Bill Lindstaedt (UCSF) 3: Interviewing Skills for Industry Scientist Positions

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Job hunting in industry (biotech/pharma) doesn’t have to be mysterious. These four talks cover landing a job in industry: how to search, apply, interview and negotiate for industry scientist positions.
Job hunting in industry might seem like a mysterious or overwhelming task, but there are specific skills you can learn to make the process approachable and successful. In a series of four talks, Bill Lindstaedt, the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services (CAIPS) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), will show you how to effectively search, apply, interview and negotiate for industry scientist positions. In part 1, Lindstaedt covers how to set yourself up for success in the job search, including how to find out about biotech and pharma companies and how to set up informational interviews with industry professionals. In part 2, he describes how to write a winning resume, and how to effectively find out about and apply to industry scientist positions. In part 3, he teaches key interviewing skills so you will excel at the interview process. And, in conclusion, in part 4, he provides tips for how to successfully negotiate your industry scientist job offer.
Speaker Biography:
Bill Lindstaedt is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Career Advancement, International and Postdoctoral Services (CAIPS) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He has been helping scientists and engineers make career decisions for over twenty years. In addition to his leadership responsibilities at UCSF, his career advising work focuses on helping pre-doctoral and post-doctoral research scientists with their career and professional development issues. In his one-on-one practice he has developed particular expertise working with life scientists as they transition from academic positions to careers in biotech and other non-academic settings. Bill is a co-author of "myIDP", a popular career development tool hosted by Science magazine's careers site. He holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and a Master's degree from the joint Counseling Psychology and Higher Education/Student Affairs programs at Indiana University.

[@mrToglovski56709]

Thanks for the detailed, step-by-step explanation. So much more assuring and helpful than those "just answer this and you'll be fine" articles/videos :)

[@Pooja-kk5zk]

This is one of best and most informative video on this topic. Thank you so much :)

[@samanthanavarro9409]

The best I've seen! Thank you so much Bill. 😊

[@TheBulbul1000]

This is really useful. Thanks Bill.