1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:04,170 Common question but it's difficult 2 00:00:04,170 --> 00:00:06,810 because many times we don't talk about ourselves. 3 00:00:06,810 --> 00:00:08,820 So we don't quite know how to start. 4 00:00:08,820 --> 00:00:10,740 And I find that a lot of students 5 00:00:10,740 --> 00:00:14,040 will start just repeating their resume, 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,870 which is what you don't want to do. 7 00:00:15,870 --> 00:00:18,240 They've read your resume, you've met all their criteria. 8 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:21,450 They actually wanna know more about you as a human, 9 00:00:21,450 --> 00:00:22,590 you as a person. 10 00:00:22,590 --> 00:00:25,530 The resume is the objective, factual you, 11 00:00:25,530 --> 00:00:28,350 the interview is for you to show who you are, 12 00:00:28,350 --> 00:00:30,360 what are your personalities, what are your goals, 13 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,360 what are your values, what are your motivations? 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,170 And so this part is a chance for you 15 00:00:37,170 --> 00:00:41,913 to let your background shine a little bit. 16 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:44,760 So I'm gonna show you an example 17 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,263 of how you might answer this. 18 00:00:49,470 --> 00:00:51,753 So I'll give you a moment to read this. 19 00:01:35,730 --> 00:01:38,850 So this is an example of my answer to this question. 20 00:01:38,850 --> 00:01:40,770 I think the question specifically was like, 21 00:01:40,770 --> 00:01:41,603 I don't know if you remember 22 00:01:41,603 --> 00:01:42,450 if it was tell me about yourself, 23 00:01:42,450 --> 00:01:45,540 or if it was what attracts you to this position now, 24 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:48,270 which is essentially the same question. 25 00:01:48,270 --> 00:01:52,890 So in this case, I'm explaining who I am, my background, 26 00:01:52,890 --> 00:01:54,630 what motivates me, 27 00:01:54,630 --> 00:01:57,780 what motivated me to apply to this position, 28 00:01:57,780 --> 00:02:00,420 and sort of like generally like what drives me 29 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:02,040 as a professional. 30 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,593 So you wanna sort of hit all of those angles. 31 00:02:05,820 --> 00:02:07,980 And again, you're not repeating your resume, 32 00:02:07,980 --> 00:02:10,650 you are expanding on your resume, 33 00:02:10,650 --> 00:02:11,910 you're filling in those things 34 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:14,463 that maybe are not obvious on your resume. 35 00:02:15,330 --> 00:02:18,270 For example, there might be a line on your resume, you know, 36 00:02:18,270 --> 00:02:22,170 related to your hobbies, then people might skip over. 37 00:02:22,170 --> 00:02:24,210 But maybe that's like the most important thing to you 38 00:02:24,210 --> 00:02:25,680 and that's what you want to focus on. 39 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,200 So whatever it is, 40 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:29,850 you can kind of draw those in 41 00:02:29,850 --> 00:02:33,393 as you are answering this first question. 42 00:02:35,010 --> 00:02:38,730 So we're not gonna do this practice together, 43 00:02:38,730 --> 00:02:40,380 I'm not gonna ask you to share it out, 44 00:02:40,380 --> 00:02:42,600 but I do wanna give you about two minutes to think 45 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:44,940 about how you would answer this question. 46 00:02:44,940 --> 00:02:47,370 And if you do wanna sketch it out, that's fine. 47 00:02:47,370 --> 00:02:49,230 You can maybe bring it to the career center. 48 00:02:49,230 --> 00:02:51,240 We can do a little bit of practice later. 49 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,310 But I just wanna give you some time to think about like, 50 00:02:53,310 --> 00:02:57,573 how would you answer this question tell me about yourself. 51 00:04:59,460 --> 00:05:01,020 Okay, and another thing to keep in mind 52 00:05:01,020 --> 00:05:03,150 about this question is it's typically the first question 53 00:05:03,150 --> 00:05:07,170 because it's a way for the interviewers to help you relax. 54 00:05:07,170 --> 00:05:09,720 So they think that this is gonna be an easy question 55 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:10,553 for you to answer. 56 00:05:10,553 --> 00:05:12,930 So, you know, do approach it with kind 57 00:05:12,930 --> 00:05:14,880 of like a lighter attitude. 58 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,040 Like this is not gonna make or break you, 59 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,570 it's really just an introduction, 60 00:05:18,570 --> 00:05:21,450 but it is important because it is the first thing 61 00:05:21,450 --> 00:05:24,000 that they are going to hear from you. 62 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,510 So I wanna move on to some other common questions 63 00:05:27,510 --> 00:05:29,250 and how you can approach them. 64 00:05:29,250 --> 00:05:32,430 So another question that's very common is, you know, 65 00:05:32,430 --> 00:05:33,263 what are your strengths? 66 00:05:33,263 --> 00:05:34,096 What are your weaknesses? 67 00:05:34,096 --> 00:05:38,310 And this can be phrased in lots of different ways, right? 68 00:05:38,310 --> 00:05:39,360 They might ask you like, 69 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,310 what skills do you have 70 00:05:41,310 --> 00:05:44,460 that are gonna help you thrive in this position? 71 00:05:44,460 --> 00:05:46,620 That would be basically what are your strengths question. 72 00:05:46,620 --> 00:05:48,030 Or they might ask you like, you know, 73 00:05:48,030 --> 00:05:49,740 what are some areas that you're working on? 74 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,480 What are your growing edges? 75 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,180 And those would be your weaknesses, obviously. 76 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:57,780 So when talking about your strengths, 77 00:05:57,780 --> 00:06:00,450 you do want to try to be specific 78 00:06:00,450 --> 00:06:02,850 and focus on your experience. 79 00:06:02,850 --> 00:06:06,480 So if you feel like you are excellent 80 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,820 at like time management, for example, 81 00:06:08,820 --> 00:06:09,960 you want to be specific, 82 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:11,640 like what makes you think that? 83 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:12,900 Like, you know, 84 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:16,440 did you have an experience where that really came into play? 85 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,300 Like, is it a case 86 00:06:18,300 --> 00:06:20,880 where in every group project, you're the one 87 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,880 that makes the schedule and you keep people on task, 88 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,830 and you're the one that's always checking in? 89 00:06:25,830 --> 00:06:27,600 If that's the case, say that, you know, 90 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:30,720 but you wanna make sure that you're demonstrating your skill 91 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:33,210 in some way through your experience. 