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Case 1
First introduce myself: 2004 graduate and teach at a second-rate provincial universities, the subtropical high, apply for funding to the province's 6000 half dollar abroad. Dr. During a SCI, 2 Pian EI, because the direction to do is separation and purification of proteins and complex aspects of the application of too biased, too embarrassed to say what the impact factor here. After work, because the professional is a new professional, responsible for the preparation of specialized laboratories (even in 2004 came not graduate, specialized laboratories Oh no), the annual teaching load to 280 hours, as we all know, courses compression hours, how can so many hours of classes ah, 36 hours of course be a big lesson, so light to do this work on the familiar two years. The end of 06 children, the elderly did not see the children, bring their own, can not do anything, I often twelve lessons, her husband three four classes, we were the transfer of the children in the classroom door. Hey, bitter ah. . . ! Kindergarten children, I think of what to do with myself, or else scrap it Yeah, two years of scientific research is almost empty, the core can have two each year, EI, SCI really do not dare to think, a Characterization of the conditions is not enough, two got the time to stop and engage in scientific research it.
Contact visit the school, someone will say, you have a funded, what are unhappy, it is estimated that some do not have the necessary interview. But I only have six months of funding, if only out for six months, is really not enough trouble, put in so much effort, can not do anything, so I want to apply a year, at their own expense, but added that two years is enough savings , but still have a chance, then let the other out of it, so how can it give you work, then still lose money!
So I hesitate to hesitate to go to good schools can not apply for it, a bunch of cattle, on their own terms, after all, a bit worse. So in the end position is: the United States about 50 almost on the line, as long as people are willing to give me money.
The next question is: which direction the link in the end, I had to use Dr. problem because a lot of separation, characterization instrument GC, HPLC, IR, CD, NMR , etc., after work, limited conditions, there is no way to continue, so do bacteria on the main screening, mutation, optimization of fermentation products or crude content, and so on.
Find jobs postdoctoral website to see, as long as the background to be associated with the separation of molecular biology, after all, this is the root of it, this can not be resolved, the basis of production do not increase, the follow-up work to do no matter how well it is difficult to produce good outcomes , because he had not done molecules, just like a broken leg two, rigid standards can not reach it, and besides, I barely even willing to be linked to the mine, came back, I still do existing experimental conditions not content molecules. So Dr. continuation of the issue went out to do, this road blocked.
Then change direction, change of themselves pretty much know the direction of the back can do, Zhaoyazhaoya, there is a come back after leaving the brothers suggested that I say, you are not undergraduate chemistry do, simply do a biomass energy , to find information quickly, oh, straw, rice husk after adding chemical biological pretreatment method, and then for the production of methane, ethanol production, this direction is the fire, oh, in the country, a large part of the content of chemical pretreatment, fermentation convenience, product extraction is also convenient to this direction.
Then check the information, contact the teacher. A total of six or seven letters sent it, do a biogas in Sweden, made a methanogenic biomass, ethanol in the United States, others are related to the subject of my PhD, protein expression, separation and purification of (British American has also of).
It is issued around the 20th, receiving the results every day, and so very anxious, and finally received a reply two need to interview, hey, that also are doing biomass energy. The effect is: you need a part of our funding, we have jobs, but need to do a interview before a final decision. Please give your convenient time for the interview.
Reply quickly, but also give yourself time to prepare re-examination, usually after the extension of two to three days time Well, as long as children in kindergarten time on the line, or he came to grab the phone, pull the network cable.
So to find information, including papers have been issued, the content presented on the home page research group, whatever the outcome, although the last two years did not do the experiment, but the ability to read literature has not yet fallen. After understanding their problem, they search the Internet interview experience, common problem:
self-introduction
why I wanted to come to this?
You want to doing?
You did what?
You know what I did?
You can come here and when they dry?
CV is a brief self-introduction of version
one by one to answer, print it out. Why I wanted to come to this? His opponent did boast a meal, then just say it related to their background, and I am very interested in this subject and so on.
You want to doing? This according to their background, to see what the other side needs to continue to do that in some places they want to improve the problem.
You did what? This I had to honestly prepare his doctoral subject content, because it really did not quite work after shot Oh
you know what I did? There is the other side of the main paper describes the contents of the discussion group, you can copy the basic extract. To combine their strengths, to mention some of the other experiments or presentation is not clear where, deliberately let the other side to answer this question, it is respect for their Oh, there is to make people think you have the idea to his subject.
There Sha? The need to properly prepare, and then is to mention the
first interview I've been told a specific time, 11:00 GMT, so get ready, use Skype, then said no video (you could not see me on the internet. Yeah, I understand, right?), so the print version of several major issues collated printing, but fortunately was afraid to turn paper beep is heard professor is not good, taped next to the computer desk computer, is standing up (computer desk with shelving on both sides of the kind), the result is less than 10:30, the emergence of the situation, and quickly take it, did not think people use the video and asked me if I had video, I had not even the strange I'm sorry that was fear mixed in the laboratory, at home, wearing a mother do big flower jacket, very tacky (hee hee, my study does not work well in the nightside, Heating, I was relatively cold ), was a nervous and forget to change the (original video did not say), I hastened to explain to people, thanks to the people seem not care.
