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Covid-19 has undeniably changed the way we live, work and communicate. For sales, field service and field application employees, travel restrictions have given an insight into a new way of working. As a result, we are seeing an increasing trend of people looking for a better balance, but is this something companies are willing to offer?

Are you a life science company looking to expand into the US? To find out more about what you should consider, we interviewed Joanne Farquharson, President & Chief Executive Officer at Foothold America, a company that helps businesses around the world to expand into the US market.

As part of our ‘Female Leaders: Inspiring Together’ series, we interviewed Céline Crochet – Services Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific – who told us the achievements she is proud of as a manager and how she manages to balance her career with being a single mum.

As part of our ‘Female Leaders: Inspiring Together’ series, we interviewed Karine Strabach – European Sales and Marketing Manager for Dakewe – about her career journey and why we need more role models for young women to be inspired by.

As part of our ‘Female Leaders: Inspiring Together’ series, we interviewed Irit Paz – Senior Business Development Manager for Takara Bio Europe – about why she decided to go into a sales role and how she feels flexible hours can help women progress into management and leadership positions.

As part of our ‘Female Leaders: Inspiring Together' series, we interviewed Fabienne Pierrot – European Finance Director for Thermo Fisher Scientific – about what she is most proud of in her career, and why she feels many women won’t apply for jobs they are 90% qualified for.

As part of our ‘Female Leaders: Inspiring Together series, we interviewed Carole Dupont – EMEA Senior Manager Direct Sales at Takara Bio Europe – about the barriers she faced trying to move into a sales role and why being organised is really the key to achieving work-life balance.

As part of our ‘Female Leaders: Inspiring Together’ series, we interviewed Tracy Andrews – Field Marketing Manager at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences – about her transition from scientist to marketing manager and why she feels being taken seriously is a big barrier for women.

Companies who had paused their roles are now rushing to hire having been without the talent they need for quite some time. But in which areas are we seeing the most opportunities, has lockdown changed employers’ perceptions of remote working and what can you expect from the interview process?