92 00:06:33,210 --> 00:06:35,970 So you always wanna make those connections. 93 00:06:35,970 --> 00:06:40,020 And then when talking about your weaknesses, first of all, 94 00:06:40,020 --> 00:06:41,400 you don't wanna be too honest. 95 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:42,390 You don't wanna say, 96 00:06:42,390 --> 00:06:43,537 first of all, you don't wanna say something like, 97 00:06:43,537 --> 00:06:44,790 "Ah, I'm really lazy." 98 00:06:44,790 --> 00:06:46,080 You don't wanna say that. 99 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:48,180 Also, you don't wanna say something like, well, 100 00:06:48,180 --> 00:06:49,290 I just work too hard. 101 00:06:49,290 --> 00:06:51,750 That's obviously not a great answer either. 102 00:06:51,750 --> 00:06:53,190 You want to be honest, 103 00:06:53,190 --> 00:06:56,400 identify something that you have recognized within yourself 104 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:57,810 that could be improved. 105 00:06:57,810 --> 00:07:00,570 It doesn't have to be a major flaw that's like, you know, 106 00:07:00,570 --> 00:07:03,960 really demonstrating that you're not a professional, 107 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,910 but it should be something. 108 00:07:05,910 --> 00:07:10,130 So for example, I had a coworker who... 109 00:07:12,330 --> 00:07:13,163 I'm sorry. 110 00:07:16,230 --> 00:07:21,133 So I had a coworker who said that the weakness 111 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,760 that they were working on was that they, you know, 112 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:28,110 they feel like their memory was getting worse 113 00:07:28,110 --> 00:07:29,640 because they had two small kids. 114 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,130 And so now that's fine. 115 00:07:32,130 --> 00:07:33,900 That's something that they're addressing. 116 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:35,190 But the next part is you wanna make sure 117 00:07:35,190 --> 00:07:36,750 you have a plan to address it. 118 00:07:36,750 --> 00:07:37,650 And so this person said 119 00:07:37,650 --> 00:07:39,810 like they've really increased their note taking. 120 00:07:39,810 --> 00:07:40,890 You know, they have a whiteboard, 121 00:07:40,890 --> 00:07:43,320 they've created like the system to like, you know, 122 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,060 keep timelines in order. 123 00:07:45,060 --> 00:07:47,820 So whatever it is, you wanna kind of address what it is, 124 00:07:47,820 --> 00:07:49,560 address why you think it's a problem, 125 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:54,560 and then think about like what your plan is to solve it. 126 00:07:56,370 --> 00:07:59,733 So there's a comment in the chat, 127 00:08:00,750 --> 00:08:02,550 what type of future goal passion 128 00:08:02,550 --> 00:08:04,653 sounds too big for an interview? 129 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:12,723 So I think that might be here. 130 00:08:13,950 --> 00:08:15,630 What sounds too big for an interview? 131 00:08:15,630 --> 00:08:20,630 So I'm not sure what type would be too big for an interview. 132 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,583 It really depends on the role. 133 00:08:24,780 --> 00:08:26,400 So you can kind of speak more generally. 134 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:27,690 Like, you know, 135 00:08:27,690 --> 00:08:30,330 I really enjoy helping people or, you know, 136 00:08:30,330 --> 00:08:32,130 I really feel validation, you know, 137 00:08:32,130 --> 00:08:34,860 when I solve problems or I really enjoy, 138 00:08:34,860 --> 00:08:37,530 I just enjoy working with people or, you know, 139 00:08:37,530 --> 00:08:39,360 I really like figuring things out on my own. 140 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:40,530 So whatever that is, 141 00:08:40,530 --> 00:08:43,170 you can kind of think of that as like your passion. 142 00:08:43,170 --> 00:08:44,430 And as far as a goal, 143 00:08:44,430 --> 00:08:47,460 I would try to make it something that is realistic 144 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:49,110 and attainable in the near future. 145 00:08:49,110 --> 00:08:51,213 So your goal might be, 146 00:08:52,410 --> 00:08:56,010 you know, I'm really hoping in this position I can... 147 00:08:56,010 --> 00:08:57,660 It's hard to say without knowing what the position is, 148 00:08:57,660 --> 00:09:00,030 but like in an educational role, it's like, yeah, 149 00:09:00,030 --> 00:09:02,430 my goal is like to continue helping students, 150 00:09:02,430 --> 00:09:03,810 but in a different way. 151 00:09:03,810 --> 00:09:06,270 So it's not like something that's really massive. 152 00:09:06,270 --> 00:09:07,740 I'm not changing the world, 153 00:09:07,740 --> 00:09:10,590 I'm just kind of focusing on like why I want the position 154 00:09:10,590 --> 00:09:12,960 and what I hope to get out of it in a way 155 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,430 that's not totally self-serving, 156 00:09:14,430 --> 00:09:17,550 but it's also kind of helping the organization. 157 00:09:17,550 --> 00:09:20,760 So Sherry, I hope that answered your question. 158 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:21,900 If not, feel free to follow up 159 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:24,003 in the chat or raise your hand. 160 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:27,270 Okay, moving on. 161 00:09:27,270 --> 00:09:29,790 So what are your interests? What are you passionate about? 162 00:09:29,790 --> 00:09:31,620 So again, here you can be specific. 163 00:09:31,620 --> 00:09:36,620 So this question is also helpful if you can tie it back 164 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:38,580 to the role. 165 00:09:38,580 --> 00:09:41,130 So, you know, if you're really passionate about, like, 166 00:09:41,130 --> 00:09:42,243 for example, helping people 167 00:09:42,243 --> 00:09:44,490 and you're working for an organization that does that, 168 00:09:44,490 --> 00:09:47,640 that's an obvious connection between the two. 169 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,530 So you wanna make sure that you are figuring out 170 00:09:49,530 --> 00:09:51,690 like how you can always take 171 00:09:51,690 --> 00:09:52,980 what you imagine they're gonna ask you 172 00:09:52,980 --> 00:09:57,453 and connect it back to the top of your hand, the position. 173 00:09:58,470 --> 00:10:01,530 All right, this next question, how do you handle stress? 174 00:10:01,530 --> 00:10:05,370 So this is a common question, like how do you handle stress? 