So you’re looking for a job. You’ve applied for quite a few, have spoken to some recruiters and have even interviewed with a couple of them. Then you wait. And you wait. And you wait some more. “What went wrong? Why isn’t the recruiter calling me back? He/she seemed so lovely when we met. I…
Guest Post by Haley Gray – Duke Weekend MBA Student. Here are a few helpful tips for Interviewing in the USA- What to bring: A few copies of your Resume A folder to hold any papers or business cards you are given, and your resumes A small bag for your keys, etc A genuine smile,…
We already know Facebook pays ton of money for Interns and Software Engineers. When they pay ton of money, then you would expect they hire only top class employees right? Carlos Bueno, engineer shared details on hiring process at Facebook for software engineers and other technical positions. Hiring process followed at Facebook is typical with…
During job interview, hiring managers are looking to find faults with you. One big reason not to hire you. As an interview candidate, its your job to know the pitfalls and stay away. US News had this interesting article on how to ruin your job interview. I saw that and can relate to my personal…
Every job applicant to a position always thinks they are the best candidate for the job. But, interviewer has different view about the candidate being interviewed. Unless, employers expectations and several factors about candidate matches, there is no job offer. In this interesting article why I won’t hire you shows 5 Most Common Ways You…
I have 2 phone interviews for internships scheduled on the same day, one in the morning and another in the afternoon…It would be great if you can give me some tips on handling the phone interview – Srinivas Phone Interview Tips for Internship Congrats on getting telephone interview for internship. Usually, phone interview is the…
Adi graduated with a master’s degree in biotechnology. I had asked him to write about his job search experience and he generously agreed. Getting a job in the fields of biotechnology and molecular biology in the U.S. is not that easy task. If you are wondering what are the average salaries given in biotechnology jobs,…
Adi is my one of my brother’s friends, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in biotechnology. I had asked him to write about his job search experience to help others through this blog. Getting a job in fields of biotechnology and molecular biology is not that easy task. If you are wondering how much…
Job Interview is tough, but there are ways to make a positive impression even after the job interview. I have had chance to screen resumes and interview candidates. I have had pleasant experience and have also had not so good experience during job interview process and after the interview process. I’d like to highlight the…