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3 New Questions to Ask in your MSL Interview

Prepare Questions and Answers for Your Next MSL Interview Ask This, Not That Part II Welcome to the second installment of “Ask This, Not That.” In this series, we discuss ways to spice up bland interview questions that hiring authorities are frequently asked. Don’t forget that sometimes the questions asked in an interview can be as important, if not more important, than the way you ask the interviewer’s questions. Here are three questions to ask in your next MSL interview. Don’t Ask: How would you describe the company culture? Do Ask: What do YOU like about working here? The problem…

3 Ways to Botch an MSL Interview Presentation

Being able to nail a scientific presentation is a necessity of the MSL. As a result, it's usually a necessity to succeed in an interview. Experienced MSLs are generally good presenters of scientific data. But, when given instructions to develop a new job interview presentation, uncharacteristic mistakes can appear. Here are 3 Ways to Botch an MSL Interview Presentation. 1. Being too long-winded One of the pieces of advice we give so frequently is that when interviewing for an MSL job you need you to remember that you're being evaluated as if you're at a KOL meeting. What might be…

5 Ways to Get the Most Return Out of Your Career

It’s the end of tax season. A time of year when everyone hopes to receive a return rather than owing more. Well, the same goes for our careers, doesn’t it? We put a lot of time and energy into our careers. Would you rather get a return for that effort, or continue contributing more fruitless time and energy? Here are 5 Ways to Get the Most Return Out of Your Career. 1. Set Goals I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. You can’t get to where you want to go without a road map. Setting goals makes us…

7 Ways to be Luckier

St. Patrick’s Day might have been last week but that doesn’t mean we can’t still think about increasing our luck! Here are 7 ways to be luckier. Prepare There is a tendency for people to think that others who achieve all of their goals must be lucky. But maybe that “luck” is a product of being prepared. Think of preparation as laying the groundwork for the “lucky” things to fall in place. The formula for reaching our goals usually equals a lot of hard work + a little bit of luck. So if you carry out your end of the…

4 Tips for Turning in Your Resignation

These Guidelines Will Help Make Your Next Resignation Easier. Everybody - well, almost everybody - will interview for a new job at some point in their life. The funny thing is that when that time comes, job seekers spend all of their time preparing and studying for the interview itself and they find themselves not mentally prepared for what comes after the interview. Sometimes it’s easy to spend so much time getting ready for the actual interview that we neglect to prepare for the part of the process that ends up being the toughest - turning in your resignation. Consider…