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Subject:RE: Jobs in the NJ pharmaceutical market From:"Earl Cooley" <shiva -at- io -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 26 Apr 2002 19:24:31 -0500
Steven Brown wrote:
> 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.
It sounds like NJ HR people have figured out that,
given the state of the economy, they hold all the
cards. A short time ago, I saw an entry-level TW
job in Texas go for $12/hour.
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e=sc^3 (shiva -at- io -dot- com) Earl Cooley III
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