尴尬的博士后。。。（代朋友转）# Biology - 生物学
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Step 1: Mindset. Envision yourself acing the interview. Be certain in your
mind that you will execute the interview with perfection. Your mental state
will determine part of your outcome. Recognize that every interview can be
won with practice, and on the phone is no exception. Accept that it may take
several days of full time preparation prior to the interview time in order
to succeed. Schedule the interview at a later date accordingly.
Step 2: Plan. Make a list of 'things to do' to prepare for the interview,
and get working on it. Start backwards by deciding on a specific goal. A
goal that you may want a job offer is not good enough because it is neither
specific nor realistic for a phone interview. Determine precisely what you
would like the interviewer to do at the conclusion of the phone discussion.
Would you like her to call you for a face-to-face meeting? Refer you to
someone else? Take your resume to the HR decision maker to have your name be
included in the list of super Saturday interview candidates?
Step 3: Research. Find out all the relevant pieces of information including
the following. With whom would you be speaking? What is their title,
division, etc.? Why are they willing to speak with you? Are they politically
strong enough in their organization to assist you if they wanted? How much
time do they have to speak with you? What does the interviewer do on a daily
basis? What specific position do you seek? What traits would an ideal
candidate have in such a position?
Step 4: Prepare every little detail. For example, purchase and set aside a
bottle of water that you would use during the conversation because your
mouth will get dry when you speak. Set aside a copy of your most recent
resume and your transcript as well. Have your notes handy.
Step 5: Learn the art of timing. Do not interview early in the morning or
right after lunch unless the interviewer insists. These are the times he
would be most distracted with emails and voicemails that accumulated while
he was away from desk.
Step 6: Prepare your story, and do so in writing. It is similar to writing
several personal statements and essays and takes substantial time. Once you
have your story on paper, proceed to tape record your answers to the
questions you expect to get, and listen to yourself again and again,
polishing your approach each time. Would you or your friends hire you based
upon these responses? If not, edit and re-edit your responses.
Step 7: Take the phone interview as seriously as an in person interview.
Make sure you have a good night sleep prior to the phone interview and that
you don't consume alcohol on the day prior to the interview.
Step 8: Dress up for the phone interview. Yes, we are not joking. They can't
see you, but they can sense you, and you will feel and act differently if
you were dressed up than if you were not. That's partly why radio performers
don't go to their offices in pajamas.
Step 9: Smile a lot while you speak on the phone. They can most certainly
feel it and it will make all the difference.
Step 10: Use hand gestures while on phone. They will feel your passion and
expressiveness.
Step 11: Stand up and stay standing up at all times while on the phone.
Perhaps it is that more blood goes into your brain when you are standing up
than when you are sitting down, but you are more alert and articulate as a
result of standing up.
Step 12: Eliminate as much improvisation as possible. Read your story off of
your notes while sounding completely natural on the phone. Eliminate errors
as a result of this. They can’t see that you are reading off of your notes
as long as you sound natural.
Step 13: Feel confident on the phone without being arrogant. Arrogance comes
from ignorance. Confidence comes from competence.
Step 14: Recognize that it's numbers game. Have a ton of phone interviews.
mind that you will execute the interview with perfection. Your mental state
will determine part of your outcome. Recognize that every interview can be
won with practice, and on the phone is no exception. Accept that it may take
several days of full time preparation prior to the interview time in order
to succeed. Schedule the interview at a later date accordingly.
Step 2: Plan. Make a list of 'things to do' to prepare for the interview,
and get working on it. Start backwards by deciding on a specific goal. A
goal that you may want a job offer is not good enough because it is neither
specific nor realistic for a phone interview. Determine precisely what you
would like the interviewer to do at the conclusion of the phone discussion.
Would you like her to call you for a face-to-face meeting? Refer you to
someone else? Take your resume to the HR decision maker to have your name be
included in the list of super Saturday interview candidates?
Step 3: Research. Find out all the relevant pieces of information including
the following. With whom would you be speaking? What is their title,
division, etc.? Why are they willing to speak with you? Are they politically
strong enough in their organization to assist you if they wanted? How much
time do they have to speak with you? What does the interviewer do on a daily
basis? What specific position do you seek? What traits would an ideal
candidate have in such a position?
Step 4: Prepare every little detail. For example, purchase and set aside a
bottle of water that you would use during the conversation because your
mouth will get dry when you speak. Set aside a copy of your most recent
resume and your transcript as well. Have your notes handy.
Step 5: Learn the art of timing. Do not interview early in the morning or
right after lunch unless the interviewer insists. These are the times he
would be most distracted with emails and voicemails that accumulated while
he was away from desk.
Step 6: Prepare your story, and do so in writing. It is similar to writing
several personal statements and essays and takes substantial time. Once you
have your story on paper, proceed to tape record your answers to the
questions you expect to get, and listen to yourself again and again,
polishing your approach each time. Would you or your friends hire you based
upon these responses? If not, edit and re-edit your responses.
Step 7: Take the phone interview as seriously as an in person interview.
Make sure you have a good night sleep prior to the phone interview and that
you don't consume alcohol on the day prior to the interview.
Step 8: Dress up for the phone interview. Yes, we are not joking. They can't
see you, but they can sense you, and you will feel and act differently if
you were dressed up than if you were not. That's partly why radio performers
don't go to their offices in pajamas.
Step 9: Smile a lot while you speak on the phone. They can most certainly
feel it and it will make all the difference.
Step 10: Use hand gestures while on phone. They will feel your passion and
expressiveness.
Step 11: Stand up and stay standing up at all times while on the phone.
Perhaps it is that more blood goes into your brain when you are standing up
than when you are sitting down, but you are more alert and articulate as a
result of standing up.
Step 12: Eliminate as much improvisation as possible. Read your story off of
your notes while sounding completely natural on the phone. Eliminate errors
as a result of this. They can’t see that you are reading off of your notes
as long as you sound natural.
Step 13: Feel confident on the phone without being arrogant. Arrogance comes
from ignorance. Confidence comes from competence.
Step 14: Recognize that it's numbers game. Have a ton of phone interviews.
