Seltek's Christmas Competition!

The directors and staff at Seltek would like to thank all our customers and candidates for their continued and loyal support during this difficult year, and to wish you a very merry Christmas, and a happy and prosperous New Year in 2010!

To celebrate the joy that we feel sure will accompany the increase in all our fortunes in the coming months, we cordially invite you to participate in the keenly awaited annual Seltek Christmas Competition, which we've entitled 'Reaching for the Heights'.

To enter, all you have to do is tell us what and where these high places are, around the world. Entries should reach us before 18th December and the winners (the first two correct entries to be drawn out of a hat) will be announced in our January Hotsheet (names may need to be hidden for confidentiality reasons). Winners will of course be notified immediately. First prize will be a bottle of champagne to help sparkle up the seasonal celebrations, second prize is a box of chocolates. Postal people willing, we will endeavour to have the prizes delivered to the lucky winners before Christmas.

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The Rights of Man (and Woman) Part II

In the beginning there was The Hotsheet. And The Hotsheet was designed to promote the jobs that our clients desperately need to fill, and the Star Candidates that Seltek are exceedingly keen to bring to the attention of potential employers. And The Hotsheet has only ever been published with the best of intentions, and with good will to all men (and women).
And The Editor saw it was good!

But Lo! It was not all good! Highly valued feedback from the world of men (and women) has brought to our attention the potential for jeopardy that has been created by the publication of personal information about candidates on The Hotsheet, and The Editor has therefore decreed that this practice must stop.

Therefore, henceforth we will list the Top Twenty Candidates from the past month in title only, with no other information that might conceivably allow candidates to be identified.

We hope that this will not diminish the interest which is aroused amongst potential employers in our 'Stars of Bethlehem', but we believe this is for the best. We also seek to reassure all our candidates that their welfare and privacy is paramount to Seltek, the importance of which is matched only by the zeal we will unleash in our attempts to find everone their job of a lifetime.

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Nothing but rock solid, gilt-edged good news!

It has certainly been a turbulent year in the world of recruitment, reflecting the turmoil that has prevailed in the world economy as a whole. However, the general feeling amongst our clients is that we have passed the worst of this recession and that things are beginning to move forward in a positive direction.

We at Seltek share this view. Our sales figures for the last six months (to the end of November) are a whopping 77% up on the figure for the six months to the end of May, and we are actively looking to recruit further staff http://www.seltekconsultants.co.uk/jobs_science_recruitment.html to cope with this massive surge in demand for our services.

For further encouragement we can look at the Recruitment & Employers Confederation (REC) http://www.rec.uk.com/home November 2009 Report on Jobs which reveals that permanent placements rose at the fastest pace for two years in October. Demand for permanent staff (vacancies) increased for the first time since May 2008. Average starting salaries awarded to successful candidates placed in permanent jobs continued to fall in October, in line with the trend seen throughout the past thirteen months. However, the rate of decline eased to only a marginal pace that was the weakest in that sequence.

Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG said: "The UK jobs market looks healthier today than at any time in the last two years which is, of course, encouraging news."

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A Simple Explanation!

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Hot Jobs

Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat...

Here's how to put a vast number of pennies into the old (or young) man (or woman's) hat! Peruse if you will some of the fantastic career opportunities that we are currently privileged to be handling. No need to follow a star in the East; just go to your telephone and dial 01279 657716 and ask for Santa Guy (Guy Buncombe) or email guy@seltek.eu to discuss how to fill your stockings with booty, and turn 2010 into the Happiest Year of Your Life!

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• Summary: Manage the customer service and technical support functions for a global organisation, in order to deliver the very best customer service levels in the life science field. You will have an opportunity to drive continuous improvement in servicing the global customer base and channel partners and develop a world class customer and technical service leadership position. You will manage a team of 12-15 customer and technical service representatives, international distributor representatives and team leaders.
• Why you should apply for this job:This is a rare opportunity to take responsibility for a team and mould the department to deliver the best customer service levels in the industry. You will be given full senior management support and autonomy to allow you to deliver.
  
  

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• Summary: A leading life science company is keen to recruit an Account Manager to take over a very well established area in the Cambridge and East Anglia region. There is a mix of academic, biotech and pharmaceutical customers which is well mapped out. You will be representing a leading brand in the market which has a strong market presence in this region.
  
• Why you should apply for this job?  The company offers a competitive salary and uncapped commision scheme and due to their size on a global basis can genuinely offer long term career opportunities for driven and ambitious members of their team.

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• Summary: Here is a rare and exciting opportunity to start your sales career in the high-tech world of lasers. This company represents four major established manufacturers of laser products. These products include laser diodes, femtosecond fibre lasers, industrial lasers and wavelength meters costing from £10,000 to £150,000. They are used in a range of applications including metrology, spectroscopy, microscopy and optical data storage. Business has grown at such a rate that an extra sales person is required!
• Why you should apply for this job: You'll enjoy the close support and company involvement that you can only get from working in a small organisation but with the backing of some much larger companies. You'll be guided and mentored by one of the most successful business developers in the industry who has a track record of inspiring success in enthusiastic employees.
  

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• Summary: This Senior CRA position has lead responsibilities within clinical research projects across phases II-IV with a focus on oncology. Working as part of a dedicated and experienced project team it will be your responsibility to ensure that all clinical site activities within the project are completed to time, cost and quality guidelines. As a Senior CRA on this project you will have involvement in all aspects of site managment, from start up to close out, across a number of hospital sites within London and the South East.
• Why you should apply for this job: The company you will be working for is a large, global, full service CRO with an excellent reputation for quality and service. If you are looking for an opportunity to work on a high profile oncology study on a contract basis with a leading company this is just what you have been looking for!
  

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• Summary: Here is an exciting opportunity to work for the expanding early stage development arm of a leading international CRO as Director of Business Development! This role is offered on either an office or field basis in Europe, within one of the following countries - UK, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland or Belgium. This business development role involves both account management and new business development, promoting the company's early stage service offerings to biotech and pharma companies across Europe.
• Why you should apply for this job: There is no glass ceiling within business development at this company which allows high performing business developers to fly as high as possible, with promotion to Senior Director and involvement in more business strategy and team building/management!
  

Hot Candidates

Here are some of the brighest stars in the North, South, East and West! Some of the Wisest Men (and/or Women) on Earth! A real stocking full of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh for you to delight in! If you're a recruiting manager looking to stock your Christmas larder with some of the tastiest snacks ready for the never-ending party that will (hopefully) be Britain's economy in 2010, call us now on 01279 657716 and ask for Guy Buncombe to hear more about these paragons of virtue (and all our other great candidates!).

Scientific Sales & Marketing Division

* International Sales Manager Midlands £65K Ref: 84094
* Business Manager South East £50/70K Ref: 75090
* UK & Eire Sales Development Manager M4 Corridor £40/55K Ref: 76460
* Business Development Manager Midlands £40/50K Ref: 40307
* Technical Support Manager East Anglia £35/40K Ref: 66935
* Antibodies Business Manager South East £32/37K Ref: 103564
* Technical Support Specialist M4 Corridor £32/36K Ref: 81364
* Automation Specialist East Anglia £30K Ref: 55559
* Sales Representative South East £29K Ref: 34601
* Senior Account Manager North East £28K Ref: 100713

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Clinical Research Division

Clinical Business Development Director Home Counties £60K Ref: 81915
Clinical Market Development Manager M4 Corridor £52/65K Ref: 80913
Clinical Research Associate CRA London £32K Ref: 103340
Proposals Associate London £30K Ref: 95125
Contracts Analyst Scotland £26K Ref: 74980