3 tips for how phds can prepare for and successfully pass a job interview

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

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To crush it in a business interview, you don't just need to understand what to do while in an interview, but also what NOT to do. Any PhD can easily build a good industry cv. Way too many PhD ruin their first interview by not properly preparing. A better approach is to prepare yourself strenuously for any interview and express yourself exceptionally well in the course of those first few minutes. Look at the full post here - 3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs: http://cheekyscientist.com/interview-preparation-tips-for-applying-for-biotech-or-biopharma-industry-jobs/

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

Most interviews are over in minutes.

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

Surveys show that while the average length of an interview is

40 minutes, 33% of hiring managers know within the first 90

seconds if they will hire the interviewing candidate.

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

These hiring managers reported the following reasons as to why they

eliminated candidates: they failed to make eye contact, dressed poorly or

carried themselves poorly, had little or no knowledge of the company, lacked confidence or didn’t smile, or had bad

posture or a weak handshake.

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

Whether you like it or not, any interview you go on will be over within

the first few minutes of meeting the hiring manager.

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

These studies also show that first impressions can last for years.

If you don’t make a good first

impression, you will fail every interview you show up for.

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

The only way to prevent this is by learning what NOT to do during an

interview.

These tips for interviews (◄ read the full article here) for PhDs will help.

R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E

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3 Interview Preparation Tips For PhDs Applying For Biotech Or Biopharma Industry Jobs

It might seem scary making the transition from academia to industry, but once you do you’ll find there are

many PhD careers outside of academia.

It’s only a matter of learning how to do networking.

R E A D T H E F U L L A R T I C L E

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A B O U T C H E E K Y S C I E N T I S T

Cheeky Scientist’s mission is to help academics receive the industry training they need to transition successfully into the industry position of their choice while helping to provide them with a positive academic environment to work in until they transition. We have three main goals: 1) Place 100,000 academics into industry positions. 2) Support all advanced degree programs in providing industry training to their students, members, and researchers. 3) Enact change that requires all government-funded principle investigators and academics to receive management and financial training.

D I S C OV E R M O R E A B O U T C H E E K Y S C I E N T I S T H E R E !

C O N N E C T W I T H C H E E K Y S C I E N T I S T