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Do you prefer to work with studies related to humans, animals, or plant life?
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This will give insights into where you'd fit into the team, now or in the future. It also may offer a glimpse into your personality and what motivates you.
"I dislike studies related to animals, but I would be willing to do so if required and necessary."
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"I can say that I don't have a preference as yet. As I continue to carve out my career, that may change. However, for the moment, I am happy to be working in the biotech industry in any related focus."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Perhaps you have a preference and maybe you don't. However, you choose to answer this question, be sure to keep your reply positive. (i.e., Avoid saying, "I dislike studies related to animals." You don't want to shut down any practice).
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
In your answer, recognize the value of each choice presented. Show you've thought into each one before delivering your answer.
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I feel I am a little too early in my career to have developed much of a preference as of yet. During my course of study, we predominately focused on studies related to humans and animals. Mainly due to my thesis focusing predominantly on clinical data from humans I may be a little biased towards human studies. But obviously, a lot of the preliminary material in my course was based on animal studies. Bar some additional side reading I performed on specific plant pathogens or the use of plant extracts as the bases for synthetic drug products I have had little opportunity to explore plant studies but this is definitely something I would like to explore further.
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During my course of study, I predominately focused on studies related to humans and animals. Mainly due to my thesis focusing predominantly on clinical data from humans I may be a little biased towards human studies. But obviously, a lot of the preliminary material in my course was based on animal studies. Bar some additional side reading I performed on specific plant pathogens or the use of plant extracts as the bases for synthetic drug products I have had little opportunity to explore plant studies but this is definitely something I would like to explore further. I am equally excited to study humans, animals, and plants.
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Because of my passion for medical devices, I would have to say that I prefer to work with human studies. In device design, I have to work closely with the end-user. As someone who has worked in tissue engineering, I hope that we can substitute lab-grown human cells for much of our animal work, but I recognize that animals will never be completely removed from medical research.
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What about working with humans do you like? Do you like the interactions you have? Do you enjoy the knowledge that you are helping to design devices that will ultimately help them? Talk more about this to further impress the interviewer.
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