175 00:10:05,370 --> 00:10:06,990 Tell us about a conflict. 176 00:10:06,990 --> 00:10:08,010 Tell us about a time 177 00:10:08,010 --> 00:10:10,560 that you attempted something and failed. 178 00:10:10,560 --> 00:10:12,780 So really, they're asking you 179 00:10:12,780 --> 00:10:16,143 to tell a story about something. 180 00:10:17,220 --> 00:10:19,590 And so when they're asking a story, 181 00:10:19,590 --> 00:10:22,350 you can always use the STAR method. 182 00:10:22,350 --> 00:10:25,140 And so the STAR method is a good way to kind 183 00:10:25,140 --> 00:10:26,910 of frame your answer 184 00:10:26,910 --> 00:10:30,120 so that you don't just kind of keep talking. 185 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,280 Because typically an interviewer will just let you talk 186 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:33,420 until you stop. 187 00:10:33,420 --> 00:10:35,760 And sometimes if you're nervous when you're talking, 188 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:38,700 you don't realize like, you know, what am I saying? 189 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:41,460 Am I actually making a point? Should I just stop here? 190 00:10:41,460 --> 00:10:44,580 And so this is a way to kind of keep your answers organized. 191 00:10:44,580 --> 00:10:47,250 So the STAR method means you wanna explain the situation. 192 00:10:47,250 --> 00:10:48,630 So keep in mind, 193 00:10:48,630 --> 00:10:51,600 your interviewer has no idea about the context. 194 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,240 So you wanna plant that context for the task. 195 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,250 Describe your role, what were you doing? 196 00:10:56,250 --> 00:10:58,415 What was your responsibility in the situation. 197 00:10:58,415 --> 00:11:01,980 What's the action? So what had to be done? 198 00:11:01,980 --> 00:11:04,323 And then the result is what was the outcome? 199 00:11:05,370 --> 00:11:09,720 And the outcome does not always have to be positive. 200 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,120 So I'll give you an example. 201 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:13,710 I was asked in an interview, 202 00:11:13,710 --> 00:11:17,700 tell us about a time you had a conflict with a coworker, 203 00:11:17,700 --> 00:11:19,020 how did you handle it? 204 00:11:19,020 --> 00:11:22,633 And so my conflict was that, you know, 205 00:11:22,633 --> 00:11:24,270 I was emailing with several coworkers, 206 00:11:24,270 --> 00:11:28,200 we were trying to arrange a time to meet for this committee 207 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:33,150 we were working on, there was a lot of conflict 208 00:11:33,150 --> 00:11:34,170 with meeting times. 209 00:11:34,170 --> 00:11:35,280 People had very different opinions 210 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:36,600 about when we should meet. 211 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,330 I finally set a time in my email, 212 00:11:39,330 --> 00:11:41,460 I forgot to include a coworker. 213 00:11:41,460 --> 00:11:43,710 This person became incredibly upset 214 00:11:43,710 --> 00:11:45,180 and so I had to resolve it. 215 00:11:45,180 --> 00:11:48,390 So I apologized to the coworker, but still, 216 00:11:48,390 --> 00:11:50,610 it really didn't, the outcome wasn't really solved. 217 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:52,650 This person was still upset for the rest of the time 218 00:11:52,650 --> 00:11:53,820 that we worked together. 219 00:11:53,820 --> 00:11:56,460 So from this, I learned that, you know, 220 00:11:56,460 --> 00:11:58,800 I should obviously be more careful 221 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,390 with emailing and perhaps, 222 00:12:00,390 --> 00:12:04,050 I could have approached that person 223 00:12:04,050 --> 00:12:06,840 in a different way as opposed to like 224 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,160 just directly talking to them. 225 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:11,400 Maybe email first in set up situation, I'm not sure. 226 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,790 But the answer is you wanna make sure that you are thinking 227 00:12:14,790 --> 00:12:17,130 about the situation, describing it completely, 228 00:12:17,130 --> 00:12:19,200 and then explaining the outcome. 229 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,800 If the outcome is not positive, you know, reflect on it. 230 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,510 What did you gain from the experience? 231 00:12:24,510 --> 00:12:26,460 What did you learn from the experience? 232 00:12:27,900 --> 00:12:29,433 And then career goals. 233 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:34,470 Make sure that you are not saying something like, 234 00:12:34,470 --> 00:12:36,990 well, one year later I don't wanna be working here anymore, 235 00:12:36,990 --> 00:12:39,270 I wanna work somewhere else. 236 00:12:39,270 --> 00:12:42,210 Instead, you can be a little bit more vague, you know, 237 00:12:42,210 --> 00:12:43,080 you can say like, you know, 238 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:45,330 I'm hoping to be be in a position where I'm continuing 239 00:12:45,330 --> 00:12:48,000 to grow, continuing to advance. 240 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:48,840 And then think about like, 241 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,810 what is the next step that you want? 242 00:12:51,810 --> 00:12:55,290 And you can be honest and the organization might say like, 243 00:12:55,290 --> 00:12:57,270 yeah, you know, we don't have that role here yet, 244 00:12:57,270 --> 00:12:59,130 or you know, we haven't provided it yet. 245 00:12:59,130 --> 00:13:02,040 Or that's a different department, which is totally fine. 246 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,370 It's understood that you're not going to get the job, 247 00:13:05,370 --> 00:13:07,410 your next job is not gonna be your forever job. 248 00:13:07,410 --> 00:13:10,740 So being honest about what your goals are is good, 249 00:13:10,740 --> 00:13:12,810 but you don't have to be so specific. 250 00:13:12,810 --> 00:13:16,560 You can be a little bit more vague 251 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:19,110 as far as like what those goals are. 252 00:13:19,110 --> 00:13:20,550 Just kinda be generally speaking, 253 00:13:20,550 --> 00:13:24,123 like what are your goals for advancement? 254 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,610 Sherry, your question's a little bit long. 255 00:13:29,610 --> 00:13:31,680 I will address this at the end of the session. 256 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:32,550 So if you stick around, 257 00:13:32,550 --> 00:13:36,630 there'll be times for questions and I will address it then. 258 00:13:36,630 --> 00:13:38,313 So I hope that works for you. 259 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,610 Okay, so as I said, 260 00:13:44,610 --> 00:13:46,170 you wanna make sure that you're familiar 261 00:13:46,170 --> 00:13:48,573 with the job description. 