tread confidently. We try to effectively use the loopholes and make good our escape from accountability. But beware! People always are watching but they just don’t point out for whatever reasons.
Being accountable to the jobs we undertake is a sure sign of maturity, courage and confidence. The courage we display to own up mistakes and take responsibility for our actions will show us in the right picture.
Wh
5. Be accountable
It is in the first job we always commit blunder and mistakes and we fear to tread confidently. We try to effectively use the loopholes and make good our escape from accountability. But beware! People always are watching but they just don’t point out for whatever reasons.
Being accountable to the jobs we undertake is a sure sign of maturity, courage and confidence. The courage we display to own up mistakes and take responsibility for our actions will show us in the right picture.
Wh
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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
n things go wrong, standing up and admitting the faults will only help us to see things in the right perspective and provide us an opportunity to learn from such aberrations. Though it is easy to pass the buck and thank our stars for not getting caught we learn very little except cunningness and tricks of the blame game which doesn’t augur well for us.
6. Work on feedback
Feedbacks are a report on your performance. Be open to criticism and correction. Since it’s only your very first job people may point out when you go wrong. Learn. Take fee
6. Work on feedback
Feedbacks are a report on your performance. Be open to criticism and correction. Since it’s only your very first job people may point out when you go wrong. Learn. Take fee
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
dbacks seriously and positively. They help us being focused by pointing out the anomalies and gaps between the expectations and our performance. Don’t lose heart if you are not up to the mark. Every professional is at first an amateur. Give yourself a chance and think how best you get bridge this variance. Ask for guidance from your superior and he will be glad to do so.
Working upon the feedback is more important than merely attending the routine feedback sessions. Start by taking efforts on the areas of improvement. Improve constantly unti
Working upon the feedback is more important than merely attending the routine feedback sessions. Start by taking efforts on the areas of improvement. Improve constantly unti
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
l you exceed expectations. And again improvement doesn’t end there. You can just feel satisfied that you have met the standards but improving constantly is a never-ending mantra. The proof of the pudding is in the eating! Prove yourself with improved performance. That way you gain confidence of your superior.
7. Say no to gossip
The bane of new recruits is getting into the vortex of gossiping and politics. Steer clear from these as they pull you down to an abyss. They spoil and cloud your outlook, attitude and approach. Gossiping and lying g
7. Say no to gossip
The bane of new recruits is getting into the vortex of gossiping and politics. Steer clear from these as they pull you down to an abyss. They spoil and cloud your outlook, attitude and approach. Gossiping and lying g
.
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
hand in hand.
Never talk ill of others particularly when they are not around. Such behavior is in poor taste. Don’t harbor extreme views on persons and things. Those who value work and their time will not waste time in gossip.
Brace yourself to get a few shocks in your first job. After all, everything is not tailor-made for you. For instance, you may have visualized your office as a dream office just as you get to see in films and glossy magazines & brochures. Remember, the size of your office is not as important as the size of your paychec
Never talk ill of others particularly when they are not around. Such behavior is in poor taste. Don’t harbor extreme views on persons and things. Those who value work and their time will not waste time in gossip.
Brace yourself to get a few shocks in your first job. After all, everything is not tailor-made for you. For instance, you may have visualized your office as a dream office just as you get to see in films and glossy magazines & brochures. Remember, the size of your office is not as important as the size of your paychec
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
k.
First job experiences are worth remembering forever. Let self-consciousness give way to confidence and move ahead with firm steps. As with everything else, keep your eyes and ears open always. Tread with care since it could either leave indelible scars or make you a star. Do things that you would be proud about and you will cherish the experience forever. Let your foundation be strong and it starts with your first job!
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Copyright (c) 2005 by G Ram Kumar. All rights reserved
First job experiences are worth remembering forever. Let self-consciousness give way to confidence and move ahead with firm steps. As with everything else, keep your eyes and ears open always. Tread with care since it could either leave indelible scars or make you a star. Do things that you would be proud about and you will cherish the experience forever. Let your foundation be strong and it starts with your first job!
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Copyright (c) 2005 by G Ram Kumar. All rights reserved
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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