Let's begin (concise), please introduce what you have done
After the eyes at the ready manuscript, one by one doctor said something to do, see the other side did not respond, may not be aware of the interest, then quickly come to a halt, he told them in the CV is also, I do not want to introduce myself to work do content? The caller said OK. Speaking of his main screen of several bacteria a production of PHB, a method of producing phytase, and, I paused, a production of cellulase production, the other flew to the interest, and the method you use ? Indicate how effect? Oh, say something simple, in fact Screening of cellulase I hate to say it, and drying out bacteria do not know how it is, when the fermentation activity fluctuated, there is no way to reproduce, did not send the article the main thing is done with a few undergraduates do not feel very successful, very long fermentation period, put down do not do, did not think there were using (Oh, the professor is doing a chemical or enzymatic pretreatment of biomass after the production of methane, ethanol), then quickly I told him question his own experiment, because it is a preliminary attempt, some results were not satisfied with the place, a meal with others ask, Oh, look himself with an open mind, and it looks the other side there are levels. The professor said, reproducibility is not good, do control, to control a number of factors .... Oh, I put on a very enlightening way (in fact, he said the approach I have tried, consider the factors that are taken into account or not), and then boast a pass: you give me great illumination, i think i'll try it again later.
Oh, prepare the highlight of my doctoral dissertation and post-work done better place, he did not ask, but their most unprepared a research and talked for half an hour
and then he said OK, let me explain my side of the research it. . . . .
I was not inserted when the two for less understand, is to see his paper and presentation do not know how, when, or where conventional thinking is that with less clearly the place, "may I have a question?" look, they will explain to you very carefully, but also to listen, not just nod, in general, when foreigners interview speech rate is still quite slow, encountered more professional term will play out to me. Then when he was introduced to the topic they are most interested in when, to tell him that the topic they are most interested in, and why they are interested in nothing more than to do the very forefront, and their background can use and so on, so I really think he set to go.
Well, this time the boss blurted, you can accept you, you can give some funding ($ 1,000 per month), so I quickly asked what side of the consumer, a place to live, he said he could helped solve, the group of a few rent a house together students, like dollars per person per month as long as three hundred out of a now empty, he can tell them not to rent to someone else before I go, so will save a lot of money, the math seems to seven 800 dollars on the same subject. I am a total, so I will have $ 1,000 a month (in fact, did not tell him my side is supporting the school $ 30,000), could have been intended to stick the money to do, and did not expect to be barely enough, though It gives just does not, but considering my current research background, but also agreed to give me funding, as far as I personally was quite satisfied. (Some might say that I am strong person would put their own how to sell so cheap, how very happy. In fact, I do, after all, first of all before and people are not very close, I take this opportunity to change direction a bit, to come back after their own benefit, after all, their own research in recent years, almost blank, do not want to have just graduated, Dr. Yeah. Oh so cheap deal worth mentioning.)
then professor told me to contact the next person on their side responsible for issuing DS2019, and said no, let people contact me there.
This is what I go through the interview.
Surprisingly there is no tension, to sum up, in addition to those local people say to note
1, I think the video interview is necessary, you can see each other for their own level of interest in the topic, in time to catch the other places of interest expand elaborate, if the phone alone can not do this if possible.
2, introduce each other to do their own job, proper insertion of several issues and their views on certain topics is necessary. Of course, do not use positive terms, must ask is to use tone, or else pale into insignificance Oh
3, the problem should be prepared to print out, stick where they can be seen, especially video interview, this time very lucky himself did, or else there to see their rushing flipping, and more bad ah Oh.
Unexpected, tonight received a professor of Swedish telephone interview, not face to face to answer, but personally feel are also considered to play well, too late, the time to talk to us to share experience of it.
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Case 2
After:
. At 1:00 on March 5 surface March 4 at 7 o'clock to go back slept, up about 10 o'clock, and then began to look at data preparation, and read it several times and thought pronounce something. 11:30 time, turn on the computer watched two episodes raymond, looked almost 12:30, and then they read the information several times to prepare, there are some specialized vocabulary direction of the boss over there. 12:50 and more when sitting in front of the computer waiting for a little bit of time looking at that approach, my heart really nervous it the boss is very punctual, almost the 1:01 call came...
dialogue:
bOSS: the Hello, the this iS ..., you ... is it?
mE: yeah, Good Morning.
BOSS: Good Morning and then he seemed to react, asked me what time it is.
mE: Midnight
BOSS:. smiled, oh, then, good night thanks you cast your resume I apply for this job.
mE: I should thank you is the opportunity, for giving me this interview.
