It's a Bouncing Baby Economy!

Hopes that Britain is on the verge of a rapid recovery from its deepest post-war plunge in output were boosted yesterday by news that the dominant service sector has returned to growth for the first time in more than a year.

In a welcome piece of good news for Gordon Brown's battered government, an influential barometer of business activity, from banking to tourism, rose three points to 51.7 in May following news earlier this week of an easing of pressure on manufacturing and construction.

A reading above 50 in the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply/Market survey indicates that the service sector – which accounts for around 80% of the economy – is expanding rather than contracting. City analysts said yesterday that if sustained in June, the improvement would lead to growth resuming in the third quarter of the year.

That would represent a much faster bounceback than anticipated in April's Budget, when the chancellor, Alistair Darling, said he did not expect growth until the end of 2009. Data from the eurozone and the United States yesterday was less upbeat, but suggested that the UK could be one of the first major economies to emerge from recession.

The Guardian Thursday 4 June 2009

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/03/hopes-early-economic-recovery-britain

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40,000 Graduates out of work? Please can we have one!

Class of 2009: up to 40,000 graduates will join jobless roll

Up to 40,000 of this year's graduates will still be struggling to find work in six months' time, according to figures compiled for the Guardian that reveal the scale of the recession's impact on the class of 2009.

The number of new graduates out of work will double compared with last year if unemployment trends follow those of the last recession, careers experts predict.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/10/students-higher-education

OK, OK. So it's still not a bed of roses in the wider economy, despite our boundless optimism. However, Seltek is recruiting, and would like to offer one lucky graduate the opportunity to train as a recruitment consultant. What's in it for you? In-depth and ongoing training, constant support from managers and colleagues, an above average basic salary, unlimited potential to earn bonus, a happy, stable and successful team to work in, and a long and interesting career unfolding ahead of you.

What are we looking for? A science or technical qualification, a desire to move into a sales oriented occupation, the willingness to move to Hertfordshire (less than an hour from London, half an hour from Cambridge), and above all a high energy personality with indomitable enthusiasm. Someone whose pot is not merely half full, but is positively overflowing!

If you believe you are that person, then please telephone one of the two directors. No clues - that's your first test. If you pass (and jump all the other hurdles) - you're hired! (Haven't we heard that somewhere before?)

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Another String to Seltek's Bow!

In our ongoing drive to provide the very best service to our customers, we are delighted to announce that our growing Service Division will be headed by none other than Steve Page! Steve has been with the company for over twenty years, has a colossal amount of recruitment experience, and is well versed in recruiting in extremely complex and technical markets.

As well as acquitting his tasks as IT Manager at Seltek, he will now also be providing service engineers, and similar technical support people to clients worldwide.

If you are looking for technical whizzes in your organisation, or conversely, if you are a technical whizz looking for another opportunity, please call Steve on 01279 657716 or email him at steve@seltekconsultants.co.uk

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Fun in the Summertime!

• Good news! The new football season fixture lists have been published. I was walking in the forest the other day when I came upon a (enter name of football team you'd like to disparage; for me it would be Tottenham Hotspurs) season ticket nailed to a tree. "I'll have that!" I said, "You can never have enough nails!" (This joke was brought to us by our Sue Ward)
• A (enter nationality you'd like to belittle) man went into John Lewis's and asked for a potato clock. "A potato clock?!" said the sales assistant. What on earth do you mean? We have carriage clocks, grandfather clocks, but I've never even heard of a potato clock!" "Well," said the customer, "I've got a new job starting tomorrow, and my wife said I've got to get a potato clock!" (This joke was brought to us by my mate Will Moore)
• Resolving to surprise her husband, an investment banker’s wife pops by his office. She finds him in an unorthodox position, with his secretary sitting in his lap. Without hesitation, he starts dictating, “…and in conclusion, gentlemen, credit crunch or no credit crunch, I cannot continue to operate this office with just one chair.” (from Hilarity-R-Us AKA Chairman and CEO Rod Lock)

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Hot Jobs

Sadly the gorgeous weather we've been enjoying lately will turn to incessant rain, on account of the tennis championship at Wimbledon being about to begin. Nevertheless, Seltek would like to wish Andy Murray all the best, and express our sincere wish that he becomes the first Scottish winner of Wimbledon for...an extremely long time?

Closer to home though, you can lob yourself into a winning new career with one of our ace jobs, or create a serious advantage for your business by hiring one of our new ball candidates!

Oh I say, what a peach! As the late great Dan "The Gullikson twins here. An interesting pair, both from Wisconsin." Maskell might have said.

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• Summary: Provide technical support to customers and potential customers throughout the French and English speaking territories. Join a growing company that has recently been acquired by a global organisation
• Why you should apply for this job: Initially to cover maternity leave so will be a 12 month contract; however there is the opportunity for a permanent position to be made available. It's a market leader in the development and supply of exciting and innovative RNA-based research products.
  

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• Why you should apply for this job?  Full product training and sales back-up from one of the most supportive sales managers in the industry will be on hand to ensure your success!

