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Job interview: Effectively present yourself

Job interview: Effectively present yourself. 职场面试：如何有效地展现自己的优势. Bai Lu, Ph.D. 鲁 白 GlaxoSmithKline, R&D China 中国葛兰索史克研发部. 鲁白博客： www.sciencenet.cn/lu/lubai. 啊，我也 30 了！. 学历贬值. 国家统计局数据： 2002 年，全国在校大学生已达 903 万 人； 2003 年，北京高考录取率已达 70% ，上海更高达 81% ，超过中等发达国家的平均水平。. 靠一纸大学文凭 就高枕无忧的日子 , 已经一去不复返！

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Job interview: Effectively present yourself

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  1. Job interview: Effectively present yourself 职场面试：如何有效地展现自己的优势 Bai Lu, Ph.D.鲁 白 GlaxoSmithKline, R&D China 中国葛兰索史克研发部 鲁白博客：www.sciencenet.cn/lu/lubai

  2. 啊，我也30了！

  3. 学历贬值 国家统计局数据： 2002年，全国在校大学生已达903万人；2003年，北京高考录取率已达70%，上海更高达81%，超过中等发达国家的平均水平。 靠一纸大学文凭 就高枕无忧的日子, 已经一去不复返！ 那研究生文凭呢？

  4. 经验饱和 《都市白领》杂志对1000名25-45岁的白领调查显示，28-32年龄段最缺乏安全感，在竞争中缺乏优势。原因是：工作8年和工作5年，在从业经验上已无区别，而后来者在学历、知识更新以及上进心方面都更胜一筹。 经验优势越来越小 人却越来越老……

  5. 精神压抑 无休无止的工作、巨大的压力、无时不在的电子邮件、7天24小时全天候待命…… 精神萎靡、感觉疲倦、经常失眠、心情郁闷…… 北京市心理卫生协会提供的数据显示：城市中25％的人存在显性或隐性心理障碍。 工作恐惧症 正在流行 ……

  6. 健康透支 北京职业病防治研究所连续3年调查显示，目前我国白领约有70％处于亚健康状态，而在高血压人群中，约20％是35岁以下的白领。 年轻时拿命换钱、 年老时拿钱换命 ……

  7. 钱途渺茫 以每月收入4000元计，需要工作75年！

  8. 面对30岁 你不得不想：

  9. Before you think about your job The Hedgehog Concept Hedgehog • Do what we truly believe in and passionate about • Understand what we can and cannot be the best at • Focus on doing things that generate true values

  10. Job hunting process Please contact us to raise your enquiries Hotline: 400-820-2558    Email: CHK-HR-Help@gsk.com You are hired! Job application Interview with multiple candidates Screening process

  11. Interview – what are they looking for? • Professional merits • Accomplishments • Recognitions • Experiences, history • An interesting person • Getting along? • Bring something unique to the table • Competence • Professional knowledge • Technical skills • Other professional abilities To hire a scientist • Characters • Collaboration • Good citizen • Track record • Knowledge • Techniques • Communication skills • Intelligence • Work ethics • Characters

  12. What an ideal Ph.D. looks like? • Knowledge • special, know something of everything • broad, know everything of something • Techniques and ability to acquire techniques • Sense, critical and appreciative • Design, conduct, complete and analysis • Presentation, oral, written

  13. What an ideal postdoc looks like? • A few important discoveries • Broaden expertise • Ability to select an important project • Develop a new theme (independence) • Push the work till publication • Social and communication skills • Growth potential !

  14. Prepare your CV – you’ve got only 30 seconds • Where are you from? • Your institution • Your mentor • What you have done? • Job history • Technical expertise • Experiences • Your accomplishments? • Publications • Honors - explain • Differentiate yourself; be unique • Other interests and extracurricular activities • Sound like a human; tell a story if you can • Work on presentation

  15. Present a talk – and 80% of your fate is set • Your first impression! • A interesting beginning - most important • Overcome your fear • Think of it as a performance • Don’t read slides • Talk to the audience • Clear, logic, visual • Demonstrate your confidence • Show facial expression - smile • Believe in your own stuff • Simple, clear , with characters • Take home message • People should walk away with excitement • A clear message easy to remember • Enough background • Conversation style • Lively, animated figures • Transition is a key • Tell a story

  16. Preparation, preparation, preparation • What exactly are they looking for? • Gather info, institution, individuals • Define profile, do you fit? • Types of questions you will be asked? • Open-ended: tell me about yourself • Directive: what skills do you have? • Reflective: past  future; describe a time when you take initiative? • Type of questions you will ask? • What makes you come here • What do you like the best of this place • Key points you will present: be active and in control • List of your strengths – use concrete examples • Address your weaknesses – it is better to preempt • What makes you an ideal candidate? Why do you fit the position?

  17. Two most important points to remember • Enthusiastic • If not, will not perform well • Highlight reasons, be genuine and honest • Don’t let negative things affect your mood • Interactive • Be knowledgeable in relevant topics • Ask questions, or at least paraphrase what you hear • Be careful, what you say shows who you are • Meet interesting people

  18. Demonstrate your confidence • Appearance • Look people in the eyes • Smile • Avoid unnecessary gestures • Interactive • Acknowledge - good question • Paraphrase • Ask questions • Tell a story • Sense of humor • Think highly of yourself • Repeatedly remind your own strengths • Differentiation, what is unique about you? • Don’t boost or exaggerate

  19. Type of questions that will be asked • Tell me about your most significant work. • I see you did xx, tell me about how you did it. • Why do you want to come to this place? • What do you see yourself in 5 years? • Do you like to work on several projects or one at a time? • What motivates you to work? • Do you learn better from books or talking to people? • When facing a problem, do you try to solve it by yourself or ask others for help? • What is the biggest challenge of your current job? How do you deal with it? • What do you think of your mentor (boss)? • Describe some recent work-related problems, how you solve them, results • What are your reasons for leaving? • What are your weaknesses?

  20. Think like an interviewer • Research program with good potential? • Differentiated from mentor? • Fundable? • Exciting future growth • What is there for me? • Collaboration? • Techniques? Expertise? • Interesting person? Colleagues? • Reducing social barriers • Where are you from? • Do you know so and so? • Outside interests? • Opinions

  21. After the interview • Thank you note • Polite and sincere • Addressing remaining points • Keep enthusiasm • When you receive the letter • Facing rejection: what can I learn from it? • Negotiation – an art • Response letter: accept or not, don’t drag

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