Professional Interview Summary

1. The fantasies are different.

One has the dream of finishing school and earning a PhD.
The other has the dream of discovering the key to the solution to diseases.
The reality is that they come to work researching each day.

2. One is a graduate student.
The other got a MD in china.
Basic knowledge in technology and theory is useful.

3. The job consists of doing and designing experiments.
These may include: cell culture, western blot, protein assay

4. Job security varies for not sure to good.
On one hand their remains a lot to discover.
However, research is reliant on funding.

5. Salary ranges from $30,000 to $50,000.

6. They do not view that potential for growth extremely high.
The job will remain the same.
However, technological changes can spurt new experiments.

7. The reasons for working include:
1. Maintain a living.
2. The dream of discovering something.
3. Understanding the mechanisms of disease.

8. They are satisfied doing their job.

9. There is pressure on the job.
Tasks must be accomplished.
Without pressure, nothing would ever get done.

10. The field has not changed much.