For an industry job for scientists, the interview process generally takes six to eight weeks. Starting with an initial phone screen, successful candidates move on to an on-site interview where they usually meet with a number of people from the organization and give a scientific presentation. Next is the final interview, during which a verbal offer may be extended. What is not as well elucidated is how long the overall search process is likely to take. The rule of thumb in industry is that your job search will take one month for every $10,000 of the job’s salary and generally longer for your first industry position. The positions sought by…
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Feedback Audit – Guide to Working with Me
In last week’s blog, we discussed how to receive feedback well by focusing on the types of feedback (ACE – Appreciation/Coaching/Evaluation) you might receive as well as aspects of the feedback which might feel triggering (Truth, Relationship, and Identity Triggers) to you. The Triad Consulting Group has developed handouts and worksheets that you can access on their website to help guide you through various aspects of difficult conversations and feedback. When thinking about how to improve how well you receive feedback, it is first important to consider your past experiences taking in feedback. Here are some questions to ask yourself: What are your pet peeves about feedback? How sensitive am…
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Thanks for the Feedback – How to Receive Feedback Well
Maybe you are not sure how to process your latest performance review at work, or maybe an offhand critical comment has left you ruminating. In any shape or form, receiving feedback is crucial to one’s personal and professional development; however, it can also be extremely challenging to hear. Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen are the authors of Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (book available for checkout at the OITE Library). They have spent over a decade working with corporations, nonprofits, governments, and families – all with the purpose of discovering what helps people learn and what gets in the way of a growth…
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JOMO – Embrace the Joy of Missing Out
Many are familiar with FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). This acronym was coined by Patrick McGinnis, an entrepreneur and investor, during his time at Harvard Business School. As a small-town boy from Maine he describes the overwhelming nature of being “transplanted from a calm place with a simple lifestyle to a hub of 1,800 highly ambitious, connected young people.” His mania to try to fit it all in led to his FOMO discovery and his book FOMO Sapiens is now available. What is the antidote to FOMO and the accompanying feeling that you are never doing quite enough? JOMO – the Joy of Missing Out – is about being present…