"These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. And to you they're gold, and you don't get them. Why? Because to give them to you would be throwing them away. They're for closers."
~Glengarry Glen Ross
~Glengarry Glen Ross
For older job-seekers, check out this From Bedlam to Boardroom, How to Get a Derailed Executive Career Back on Track, by Colleen Aylward. Two friends of mine have recently found great resources in this book, in addition to the amazing offer from the author. When possible, she has kindly allowed a free 30 minute phone consultation (she's a head hunter as well).
Tips in the book include:
- changing your email addy from aol to gmail (more current)
- referring to your experience as "my work" instead of "my industry"
- becoming social media-savvy (get Linkedin)
- be adaptable
- be found
- utilize your non-employment experience, i.e. volunteerism, at-home tasks such as caring for an elder or children.
And, here are some Performance Based Interviewing (PBI) Questions to wet your whistle and get you warmed up for the interviewing process.
- Describe a situation in which you had to use your communication skills in presenting complex information. How did you determine whether your message was received? (With the original question you are assuming the person did understand.)
- Share with me an example of an important personal goal that you set, and explain how you accomplished it.
- Lead me through a decision-making process on a major project you’ve completed.
- Have you ever had many different tasks given to you at the same time? How did you manage these?
- Give an example of a time you had to make a difficult decision.
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Biotech Future Hinges On Grade School Education
February 2, 2011
SAN DIEGO — More than 100,000 people in California are directly or indirectly employed by biomedical companies, which account for 13.8 percent of California’s entire workforce.
But biomedical leaders are worried about a shrinking workforce due to education problems that start as early as kindergarten.
The La Jolla based California Healthcare Institute (CHI) is a statewide public policy group representing 2,224 biomedical companies in California.
CHI says the future of California’s multi-billion-dollar industry greatly depends on a highly trained worked force.
David Gollaher, Ph.D. is the president and CEO of CHI. He said poor education in grades K through 12 means too many kids aren’t able to get into science programs in college.
“Right now only 30 percent of 20 year olds in California are in any kind of higher education, community college or university. We need to change that in order to fuel the future workforce,” said Gollaher.
Some biomedical companies hire scientists from abroad, because they say the pool of U.S.-trained scientists continues to shrink.
Regardless of where the researchers come from, CHI reports the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $3.2 billion in grants to California’s universities and research institutes in 2009.
That means, California researchers received more NIH grant money that year than any other state.
But biomedical leaders are worried about a shrinking workforce due to education problems that start as early as kindergarten.
The La Jolla based California Healthcare Institute (CHI) is a statewide public policy group representing 2,224 biomedical companies in California.
CHI says the future of California’s multi-billion-dollar industry greatly depends on a highly trained worked force.
David Gollaher, Ph.D. is the president and CEO of CHI. He said poor education in grades K through 12 means too many kids aren’t able to get into science programs in college.
“Right now only 30 percent of 20 year olds in California are in any kind of higher education, community college or university. We need to change that in order to fuel the future workforce,” said Gollaher.
Some biomedical companies hire scientists from abroad, because they say the pool of U.S.-trained scientists continues to shrink.
Regardless of where the researchers come from, CHI reports the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $3.2 billion in grants to California’s universities and research institutes in 2009.
That means, California researchers received more NIH grant money that year than any other state.