Job interviews are not “on the level”. None of the questions are actually about the questions, they’re about the indirect message you send to potential employers about your underlying values.

In Episode#025 I explain why job interviews In the highly technical fields of science and innovation are even more complicated than you might imagine.

Chapters:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:26) How to get a job in academia - Then Vs Now

(7:46) The Coffee Cup Test

(9:14) 5 Worst Job Interview Questions

(12:50) The Worst Job Interview Stories from Reddit

(15:32) Science Job Interviews - what's different about them?

(17:53) One Big Idea

(19:45) How to Survive AI Interviews

Show Notes:

What does it take to land a faculty position in 2006 https://www.science.org/content/article/how-get-job-academia?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D28144932458286006893846802537856745725%7CMCORGID%3D242B6472541199F70A4C98A6%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1698058664

Finding a Faculty STEM position in 2019 https://bmcproc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12919-021-00210-x

Coffee Cup Test https://www.businessinsider.com/job-interviews-boss-coffee-cup-test-mind-games-2023-9

5 Worst Job Interview Questions https://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2023/mar/15/how-to-answer-five-worst-job-interview-questions

Worst job interview you’ve ever had on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/lazflz/what_was_the_worst_job_interview_youve_had/

The Big idea: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2022/06/29/the-big-idea-five-keys-to-the-future-of-brand-marketing/?sh=5dab248945c1

How to Survive AI Job Interviews https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-job-interview-tips-to-prepare-artificial-intelligence/#

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