The document provides tips and advice for job searching, interviewing, and following up after interviews. It discusses how to create an effective resume, find job postings, prepare for different types of interviews, answer common interview questions, follow up after interviews, and negotiate salary. Key points covered include using keywords in resumes, researching companies before interviews, practicing answering behavioral and competency-based questions using the STAR method, following up with thank you emails after interviews, and asking questions of interviewers.
18. Behavioral Interview Dialogue Interviewer: “In your present job as a Molecular Biologist in a core cloning group, give me an example of your most difficult end user situation and what did you do to make it better?” Candidate: “First of all, let me tell you that I am very adept with customers. I deal with difficult situations every day. Interviewer: “That’s good. Tell me about your most recent difficult customer situation.” Candidate: “Well, let me put it this way, my customers are always complimenting me on my ability to resolve cases quickly.” Interviewer: “Okay, here’s what I want you to do. Describe a specific customer event. Tell me what the situation was. Then tell me the actions you took and then tell me about the results .” Candidate: “Hmm, let me see. . .Last week a scientist asked if I could generate some new polymerase mutants. I do this all the time. In this case, however, it turned out they needed 20 variants and they needed them in 2 weeks for a report that was being submitted to the FDA at the end of the month. Given our workload it was impossible to accommodate this request in its entirety. So I asked the scientist if it were possible to prioritize the mutants…”