Microbiologist Mock Interview
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What have you done to further your own professional development in the past 5 years.
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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 interviewer is asking this question to determine if you are driven and motivated to progressing yourself professionally. Tell the interviewer about any career related courses, leadership workshops, or safety training. If you haven't attended many conferences or workshops, then consider how you have gone above-and-beyond in your work to learn from others. You might have a mentor, or maybe you've briefly stepped away from your career to try a new job in the hopes of gaining a new skillset.
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.
"Over the last several years, I have found it extremely valuable to enhance my professional skillset beyond my education and traditional training. As research and collaboration increasingly utilize web- and cloud-based apps and platforms, I took it upon myself to attend a conference on Microsoft tools and applications to bring back to my team. I enhanced what I already knew, and I learned in-depth about apps and functions that I'd never seen. The outcome for my team has been overwhelmingly positive. In addition, I joined a local Microbiology Meet-up to network with top professionals in my area and learn from some of their research and experiences. Networking with other professionals in the field has helped me become a better mentor to junior researchers in the lab."
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