https://morethancareer.de/blog/ Insider insights on pharmaceutical career strategy, the DACH job market, LinkedIn, ATS, and executive recruitment. From 13 years inside Big Pharma — written by Andreas Schulz. en-gb andreas.schulz@morethancareer.de (Andreas Schulz) andreas.schulz@morethancareer.de (Andreas Schulz) Wed, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://morethancareer.de/images/logo.png https://morethancareer.de/blog/ https://morethancareer.de/blog/does-your-degree-still-matter-2026-honest-answer-from.html The honest answer from someone who screens CVs daily. What actually matters, what doesn't, and why the degree debate is more nuanced than LinkedIn thinks. Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/does-your-degree-still-matter-2026-honest-answer-from.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/resume-black-hole-ats-eu-ai-act.html 75% of CVs never reach a human recruiter — or do they? We separate ATS myth from reality and explain what changes from August 2026 under the EU AI Act. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/resume-black-hole-ats-eu-ai-act.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/four-day-workweek-how-germany-accidentally-proved-people.html Germany's four-day workweek trial results are in. What the data actually says about productivity, pharma hiring, and the future of work in DACH. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/four-day-workweek-how-germany-accidentally-proved-people.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/salary-transparency-hits-pharma-how-eu-pay-directive-reshape.html The EU Pay Transparency Directive is coming. How it reshapes pharmaceutical hiring in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — and how to use it before everyone else does. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/salary-transparency-hits-pharma-how-eu-pay-directive-reshape.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/pharma-bloodbath-part-iv-2027-year-patent-cliff-actually.html 2027 is the year the patent cliff arrives, AI actually works, and your career either transforms or becomes obsolete. The honest outlook. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/pharma-bloodbath-part-iv-2027-year-patent-cliff-actually.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/pharma-bloodbath-part-iii-2026-create-180000-new-jobs.html The contradiction at the heart of the pharma job market: mass layoffs and mass hiring happening simultaneously. Where the 180,000 new jobs are coming from. Tue, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/pharma-bloodbath-part-iii-2026-create-180000-new-jobs.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/ai-in-pharma-hiring.html 93% of recruiters plan to increase AI use in hiring. Only 8% of candidates think AI makes hiring fair. What this means for your pharma job search. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/ai-in-pharma-hiring.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/pharma-bloodbath-part-ii-2026-wont-kill-you-patent-cliff.html The patent cliff is not a future problem. It is already reshaping which pharma roles survive and which disappear. Part II of the Pharma Bloodbath series. Mon, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/pharma-bloodbath-part-ii-2026-wont-kill-you-patent-cliff.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/42700-jobs-gone-pharma-bloodbath-2025-47-worse-than.html The real numbers behind pharma's 2025 layoffs — and why the official narrative dramatically understates what happened to the workforce. Mon, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/42700-jobs-gone-pharma-bloodbath-2025-47-worse-than.html https://morethancareer.de/blog/ai-wont-replace-you-pharma-ai-skills-gap.html The threat isn't AI taking your job. It's pharma professionals with AI skills taking your job. Here's what the skills gap actually looks like from inside hiring. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Andreas Schulz https://morethancareer.de/blog/ai-wont-replace-you-pharma-ai-skills-gap.html