By Stacy Eichenlaub, St. Jude Medical

The Medical Device industry is alluring for many reasons, particularly for those living in the Twin Cities or surrounding areas. There are hundreds of companies based here ranging from start-ups to the largest medical device company in the world, Medtronic. The health care industry is one of the key drivers of the U.S economy.

By Jessica Egyhazi

For the last four years, Lisa France has worked at Maritz Research, a global customer motivation, experience and loyalty market research company for the automotive, financial services, hospitality and retail industries. Maritz provides many different types of research, including B2B, B2C, and employee engagement market research, with an emphasis on Customer Experience Management. If you’ve ever gotten a survey about a recent hotel stay, chances are Maritz designed the survey, sent it to you, and analyzed the results on behalf of a hospitality client.

By Deborah Walker, Alpha Advantage

With today's level of competition for good jobs your résumé has got only one chance to make a great first impression. To be considered for interviews your résumé must have that special something that grabs the reader's attention and motivates them to call you. Here are five strategies for transforming a blah document into a WOW résumé that will get employers calling you.

By Donna Yang and Shana F. Payton

The market changes within the past few years have drastically changed how employers hire job applicants. Typical methods such as browsing job boards and waiting in line at career fairs often left your resume in a “black hole” of hundreds, sometimes thousands of other job seekers. Many positions are rarely, if ever posted due to networking.

This concludes the third edition of the Career Insider! We hope you will find the information useful in helping you maintain focus in your job search. We look forward to bringing next quarter’s edition to you. Your feedback is important to us. If you have any suggestions or would like to participate in the Career Center team, please e-mail us at CareerInsider@mnama.org.

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By Tony B. Nelson, TBN Consulting, LLC

To stand out in this crowd of job applicants, you must be able to demonstrate that you can do the specific job and address their key business issues. Here are six steps to prepare you to stand out in the hiring process.

By Shana F. Payton

We all have a brand that we can’t live without. Whether it’s your favorite laundry detergent or your child’s baby formula, the idea most likely came from the creative brainpower of the company’s Product Manager. Their role is to create and enhance products with unique and successful marketing strategies. It’s a challenging role, but it can create a rewarding career for anyone that’s willing to take risks and push the envelope on creativity. Member Kelly Hilgert gives us a closer look at what it’s like to work in the field as a proudct manager in a manufacturing company.