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    COMMONINTERVIEWQUESTIONS

    Whydidyoudecidetodoapostdoc?
    Whydoyouwanttojoinindustry?
    Whatbringsyouto[CompanyX]?Whyareyouinterestedinus?
    Whydontyouwanttocontinueyourcareerintheacademicenvironment?
    Whatothercompaniesareyouinterviewingwith?
    Haveyouworkedonadrug/productdevelopmentteambefore?Ifnot,whatareyour
    perceptionsaboutworkingonadrug/productdevelopmentteam?
    Howwillyourtraininghelpadvanceoneofourdrugcandidatestothemarketplace?
    Whatdoyouthinkwillbethemostchallengingpartofyourtransitionfromacademiato
    industry?
    Tellmeaboutthemostchallengingteamyouveworkedonandwhatdidyoudospecificallyto
    helptheteamovercomethosechallenges?
    Tellmeaboutthebestteamyouveworkedonandwhatspecificallymadeitfunctionwell?
    Whatwasyourroleonthatteam?
    Givemeanexampleofsomethingyoufailedat.
    IfIaskedyourcolleagues/supervisor/subordinatesaboutyourworkstyle,whatwouldtheysay?
    Atwasthemostexcitingworkyouvedoneandwhat,specifically,didyoudo?
    Whoistheworstpersonyouveeverworkedfor?Whatdidyoulearnfromtheexperience?
    Whatwasyourworstjob?Whatdidyoulearnfromtheexperience?
    Whydoyouthinkyourethebestcandidateforthisposition?
    Whatareyour3mostsignificantweaknessesandwhatareyoudoingtoaddressthem?
    Tellmeaboutyoursupervisoryexperience.
    Tellmeabouttheworkyoullbedoingforthiscompany(askedbynonsupervisor)
    Whatareyourexpectationsforthisposition,ifyouareselectedforthisrole?

    IseeyouworkedatX(orworkedinDr.Yslab)whatwasthatlike?Whatdidyouspecifically
    contributetosupporttheirsuccess?
    Allprojectsherehas#1priorityhowdoyoubalancecompetingpriorities?Givemean
    exampleofhowyouveaccomplishedthisinthepast.
    Howdoyouhandledifferencesofopinion?Givemeanexampleofadifferenceofopinion
    youvehadwith(1)asupervisor,(2)acolleague.
    Howdoyouhandlestress?
    Howdoyoumakedecisions?(Getinput?Howdoyouhandlemultiplelayersofdecision
    making?)
    Howdoyouworkwithpeoplewhodontmakedecisionsbasedonscience?
    Sinceyouhaventdonethiskindofworkbefore,whydoyouthinkyouwouldbesuccessfulat
    it?Howdoyouplantoprepareforit?
    Whatquestionsdoyouhaveforme?
    Howdoyoufeelaboutdoingresearchoutsideyourcurrentareaofexpertise/interest?
    Whatisyourcurrentcompensation?

    QUESTIONSTHECANDIDATESHOULDASK!
    WhatbroughtyoutoCompanyXandwhatkeepsyouhere?
    Whatarethetop3challengesassociatedwiththisposition?
    Ifselectedforthisposition,whatarethekeyobjectivestobeachievedinthefirst6months?

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