Comments on: Stop The Presses: A Drugmaker Plans Lots Of Hiring http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/stop-the-presses-a-drugmaker-plans-lots-of-hiring/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeffrey Clark, CEO of Beaker.com - The Online Community for Life Sciences Professionals http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/08/stop-the-presses-a-drugmaker-plans-lots-of-hiring/#comment-370116 Jeffrey Clark, CEO of Beaker.com - The Online Community for Life Sciences Professionals Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:02:21 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15163#comment-370116 I cannot recall the last time I saw a 10-year hiring forecast for a company. In this 'nearsighted' world of business forecasting, it would seem a little difficult to predict how (or why?) a company like Gilead would promote such numbers. That aside, the announcement is testament to how hiring trends in life sciences can turn healthy once companies start to see a break in the clouds of the current uncertain environment. While the last 6 months have been a trail of lowered hiring expectations, I predict between now & next spring to begin seeing more comments like these coming from Gilead. I cannot recall the last time I saw a 10-year hiring forecast for a company. In this ‘nearsighted’ world of business forecasting, it would seem a little difficult to predict how (or why?) a company like Gilead would promote such numbers.

That aside, the announcement is testament to how hiring trends in life sciences can turn healthy once companies start to see a break in the clouds of the current uncertain environment. While the last 6 months have been a trail of lowered hiring expectations, I predict between now & next spring to begin seeing more comments like these coming from Gilead.

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