262 00:13:49,980 --> 00:13:51,060 You know, you might look at like the description 263 00:13:51,060 --> 00:13:52,350 of what the job is itself, 264 00:13:52,350 --> 00:13:54,750 also the responsibilities and think 265 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:59,280 about how you might turn these into questions. 266 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,200 And so you can look at, again, 267 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,650 you look at the title, the responsibilities. 268 00:14:04,650 --> 00:14:08,640 Here's another example of how you can look at the position 269 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,730 and sort of imagine what are some kinds of questions 270 00:14:11,730 --> 00:14:13,620 they might ask about this. 271 00:14:13,620 --> 00:14:16,320 And so really just think about turning every line 272 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:19,320 of that job description into a question. 273 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:20,153 And so that's one way 274 00:14:20,153 --> 00:14:22,233 to minimize those unexpected questions. 275 00:14:23,490 --> 00:14:24,323 So for example, 276 00:14:24,323 --> 00:14:27,424 here it's like individuals should be interested 277 00:14:27,424 --> 00:14:28,290 in consumer research and helping brands 278 00:14:28,290 --> 00:14:29,850 make better decisions. 279 00:14:29,850 --> 00:14:31,019 So a question might be, 280 00:14:31,019 --> 00:14:33,090 can you give us an example of a bad decision 281 00:14:33,090 --> 00:14:35,850 that a brand has made and how would you advise them? 282 00:14:35,850 --> 00:14:39,480 And so it seems like this position might be interested 283 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,530 in someone who is constantly thinking about marketing 284 00:14:43,530 --> 00:14:45,840 and is very in tune with like, 285 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,900 what's happening now in the world of marketing. 286 00:14:48,900 --> 00:14:51,990 So asking someone like, what's happening now? 287 00:14:51,990 --> 00:14:54,210 Like, what's an example of something you've seen recently? 288 00:14:54,210 --> 00:14:55,590 And so they wanna test 289 00:14:55,590 --> 00:14:57,940 if that person's like always thinking about it. 290 00:14:58,830 --> 00:15:02,430 Another, here are some of the skills, strong communications, 291 00:15:02,430 --> 00:15:04,890 written, verbal, communicate with stakeholders. 292 00:15:04,890 --> 00:15:06,480 So those two kind of tie together. 293 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,280 So they might ask a question, 294 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:09,960 can you give us an example of a time you had 295 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,910 to communicate with stakeholders? 296 00:15:11,910 --> 00:15:13,110 What was your strategy? 297 00:15:13,110 --> 00:15:14,820 You know, how did you keep them informed? 298 00:15:14,820 --> 00:15:16,140 What did you do? 299 00:15:16,140 --> 00:15:18,270 And so again, they're gonna want you to kind of like walk 300 00:15:18,270 --> 00:15:19,950 through that process. 301 00:15:19,950 --> 00:15:22,230 First, I started thinking about this, 302 00:15:22,230 --> 00:15:23,460 and then I thought about this 303 00:15:23,460 --> 00:15:24,630 and then, you know, so like, 304 00:15:24,630 --> 00:15:26,370 how did you think through it? 305 00:15:26,370 --> 00:15:29,310 And so really they're looking for you to sort 306 00:15:29,310 --> 00:15:32,103 of say out loud your thought process. 307 00:15:35,430 --> 00:15:39,720 And again, you can use the STAR method 308 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,360 for this, thinking about the context, 309 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,213 the task, the action, and what is the result. 310 00:15:47,010 --> 00:15:50,790 So this STAR method is not exclusively used 311 00:15:50,790 --> 00:15:54,060 for negative situations, 312 00:15:54,060 --> 00:15:56,973 can also be used for positive situations. 313 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:01,680 So I'm gonna pause here. 314 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,073 Are there any questions before we move on? 315 00:16:23,550 --> 00:16:24,383 Okay. 316 00:16:25,470 --> 00:16:28,260 So another situation you might encounter 317 00:16:28,260 --> 00:16:30,060 is you might be asked to talk 318 00:16:30,060 --> 00:16:33,810 about your research if you are in research. 319 00:16:33,810 --> 00:16:35,310 And so in this case, 320 00:16:35,310 --> 00:16:37,200 you're kind of preparing an elevator speech, 321 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,670 we talked about last session, 322 00:16:38,670 --> 00:16:41,850 really just like a short explanation of what it is 323 00:16:41,850 --> 00:16:43,047 that you've been working on. 324 00:16:43,047 --> 00:16:45,690 And so you wanna start with the big picture, 325 00:16:45,690 --> 00:16:48,780 like what question does your research seek to answer? 326 00:16:48,780 --> 00:16:49,620 So you might say, well, 327 00:16:49,620 --> 00:16:51,840 I'm really interested in looking at why this happens 328 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,490 or how we can reduce X, 329 00:16:53,490 --> 00:16:56,397 or what we can do about the problem of whatever. 330 00:16:56,397 --> 00:16:58,623 And so just kind of start general, 331 00:16:59,580 --> 00:17:02,343 then a few sentences to focus on why that's important. 332 00:17:03,330 --> 00:17:06,990 You know, solving this would help understand da, da, da. 333 00:17:06,990 --> 00:17:09,300 And so you want to keep it pretty general 334 00:17:09,300 --> 00:17:11,850 and then connect your research back to the big picture. 335 00:17:11,850 --> 00:17:12,683 So you know, 336 00:17:12,683 --> 00:17:14,640 if we're able to know a little bit more about that, 337 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,740 then you know, I think that we can, you know, 338 00:17:16,740 --> 00:17:21,420 reduce whatever issue or increase whatever positive thing 339 00:17:21,420 --> 00:17:22,720 you're trying to focus on. 340 00:17:23,730 --> 00:17:25,650 So you want to kind of think of it as like an hourglass, 341 00:17:25,650 --> 00:17:29,280 like general, specific and general. 342 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,070 As you're talking about your research, 343 00:17:32,070 --> 00:17:34,200 a couple of things about that. 344 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,850 You want to avoid jargon unless you are talking to people 345 00:17:38,850 --> 00:17:39,870 who know the same jargon. 346 00:17:39,870 --> 00:17:42,802 So if your research is in like, you know, 347 00:17:42,802 --> 00:17:45,930 neuroscience and you're talking to neuroscientists, 348 00:17:45,930 --> 00:17:48,033 then by all means, use the jargon. 