Interviews
Peggy
McKee
Don’t Take a Holiday from Your Job Search
Lots of people think that there’s no point to looking for a new job during the holiday season…and they’re busy with their own celebrations with family and friends, so they just take a few weeks off, thinking they’ll come back fresh in the New Year. Don’t make that mistake. The ho...
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Larry
Petcovic
Be Sure to Bring All Three (3) of YOU to the Resume and Interview!
Yes, there are at least three of YOU that should be manifest on the resume and expressed during the interview. We often forget that we as individuals play many different social roles in our lives. We often forget that a potential employer does not hire us, but rather the people working for ...
Larry
Petcovic
The next new buzzwords for your resume: “Social Sensitivity”
Journal reference: Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1193147 That’s right; Social Sensitivity. The referenced Science article is yet another study providing evidence for the value you can bring to a team or work group as a full participant while demonstrating your ability to foster the full p...
Christie
Canaria
Help Me Help You on the Job Hunt
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be taking on another little “project” at work. This one won’t involve pipettes, chemicals, or the lab bench. Instead, it’ll be me, my reading glasses, a few labmates, and piles of resumes (and CVs). A great co-worker recently left the lab for greener pastu...
Clement
Weinberger
How I got into freelance writing: An unintended consequence?
We've all been there. It's Sunday afternoon and the feeling of dread hits. Tomorrow is Monday and it's the start of another work week. I'd been working at a medical communications agency for about 3 years doing medical writing and publication planning. I was their one and only in-house PhD. It s...
Kate
Sleeth
Following Directions
I was recently involved in the review process of the Summer Academy applications for my institution. We accept around 50 scholars each summer for 10-12 week programs which consist of both high school and undergraduate students. This is the first time I have been involved with this proces...
Peggy
McKee
Ask questions of your own in the job interview
Here’s a tip that you should always keep in mind: Never leave all the question asking up to the interviewer. You always want to ask questions during your job interview. There are three reasons for this:• It helps you uncover information you can’t get anywhere else…who’s a better sour...
Maida
Taylor
They love me…they love me not: why you did not get the job
How long is it now? How many months of searching Monster, Biospace, Bio Careers, LinkedIn and other sites looking for a job? Six months, nine months, a year? How many screening interviews, HR conversations, talks with CEOs, COOs, CFOs, VPs? Two intervi...
Thomas Patrick
Chuna
You have to stay engaged.
Hi everyone!When I’m asked, “what’s the hardest part of a job search”? I always say the same thing – “making sure that the jobseeker doesn’t mentally and emotionally ‘check out’ of the process” Here is an example of “checking out”… let’s say you find a pertinent (or ...
Darren
Lafreniere
5 key takeaways from my experience as a Management Consulting job applicant
To start, let me tell you a little about my profile back in 2005 when I started my MBA. I had a BA in Psychology, a 640 GMAT, and 5 years of experience running a small high-performance auto parts business. Hardly the ideal profile for a Consulting job.