How to Answer: What was the biggest change you have had to deal with in your career?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Biological Scientist job interview.
21. What was the biggest change you have had to deal with in your career?
How to Answer
You will likely face change in your career from time to time. Assure the interviewer that you can adapt to significant changes in a professional manner.
Written by Rachelle Enns
Entry Level
"The biggest change in my career was learning to report to an entirely new management team when we merged with a competitor. It was challenging because every scientist has their methods of research and study, so adapting to a whole new team was very eye-opening. With that said, I did learn a lot."
Written by Rachelle Enns
Answer Example
"The biggest change that I have faced in my career so far would be when my previous company went through a major merger. We had to adapt to new processes and management which was quite challenging. In the end, it worked out well for the company, in a financial perspective, so the changes were well worth the challenges we faced initially."
Written by Rachelle Enns
Experienced
"The biggest change I have dealt with in my career is when my company closed their PA location, and I was asked to relocate to VA. It was a risk on my part but I chose to follow the company to their new location. It paid off as I continued another five years of success there as a principal scientist."
Written by Rachelle Enns
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