349 00:17:48,930 --> 00:17:51,840 But you might be in a situation where you're applying 350 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:53,580 for a position that's not directly related 351 00:17:53,580 --> 00:17:55,830 to what you studied or directly related 352 00:17:55,830 --> 00:17:57,930 to that research project. 353 00:17:57,930 --> 00:18:00,450 As you know, research can become pretty narrowly focused. 354 00:18:00,450 --> 00:18:02,610 So you wanna make sure like you are able 355 00:18:02,610 --> 00:18:04,080 to relate to other people. 356 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,320 And one thing you do is focus on the why, not the what. 357 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,690 So don't get into like the details about the data, 358 00:18:09,690 --> 00:18:10,920 but more of the big picture. 359 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,060 This is what we're trying to solve, 360 00:18:12,060 --> 00:18:13,590 this is what we're looking at. 361 00:18:13,590 --> 00:18:15,630 Anytime you can use metaphors is very helpful 362 00:18:15,630 --> 00:18:16,500 for people to understand. 363 00:18:16,500 --> 00:18:18,720 So if I'm looking at climate, or the weather, 364 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:19,980 I might say weather's like a mood, 365 00:18:19,980 --> 00:18:21,420 but climate's a personality, 366 00:18:21,420 --> 00:18:23,610 something like that helps people understand 367 00:18:23,610 --> 00:18:24,750 and that's the plain language. 368 00:18:24,750 --> 00:18:28,050 And again, that broad, narrow, broad focus. 369 00:18:28,050 --> 00:18:30,810 And another thing I would say is also try to be interested 370 00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:31,980 in your own research. 371 00:18:31,980 --> 00:18:33,586 Sometimes I hear people say like, 372 00:18:33,586 --> 00:18:36,930 yeah, my research is kind of boring. 373 00:18:36,930 --> 00:18:39,164 But then they start talking about it like, 374 00:18:39,164 --> 00:18:40,200 please don't say that. 375 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:41,490 Please, you know, 376 00:18:41,490 --> 00:18:43,770 be interested in it even if you're sick of it 377 00:18:43,770 --> 00:18:45,833 because you've been working on it so long. 378 00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:52,530 Also be prepared to discuss your transferrable skills. 379 00:18:52,530 --> 00:18:54,930 So you want to think about like, 380 00:18:54,930 --> 00:18:56,940 what is this job asking for? 381 00:18:56,940 --> 00:18:59,400 Are they asking for leadership skills? 382 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,290 Are they asking for collaboration? 383 00:19:01,290 --> 00:19:03,420 Are they asking for, you know, 384 00:19:03,420 --> 00:19:07,020 someone who is exceptionally good at communicating 385 00:19:07,020 --> 00:19:08,583 in a variety of modes? 386 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:10,433 Whatever it is, 387 00:19:10,433 --> 00:19:14,100 make sure you've pulled those out of the job description 388 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,200 and say, okay, definitely they're gonna ask about this, 389 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,150 or I should be able to describe, you know, 390 00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:20,370 how I've been an effective leader in the past. 391 00:19:20,370 --> 00:19:22,504 Make sure you understand like what they're looking for, 392 00:19:22,504 --> 00:19:26,220 why you think it's necessary to the position. 393 00:19:26,220 --> 00:19:29,520 And so then the thing about like, do you have the skill? 394 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:31,410 Yes. What experience helped you develop it? 395 00:19:31,410 --> 00:19:33,690 And then sort of can make those connections. 396 00:19:33,690 --> 00:19:37,410 So you might be applying for something that you feel 397 00:19:37,410 --> 00:19:41,160 like is more of a technical independent role, 398 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,420 but they might ask you, 399 00:19:42,420 --> 00:19:44,430 but if in the job description they do mention something 400 00:19:44,430 --> 00:19:47,007 about communication, they might ask you like, you know, 401 00:19:47,007 --> 00:19:50,490 how how do you deal with communicating to a large audience? 402 00:19:50,490 --> 00:19:52,140 And so maybe that's not exactly 403 00:19:52,140 --> 00:19:53,430 what was in the job description, 404 00:19:53,430 --> 00:19:55,931 but you should be thinking about it a little bit like this, 405 00:19:55,931 --> 00:19:58,530 you know, communication broadly is on the table. 406 00:19:58,530 --> 00:20:00,810 They might ask me about that. 407 00:20:00,810 --> 00:20:04,380 So make sure you are prepared for those kinds of things. 408 00:20:04,380 --> 00:20:06,060 Also, you might be asked 409 00:20:06,060 --> 00:20:09,210 about how you contribute to the diversity 410 00:20:09,210 --> 00:20:12,480 of our organization or this company or this field, 411 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,760 whatever it is that you're applying to. 412 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,000 And so keep in mind that diversity is multi-dimensional. 413 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,990 So there's lots of different things that you can focus on. 414 00:20:21,990 --> 00:20:24,480 Could be your identity, your background, your experience, 415 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:26,850 the things you're passionate about. 416 00:20:26,850 --> 00:20:30,810 Lots of different things can contribute to diversity. 417 00:20:30,810 --> 00:20:32,799 So if you feel like, ah, 418 00:20:32,799 --> 00:20:34,950 I don't really have much to add to that, 419 00:20:34,950 --> 00:20:36,060 really try to think about like, 420 00:20:36,060 --> 00:20:38,100 what are the different dimensions of your identity 421 00:20:38,100 --> 00:20:40,740 that could contribute to that? 422 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,930 And that can be your answer. 423 00:20:42,930 --> 00:20:45,180 Tell your story, be specific. 424 00:20:45,180 --> 00:20:47,850 Make sure you're not using false parallels. 425 00:20:47,850 --> 00:20:49,890 So you don't wanna say like, well, 426 00:20:49,890 --> 00:20:51,210 I had this experience once, 427 00:20:51,210 --> 00:20:53,610 which is just like how marginalized people feel 428 00:20:53,610 --> 00:20:54,443 all the time. 429 00:20:54,443 --> 00:20:56,130 So you wanna avoid that. 430 00:20:56,130 --> 00:20:58,980 But you know, showing an understanding of like, you know, 431 00:20:58,980 --> 00:21:02,520 why DEI is important and why you feel like, 432 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,350 so kind of acknowledging it and showing 433 00:21:04,350 --> 00:21:05,340 and demonstrating the value, 434 00:21:05,340 --> 00:21:07,110 explaining why you think it's valuable, 435 00:21:07,110 --> 00:21:09,600 and then explaining your role with it 436 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:11,673 is a great way to approach those things. 437 00:21:13,260 --> 00:21:14,093 And again, here, 438 00:21:14,093 --> 00:21:16,290 you want to make sure you're acknowledging barriers. 