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Carrying out the interview

Prepare your questions in advance of the interview. Your aim is to get quality information from the candidate so you can assess them fairly and fully against your needs:

  • Welcome the candidate - try to put them at ease with some rapport building questions like “Did you find our offices easily?” or “I see from your CV that you are interested in the theatre, I am too, What have you seen recently?”.

  • Introduce yourself and other people present.

  • Explain the structure of the interview and how long it will take.

  • If you plan to take notes, ask the candidate if they are comfortable with that? (I would suggest that you always take notes).

  • Outline the company background and role, and where the job fits.

  • Encourage the candidate to talk about how their skills and experience apply to the vacancy.

  • Ask open ended questions - ones that cannot be answered with a yes or no. These will normally start with “What, How, Who, Where, Tell me about…..?”

  • Allow the candidate time to think and speak. Remember to use your mouth and ears in proportion i.e., listen twice as much as you speak.

  • Keep control of the interview. If you feel the candidate is going off-track turn the conversation back to the information you need.

  • At the end of the interview, ask the candidate if they have any questions.

  • Inform them of the next stage in the recruitment process, eg appointment, second interviews, tests and the estimated timescales.

  • Thank the candidate for their time.

Keeping records of the process

Back up interviews with a detailed record of the procedure, written as soon as possible after the interview otherwise you may forgot important information.

Only record what has been said in the interview and how the selection decision was made, NOT your beliefs or thoughts about the candidate.

Only record or keep personal data after an interview if it is necessary and relevant to the recruitment process, or in respect of a discrimination challenge. Data that is kept should be securely stored.

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Job of the week - Senior Contract Regulatory Professional

Our client is a leading Pharmaceutical company. This R&D group have a large and dynamic European Regulatory Affairs Department responsible for the regulatory affairs work for the CNS R&D in Europe, Turkey, CEE region, Israel, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.

The work has several aspects;

  • Communication to the Global Regulatory Teams and the supporting functions for regulatory submissions, such as clinical;
  • Working with the local operating companies within the^allocated region and external communication to regulatory authorities in the regions and to the EMEA. The group covers both developmental compounds not yet licensed and the maintenance and further development of marketed products. The prime responsibility for compounds is with the European Regulatory Liaison (EURL) who is responsible for the regulatory activities in the region and inputs to the global regulatory aspects for the compound.Regulatory consultants will work for an EURL or a global regulatory leader in the CNS therapeutic area or in the mature products area. They will work on the practical aspects of the compounds assigned from clinical trial applications (CTA’s), ASR’s, requests for scientific advice, MAA preparation, variations, renewals, PSURs etc depending on the life cycle of the compounds assigned. They may work on one or several compounds depending upon the work required for any compound at the time. Their work will be assigned and monitored by the EURL or theglobal regulatory lead responsible for the consultant.Eligibility to work in the EEA is required