Thanks Penny Gray for taking a break from your freelance medical writing and dropping by for a quick coffee. And, yes there was cake! There can never be too much cake. Socially distanced and wearing our special #MedComms face masks when not eating and drinking – happy days!

[…] Agency professionals spoke about the joys of working with and alongside friendly, talented industry leaders, with a wealth of opportunities to learn and grow within their own specialism. Freelancers shared their experiences of working from home before it was cool, the benefits of freelance hours for the work-life balance and the importance of a well-equipped home office. With the MedComms industry expanding at pace and demand for new staff correspondingly high, recruiters talked about how to begin and grow a career in MedComms, as well as the challenges of moving the recruitment process entirely online during the pandemic and the need to maintain a reasonable degree of knowledge of industry developments. While the contributors’ roles, locations and experiences differed wildly, there were a number of common themes – most crucially, that there can never be too much cake. […]