439 00:21:16,290 --> 00:21:17,123 If you're asked, 440 00:21:17,123 --> 00:21:19,470 like how have you demonstrated commitment to DEI. 441 00:21:19,470 --> 00:21:21,600 Maybe you've been involved in mentoring, 442 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,190 maybe you've done an educational outreach, 443 00:21:23,190 --> 00:21:25,860 maybe your research somehow contributes to it, 444 00:21:25,860 --> 00:21:28,590 maybe you have other experience that has contributed to it. 445 00:21:28,590 --> 00:21:30,810 And if none of that is true, 446 00:21:30,810 --> 00:21:34,500 just because you haven't had the opportunity, totally fine, 447 00:21:34,500 --> 00:21:36,000 you can indicate future plans. 448 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,680 So you might say something like, 449 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:39,780 although I have not done much in this field yet, 450 00:21:39,780 --> 00:21:43,860 I do hope that in my future role I can do X, Y, and Z. 451 00:21:43,860 --> 00:21:46,503 So you can always talk about the future. 452 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:51,150 There's a good chance that at least one of your interviews 453 00:21:51,150 --> 00:21:52,140 will be virtual. 454 00:21:52,140 --> 00:21:55,110 So typically, interviews happen in several rounds, 455 00:21:55,110 --> 00:21:59,970 and the first one might be over Teams or Zoom or Skype 456 00:21:59,970 --> 00:22:01,800 or whatever it is, just like we're doing now. 457 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,080 So make sure your technology's up to date, you know, 458 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,810 make sure like, you know, everything is, 459 00:22:06,810 --> 00:22:08,340 your drivers are working and everything 460 00:22:08,340 --> 00:22:09,510 so that your camera works. 461 00:22:09,510 --> 00:22:12,120 Maybe you don't use your camera very often for Zoom, 462 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:13,680 so you don't even know if it's it's working. 463 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,600 But make sure you test it out. 464 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,820 Make sure you have a quiet space, no distractions. 465 00:22:17,820 --> 00:22:19,680 You know, if you have roommates, 466 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,470 tell them to get out of the place for at least you know, 467 00:22:22,470 --> 00:22:24,450 the duration of the interview. 468 00:22:24,450 --> 00:22:27,420 Make sure your background's not distracting. 469 00:22:27,420 --> 00:22:30,041 We've had people apply to positions here. 470 00:22:30,041 --> 00:22:33,240 They've had incredibly messy rooms 471 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:34,378 and it is very distracting 472 00:22:34,378 --> 00:22:37,263 to like kind of look like what is going on behind you. 473 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:40,200 Make sure your lighting is coming from in front of you. 474 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,300 I know that's not always possible depending 475 00:22:42,300 --> 00:22:45,630 on your living situation and the time of day. 476 00:22:45,630 --> 00:22:48,720 And then also if your interviewer is a few minutes late, 477 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,180 just wait, they're probably wrapping things up 478 00:22:51,180 --> 00:22:52,440 with someone else. 479 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:56,430 Oftentimes interviews go over. Not a big deal. 480 00:22:56,430 --> 00:22:59,160 If it's been probably five minutes and no one is popping 481 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,610 into the room that you are supposed to be interviewing at, 482 00:23:02,610 --> 00:23:06,090 your virtual room, send an email. 483 00:23:06,090 --> 00:23:07,830 If you don't have their email, call 'em. 484 00:23:07,830 --> 00:23:09,270 Email is probably better. 485 00:23:09,270 --> 00:23:10,800 Also, have your email open 486 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:12,210 just in case they're trying to reach you. 487 00:23:12,210 --> 00:23:13,650 Maybe there's a miscommunication 488 00:23:13,650 --> 00:23:15,900 or they had to change the room or something. 489 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:19,143 So just kind of be aware of all of those things, 490 00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:23,164 and just keep in mind that you might be much better 491 00:23:23,164 --> 00:23:26,190 with the technology than the person who's interviewing you. 492 00:23:26,190 --> 00:23:28,500 So also allow them some grace. 493 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:33,500 Not everyone is a Zoom or Teams master just yet. 494 00:23:34,050 --> 00:23:36,090 All right, another important thing to consider 495 00:23:36,090 --> 00:23:41,090 is after the interview, typically people will ask you, 496 00:23:43,707 --> 00:23:46,950 "Do you have any questions for us?" 497 00:23:46,950 --> 00:23:49,890 And there's lots of different things that you can ask. 498 00:23:49,890 --> 00:23:51,990 I'll give you a moment to look over the screen 499 00:23:51,990 --> 00:23:54,213 for some examples. 500 00:24:48,630 --> 00:24:51,690 So these are just a few kinds of questions that you might 501 00:24:51,690 --> 00:24:53,793 want to ask at the end of an interview. 502 00:24:55,110 --> 00:24:57,540 You don't have to ask one of these. 503 00:24:57,540 --> 00:24:59,970 The best thing to do is to ask a question 504 00:24:59,970 --> 00:25:03,360 that really is related to something you're curious about. 505 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:07,800 Maybe there's something that you're unsure 506 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:08,633 about the company. 507 00:25:08,633 --> 00:25:10,830 Maybe there's something about the company's values 508 00:25:10,830 --> 00:25:13,470 that you just want to know a little bit more about 509 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:16,290 or what are they doing to address topic X? 510 00:25:16,290 --> 00:25:17,362 And if they're not addressing it, 511 00:25:17,362 --> 00:25:19,170 maybe that's a big turnoff for you 512 00:25:19,170 --> 00:25:20,070 and you don't wanna work there. 513 00:25:20,070 --> 00:25:22,863 So definitely ask those at that time. 514 00:25:24,510 --> 00:25:28,200 The worst thing that you can do is ask nothing. 515 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:31,440 So Sherry is asking how many questions are appropriate 516 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:33,360 to ask at the step? 517 00:25:33,360 --> 00:25:35,940 That's probably going to be dependent on time. 518 00:25:35,940 --> 00:25:37,050 So as I was saying, 519 00:25:37,050 --> 00:25:40,110 the worst thing that you can do is ask nothing. 