Microbiologist Mock Interview
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How do you feel about supervising others and their work?
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Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
The position you are interviewing for may require you to supervise a few people or a whole team. It is also possible that the interviewers want the person they hire to ultimately grow into more of a leadership role. When preparing your answer to this question, focus on your team management and leadership skills as well as your ability to guide and mentor others. If you do not have a lot of experience supervising others and their work, then reflect on a good supervisor you have had and what they did - or didn't do - to support you and push you to do well.
Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
"I thoroughly enjoy supporting others, especially when I am able to offer insight or guide them in some way. In my current lab, I oversee a team of 4 junior researchers. I meet with each of them biweekly to review their progress, learn about their experience, hear their challenges, and offer coaching and support. I have found that I enjoy my supervisory role as much as I enjoy my research!"
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