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• Summary: Do you love to travel? If the answer is yes then consider this internationally focused role. A niche scientific instrumentation company is expanding due to increased business with market leading technology in UV spectroscopy-based instrumentation.
• Why you should apply for this job: Work internationally visiting customer sites to install, demonstrate, troubleshoot, service and upgrade new or existing units. Full training will be provided so your specific scientific background is not as important as your desire to learn and be part of a commercially focused team!
  

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• Why you should apply for this job: An excellent remuneration package is on offer including a generous salary and benefits package! It's a challenging biometrics project management role with an expanding international CRO company!
  

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• Summary: Work closely with operations, business development and senior management colleagues to prepare a range of contractual agreements associated with clinical trials!
• Why you should apply for this job: The company is an expanding full service CRO with operations on an international level! Thrive in a fast paced, constantly changing environment where no two days are the same!
  

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Scientific Sales & Marketing Division

Sales & Marketing Manager

• BSc Applied Biological Science, PhD Molecular Biology
• Accomplished marketing professional with understanding of promoting clinical trial services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
• Extensive knowledge of the sales processes required for promoting services to the pharmaceutical industry.
• Expert at creating and maintaining good relationships with key contacts in pharmaceutical and biotech accounts across Europe.
  
• Why should you employ this candidate: Highly trained, well versed in selling to all quarters of the life science market; a natural born winner!

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Applications Scientist

• BSc Human Biology, PhD Cardiology
• Outstanding research experience in the fields of flow cytometry and confocal microscopy
• Solid experiences as a technical services advisor with a commercial company
• Current experience as a technical writer and editor
• Experience in the USA as well as in the UK
  
• Why you should employ this candidate: Highly personable; energetic; organised; responsible; assertive; loyal; focused; determined; self-motivated; out-going! Oodles of energy (marathon runner) and derring-do (sky-diver)!

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  Applications Support Scientist
  

  • BSc, PhD Genetics
  • An expert in experimental biology--including throughput methods--and cutting-edge computational biology
  • Currently working for one of the leaders in the use of next generation sequencing
  • Extensive knowledge of comparative genomics techniques, Perl programming, statistical analysis
    of genetic and genomic data. Familiarity with R, HTML, SQL databases, and Linux/Unix systems
  • Why you should employ this candidate: A remarkable blend of the extremely intelligent, and the completely down-to-Earth, likeable, approachable human being! Martians beware!

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  UK Sales Manager
  

  • MChem.Industrial Chemistry
  • A highly self-motivated and enthusiastic sales professional with an eagerness to succeed in the scientific industry
  • Accomplished Sales Executive with N years experience of ‘on the road’ sales and account management
  • Successfully achieved and surpassed sales targets regularly at X and Y.
  • Possesses a commitment to the belief that all sales are based on the relationships between salesman and customer, and that there is no substitute for regular visits and face-to-face discussions to add value to your products.
  • Established excellent relationships with customers in Pharma, Biotech, Chemical Industry, NHS and Educational research
  • Why you should employ this candidate:  It's an easy equation! N + X + Y = Hugely increased sales for your company!

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  Northern England

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  Systems Support (Service) Engineer

  • BSc Applied Chemistry
  • Expert in providing a high level of reactive and proactive technical services in support of products across the full range of LC, GC, LCMS and GCMS products - hardware and software
  • Leading account engineer as part of a team of on-site engineers at GlaxoSmithKline and Merck Sharp and Dohme sites
  • Laboratory experience includes undertaking quality control; cleaning validation on manufacturing-scale equipment; method development/validation and stability testing on various pharmaceutical dosage forms
  • Why you should employ this candidate: Really top man, positive, confident and wouldn't be in the job market if he wasn't being made redundant - due to the credit crunch! One company's loss will be your gain!

  
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  • Biochemistry BA (Oxford), Molecular Neurobiology PhD (Cambridge)
  • Currently programme manager for her employer's flagship molecule
  • Involved in every aspect of the clinical development process, which includes regulatory document preparation, protocol writing, meeting with regulatory authorities, discussions on company strategy and design of development programmes
  • Maintains an excellent working relationship with a number of CROs to ensure timelines are met and projects are delivered to a high quality and within budget
    
  • Why you should employ this candidate: Excellent! Very good clinical development experience. Wants a programme management role in small pharma or biotech company. One of the very best clinical candidates we've seen this year!

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  • RGN, Certificate in Management
  • Sound working knowledge of ICH-GCP, EU Directive 2001/20/EC, Statutory Instrument 1031 and the Data Protection Act
  • Over X years experience of clinical trials as a Study Site Manager in the clinical setting,  Y years experience as a Monitor/CRA. 
  • Willing to travel across the UK and further as required.
  • Why you should employ this candidate: Conscientious, organised and self-motivated individual! Excellent interpersonal and communication skills across therapeutic disciplines and hierarchical status! Experienced at dealing with ‘difficult’ situations!

  
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