520 00:25:40,110 --> 00:25:42,360 And if you have many people interviewing you 521 00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:45,150 and you have like 10 minutes to ask your questions, 522 00:25:45,150 --> 00:25:46,470 I would say make sure you ask 523 00:25:46,470 --> 00:25:48,840 your most important question first 524 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,810 because someone might answer it and then somebody else 525 00:25:51,810 --> 00:25:53,700 might offer their answer and then somebody else. 526 00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:55,290 And then almost you're out of time 527 00:25:55,290 --> 00:25:58,050 because you can't really cut them off 528 00:25:58,050 --> 00:26:00,420 and be like, okay, I got it, I got it, I got more questions. 529 00:26:00,420 --> 00:26:03,660 So make sure you ask your most important question first, 530 00:26:03,660 --> 00:26:06,690 and then you can ask follow ups. 531 00:26:06,690 --> 00:26:08,280 That's totally fine. 532 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,070 I find that most people want questions. 533 00:26:11,070 --> 00:26:12,900 If you say nothing, 534 00:26:12,900 --> 00:26:14,970 it kind of feels like you're not really interested 535 00:26:14,970 --> 00:26:17,370 or you haven't really thought about the role. 536 00:26:17,370 --> 00:26:19,920 So you wanna make sure you have at least something to ask. 537 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:24,480 If you are incredibly nervous and you feel like if your mind 538 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,750 just goes blank, a question that you can always ask 539 00:26:27,750 --> 00:26:30,270 is you can ask people like, you know, 540 00:26:30,270 --> 00:26:31,740 what's a typical day like here? 541 00:26:31,740 --> 00:26:34,080 And that's gonna give a lot of different people to answer. 542 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,810 Like, this is what I do, this is what I do. 543 00:26:35,810 --> 00:26:37,800 If you want to end on a positive note and you kind 544 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,660 of go blank, you can say like, 545 00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:41,970 can you tell me what you love about working here? 546 00:26:41,970 --> 00:26:45,000 And that ends very positively. 547 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,530 But really, this is your chance 548 00:26:46,530 --> 00:26:48,480 to ask those really specific things 549 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:49,313 that are important to you. 550 00:26:49,313 --> 00:26:52,380 So don't waste that opportunity. 551 00:26:52,380 --> 00:26:55,770 And again, to answer Sherry's question, it really depends. 552 00:26:55,770 --> 00:26:58,200 So you wanna make sure you organize those questions, 553 00:26:58,200 --> 00:27:00,240 first one, most important first, 554 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:01,800 and then second one. 555 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:05,280 Probably you're only gonna get two or three at the most. 556 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:06,780 So just be mindful of that 557 00:27:06,780 --> 00:27:08,880 unless you have a very relaxed interview environment. 558 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,460 But probably just a handful or two or three, I mean, 559 00:27:11,460 --> 00:27:12,293 not a handful. 560 00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:14,440 Okay, after the interview, 561 00:27:15,750 --> 00:27:19,140 the first thing you should do is as soon as you walk out, 562 00:27:19,140 --> 00:27:21,840 get in your car, go down the hall, go to a quiet room, 563 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:24,300 whatever, you wanna start jotting down your thoughts, 564 00:27:24,300 --> 00:27:27,360 and whether that's a pen and paper or just on your phone, 565 00:27:27,360 --> 00:27:30,300 just a few notes, you know, like, okay, 566 00:27:30,300 --> 00:27:31,438 didn't expect him to ask about that, 567 00:27:31,438 --> 00:27:34,590 or they asked this question, that went really well. 568 00:27:34,590 --> 00:27:36,810 I didn't get a chance to mention this. 569 00:27:36,810 --> 00:27:38,490 So whatever your immediate thoughts are, 570 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:39,990 just take a few notes. 571 00:27:39,990 --> 00:27:41,610 They don't have to be complete sentences or anything, 572 00:27:41,610 --> 00:27:44,940 just so that you understand and you can refer to it later. 573 00:27:44,940 --> 00:27:46,620 So make sure that's clear. 574 00:27:46,620 --> 00:27:49,350 And then if they do tell you that they're going 575 00:27:49,350 --> 00:27:50,580 to contact your references, 576 00:27:50,580 --> 00:27:53,802 make sure you also tell your references. 577 00:27:53,802 --> 00:27:57,030 So hopefully, you've already asked your references 578 00:27:57,030 --> 00:27:57,900 if they are references, 579 00:27:57,900 --> 00:28:00,090 so they know that they're gonna be contacted. 580 00:28:00,090 --> 00:28:02,880 So you might just send them a text message or an email 581 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,580 saying, I just finished my interview. 582 00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:08,370 You're probably going to hear from them this week 583 00:28:08,370 --> 00:28:09,203 or next week. 584 00:28:09,203 --> 00:28:11,790 So please, you know, please be aware, 585 00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:13,590 you might get an email in your spam box 586 00:28:13,590 --> 00:28:14,610 or you might get a phone call 587 00:28:14,610 --> 00:28:15,930 from a number you don't recognize. 588 00:28:15,930 --> 00:28:18,720 So just be aware, it might be them contacting you. 589 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,700 So send that. 590 00:28:20,700 --> 00:28:23,190 Then crucially, next one, 591 00:28:23,190 --> 00:28:26,160 you wanna make sure you send the thank you note within 24 592 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:27,450 to 36 hours. 593 00:28:27,450 --> 00:28:28,307 And sometimes people feel like, 594 00:28:28,307 --> 00:28:29,400 that's kind of weird? 595 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,345 Why am I thanking them for the interview? 596 00:28:32,345 --> 00:28:35,130 I know it's weird, but if you don't do it, 597 00:28:35,130 --> 00:28:37,380 you're probably gonna be the only person who doesn't do it 598 00:28:37,380 --> 00:28:38,730 and you don't want to be that. 599 00:28:38,730 --> 00:28:40,620 So you wanna send a thank you note, 600 00:28:40,620 --> 00:28:45,600 but then also you can use this as a way to add more 601 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:46,433 to the interview. 