BOSS: ask me if I was living in Dalian
mE: (from the beginning of the dialogue, I have been watching the information I prepared want to condemnation, especially the first one usually present their research experience, so he asked me this, I do not understand, Heard clearly, and I ... Dalian) Sorry, the What ... on Dalian?
BOSS: Living in the I Mean you are on Dalian?
ME: (Now think of it, the real embarrassment, got it wrong) I do not live in Dalian, I Dalian to school, I lived in Henan ... (think of it halo)
BOSS: let me introduce the I See research, said that although understanding on a resume, but I still want to verbally describe again.
ME: (until finally, I prepared the information on the front, read read), about 2 to 3 minutes, right
BOSS: great summary of your english is quite good (really ashamed ah, right reading of the draft).
mE: Thank you.
BOSS: began to introduce his research, mineral chemistry, anyway, I did not really understand, then, he asked to see me in one sentence: you go to mineral similar course yet?
mE: I said no but I see your site on your research and related presentations, and spend some time, I'll get it.
BOSS: yeah, the I of Think SO then he began to say those things, do not understand ....
then he he began to say the project was transferred from other funding coming inside, little money, and also need to discuss the use of HEAD. this is one of the reasons he has been very hesitant (to contact him two or three weeks before to the paper and letters of recommendation, said the end of February to the last message, said that now two candidates, the results letter from the end of February, when asked in the end graduation, if you want me, when can the past). then he said, the reason I graduated too late, that he is a hesitation.
then he asked, if he does not give me An offer, I graduate and have any plans?
ME: I am going to graduate and then expand areas under study, done 2-3 years.
BOSS:? You can send your resume in any place all over the world country to find it??
ME: I said I did not find in the country, in the United States, Britain, and Canada looking for.
BOSS: all English-speaking countries, ah
mE: Shi ah.
BOSS:. Well, not easy to learn a foreign language
and then asked if I What the problem is not?
ME This is what I prepared, had three questions, one about me in this direction to him what software to use to do their own knitting, or ... in the middle, he said, the joint development and human and so on 2 problem)
the first is what I see in his website, he accepts associations interviewed, mentioned some of the current problems in that field: direct funds hard to find, are transferred from other projects, etc. I asked him these questions, do you think it will be easy to solve in the short term does not??
BOSS: I'm not finished, he laughed, hear it said that it seems very reluctant to take a long time, and then Some say the current progress, I did not understand ...
then there is the case he asked the project team, a brief introduction to the next. then he said he wanted to discuss and HEAD, to give me time news and then said that if became then salary was around ... that I have any questions, feel free to ask him.
then would be finished.
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statistics:
about 25 minutes now, everyday problems can understand the professional point to die, many of which are listen Ming The individual words.
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experience:
(1) preparing the most critical, especially in English only poor like me, usually did not say how, but also to prepare long ago also had a face Sweden, let me say up study concluded, I was not ready ah , would have thought that all his past, a time to say no would be finished. it was found that many words not read, always want to read a letter a letter, the organization is not good, I guess the other did not know what I'm saying What I have just described part of his interrupted saying do not fight the battle unprepared, now ready to play, and that was to do the preliminary work it personally think: study summary and ask each other questions, both sure is to be prepared, in fact, the two on the same subject, why did he choose them together with a research group, basically these three questions is long, it requires a certain logic, other resourceful enough research to highlight the best summary your work and the work of his contact. ask each other questions, academic point, it is best question his direction. there is the experimental conditions, and in some cases the team is not recommended to ask salary. must go to other sites to see, to understand his pap er, experience ah, ah research, news ah, always good to know more about.
(2) to answer the other questions, do not be too simple. Of course, for those very simple, obvious question can be answered in one sentence of course such simple enough:? Have you done this thing ... if you do not understand it, it would be honest; if understood, but did not make a careful answer when not simply say "no", the best point to add, for example, you are very interested in this ah.'ve been thinking about a way to do ... ... once a Swedish, he asked did not force field parameter correction? I will answer a "no", on the one hand certainly did not do, in fact, the biggest problem is poor English, afraid to say more, not express. later, I found that should say something, not because English is not good but afraid to say.
(3) ask each other questions. Personally think that this is very important, on the one hand reflects the things you are interested in. If you ask a question he wanted to ask, it would be more able to get identity. Possible exchange in front of the , there have been some did not understand where the other party has left a bad impression. so, ask questions, just to make up for it. let the other party to mention a particular problem while impressive, can make after his interview you have a deep impression, "this guy is a great idea," rather than just leaving, "this guy sucks English" impression.
when Sweden face, so that foreigners ask questions, I asked for how long the message, and then he said there was a problem, my answer was a classic "No", did not even say thanks. lessons ah.
(4) are generally made preparations, such as study concluded ah, will be written down. there are a range of other possible mentioned problems. However, at the time to answer the phone, do not focus. when my face because a lot of material ready, always want on these materials just to prepare you on, so he started asking me do not live ... it almost get distracted. I could have put a material Regardless, etc. to ask questions, look at.