Interviews
May
Li
How does your resume look?
Many times people have sent in their resumes for a job they believe is a perfect fit. Yet weeks have gone by and still they heard nothing back from the company. First you need to ask: How does your resume look? Writing a good scientific resume is crucial to getting a job interview...
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Thomas Patrick
Chuna
Working With Independent Recruiters Pt 4: “Show them the money”?
As you can guess, this installment is about “the money question”... We’re not talking about salary negotiations. Rather, I have some strategies to help you answer the recruiters when they ask you the following: “How much money are you making, anyway”?Most folks answer with somet...
Liang
Zhang
Stepping outside of academia in the comfort of your own room – Virtual Job Summit!
You know that an academic life may not be the right one for you, but what do you do now? For many people, myself included, the academic path has been a straightforward one that offered little opportunity to learn about the other career choices available in the world. Even as I knew I wan...
Thomas Patrick
Chuna
Working with Independent Recruiters, pt 3
Today, we are continuing our discussion on working with independent recruiters. In our last installment, we talked about how to decide WHICH voice or email messages left by recruiters were worth responding to. To recap, you want the ones who identify themselves immediately as a recruiter...
Maida
Taylor
How is your job hunt going?
I assume that many of you reading blogs on Bio Careers are recent grads or grads-to-be, and are scanning trade journals and websites looking for that plum position. I am at the other end of the job seeker spectrum… what is euphemistically called a senior, mature, highly experienced applican...
Peggy
McKee
The 80/20 Rule Makes a Better 30/60/90-Day Plan
Are you familiar with the 80/20 Rule? If not, I’ll tell you about it in the video below. And then I’ll show you how you can apply it to creating a 30/60/90-Day Plan for your next job interview.And if you’re not familiar with 30/60/90-Day Plans, you are missing out—these are amazi...
Peggy
McKee
Do Your Homework to Get an A+ in the Job Interview
Doing your homework before a job interview means different things to different people, just like it does in school. Some people skate by, and some people knock it out of the park. To get the job in this economy, you’ve got to prepare for the interview like the best of the best—with a...
Peggy
McKee
The Job Interview Question You Should Always Ask
Asking questions of your own in the interview is a great interview strategy. It makes you look good, and gives you tremendous insight into what the hiring manager is most interested in.But there’s one question that’s the best question of all, and you should never fail to ask it.In the vide...
Kate
Sleeth
Marketing for Scientists
I often hear people in different jobs and career levels comment that in this economy there are no jobs or funding to apply for. With all the advice from the various Bio Careers bloggers, and from receiving career opportunity updates, I know that is wrong. Therefore, how do you make yours...
Christine
Crumbley
Questions for the Interview
In my last post, I shared the advice that I had received as I prepared to head to my first batch of postdoctoral position interviews. I did practice my interview seminar. I packed 4 sets of nearly identical outfits to ensure a professional look – all black for the shirt, pants, and shoes with a co...