602 00:28:46,433 --> 00:28:48,240 So if you took down some notes, you're like, ah, 603 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,240 I forgot to mention this really important thing, 604 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,499 you can mention that in your thank you note. 605 00:28:53,499 --> 00:28:57,120 So you can say, you know, thank you for your time. 606 00:28:57,120 --> 00:29:00,330 Please extend my thanks to the whole team. 607 00:29:00,330 --> 00:29:02,880 In the interview, I didn't have a chance to mention, 608 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,190 but I want you to know that I do have a lot of experience 609 00:29:05,190 --> 00:29:06,720 with whatever it is. 610 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,840 So you can use this as a way to show your politeness, 611 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:11,370 your professionalism, 612 00:29:11,370 --> 00:29:13,350 but also you can use it to your own advantage 613 00:29:13,350 --> 00:29:14,550 to add those extra things 614 00:29:14,550 --> 00:29:17,130 that maybe you didn't mention or you feel like 615 00:29:17,130 --> 00:29:19,740 you didn't emphasize enough or you just kind of wanted 616 00:29:19,740 --> 00:29:22,200 to reiterate and reemphasize. 617 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:23,523 As a final note, 618 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:26,220 also be patient. 619 00:29:26,220 --> 00:29:28,270 Decisions can take longer than you think. 620 00:29:29,340 --> 00:29:31,980 You might be the first person they interviewed and maybe 621 00:29:31,980 --> 00:29:33,240 they're interviewing, you know, 622 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,490 six people and it's gonna take several weeks 623 00:29:35,490 --> 00:29:37,380 because everyone has a different schedule. 624 00:29:37,380 --> 00:29:38,870 They have to organize all of that. 625 00:29:38,870 --> 00:29:40,620 So it's gonna take a while. 626 00:29:40,620 --> 00:29:44,310 But if the employer did say, like, 627 00:29:44,310 --> 00:29:47,610 you will hear from us in two weeks, first of all, 628 00:29:47,610 --> 00:29:51,780 wait two weeks, not 13 days, not 12 days, two weeks. 629 00:29:51,780 --> 00:29:54,840 And then after that time, if they have not contacted you, 630 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:57,813 it's totally okay to contact them. 631 00:29:58,830 --> 00:30:02,284 Just send a polite email, you know, hi, 632 00:30:02,284 --> 00:30:06,330 I know you said I'd hear back in two weeks, 633 00:30:06,330 --> 00:30:07,833 do you have any updates? 634 00:30:08,820 --> 00:30:10,080 Is there anything else that you need from me? 635 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:11,730 Something like that. 636 00:30:11,730 --> 00:30:12,900 You never know what's happening 637 00:30:12,900 --> 00:30:14,523 with different organizations. 638 00:30:15,450 --> 00:30:18,273 Someone may have quit, someone may have been promoted, 639 00:30:19,140 --> 00:30:21,360 someone may have suddenly went on vacation, 640 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,370 and they're really important in this whole process. 641 00:30:23,370 --> 00:30:27,180 So it doesn't mean it's necessarily anything bad, 642 00:30:27,180 --> 00:30:29,190 but if they do give you a timeframe, 643 00:30:29,190 --> 00:30:32,160 do not hesitate to contact them after 644 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:33,900 that timeframe has passed. 645 00:30:33,900 --> 00:30:35,700 If they say five days wait, five days, 646 00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:36,533 so whatever it is. 647 00:30:36,533 --> 00:30:38,940 So they're not going to be like, 648 00:30:38,940 --> 00:30:41,670 oh, I can't believe that she contacted us 649 00:30:41,670 --> 00:30:43,380 and is really eager to work here. 650 00:30:43,380 --> 00:30:45,300 That's terrible. That's not how they think. 651 00:30:45,300 --> 00:30:47,070 It's actually probably more of a positive thing. 652 00:30:47,070 --> 00:30:50,643 So don't worry about that too much. 653 00:30:52,590 --> 00:30:54,030 So before I get to final questions, 654 00:30:54,030 --> 00:30:56,010 I'll give you a moment to answer those. 655 00:30:56,010 --> 00:31:00,870 And I do want to address Sherry's question in the chat. 656 00:31:00,870 --> 00:31:05,790 So Sherry's question was like, what if I have a goal 657 00:31:05,790 --> 00:31:08,370 that is like really long that I might not be able 658 00:31:08,370 --> 00:31:13,370 to address during my, even in my entire career? 659 00:31:13,590 --> 00:31:14,670 I would say for that, 660 00:31:14,670 --> 00:31:17,880 try to cut it short and be a little bit more general. 661 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,100 So Sherry's just working on a training camp 662 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:21,030 in underdeveloped areas. 663 00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:23,940 So I would probably start with that. 664 00:31:23,940 --> 00:31:26,460 Like, I'm hoping to work on, you know, a training 665 00:31:26,460 --> 00:31:28,953 and a lab in some core of an undeveloped area. 666 00:31:29,910 --> 00:31:32,070 And I really think that's important because, 667 00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:36,420 and then give the reasons and you know, I hope that this lab 668 00:31:36,420 --> 00:31:39,180 is gonna meet the New York, 669 00:31:39,180 --> 00:31:40,230 I think that's what it is, 670 00:31:40,230 --> 00:31:45,230 New York standards so that it can be like , 671 00:31:45,570 --> 00:31:48,750 an important part of preventing a future outbreak. 672 00:31:48,750 --> 00:31:51,150 So you don't have to give like a really long answer. 673 00:31:51,150 --> 00:31:53,533 You can kind of say like, this is what I want to do, 674 00:31:53,533 --> 00:31:55,982 this is why it's important. 675 00:31:55,982 --> 00:31:58,232 So you can kind of focus on just those steps. 676 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,630 Are there any other questions about the interview process 677 00:32:03,630 --> 00:32:06,390 or some of those questions you might get asked 678 00:32:06,390 --> 00:32:07,840 that are difficult to answer? 679 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:16,640 Especially, there was a question about unexpected questions. 680 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:21,210 So if you had an unexpected question, 681 00:32:21,210 --> 00:32:24,090 you're kind of curious like, yeah, answered it this way, 682 00:32:24,090 --> 00:32:25,500 I don't know if that was the right way. 683 00:32:25,500 --> 00:32:28,450 Is there another way? So I'm happy to talk about those two. 684 00:32:46,620 --> 00:32:50,910 Well, if there's no more questions, we can wrap it up here. 685 00:32:50,910 --> 00:32:55,910 Also, I'm happy to stick around and answer anything 686 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,680 that people are curious about. 687 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:01,170 And I see it was an interview for scholarships 688 00:33:01,170 --> 00:33:02,340 are probably a bit different. 689 00:33:02,340 --> 00:33:05,135 We can also talk about that too if you wanna stick around. 690 00:33:05,135 --> 00:33:07,083 I have time. 691 00:33:24,690 --> 00:33:27,510 Okay. So I am going to, okay. 692 00:33:27,510 --> 00:33:28,780 Sorry. Thank you. Okay, thank you. 693 00:33:28,780 --> 00:33:29,730 Thank you for attending. 694 00:33:29,730 --> 00:33:32,283 So I am going to stop the recording now.