Acing the Interview (3.22.22)

Featuring: Lauren Celano, MBA, Founder and CEO, Propel Careers

Workshop Description: This seminar provides advice for how to succeed during an interview and will cover different interview formats including phone, skype, in person one‐on‐one and panel settings. This seminar provides insight on what hiring managers look for when conducting interviews as well as typical interview questions with examples of responses. Propel will discuss how to prepare for skills based questions (i.e. tell me more about your cell culture experience) as well as “soft skills” questions (i.e. tell me how you work in a team, or how you show initiative). Propel will provide insight on why companies use behavioral interviewing and the important role of culture fit and personality fit in an interview. Propel will also provide advice on research that a candidate can do to make sure they have relevant background information on the company and interviewers and advice on what questions to ask during an interview. Propel will provide guidance relevant for scientific, non‐scientific, and consulting interviews.

Additional OPF workshops with Lauren Celano:

January 18 - Boston/Cambridge Life Sciences Ecosystem

February 15 - Becoming a Leader

March 22 - Acing the Interview

April 12 - Salary Negotiation

May 17 - Business of Running a Lab

Speaker Bio: Lauren Celano is the co-founder and CEO of Propel Careers, a life science search and career development firm focused on connecting talented individuals with entrepreneurial life sciences companies.  Propel works with current leaders and actively cultivates future leaders through full time placement, internships, mentoring, career coaching, and networking.  Propel Careers is engaged  across all areas of life sciences, including therapeutics, medical devices, healthcare IT, diagnostics, consulting, venture capital, and investment banking. Full bio