Panel Interview Tips for Biotech Jobs (from a real biotech recruiter)

Panel interview tips for biotech jobs, from a recruiter who sits on the other side of the table.

Who is on your interview panel, what should you ask each person, and what do you say when the CEO, the head of HR, or a salary question shows up?

In this episode I answer the interview questions I hear most in our community, in one-on-one coaching, and in office hours. When I say panel interview, I mean the final round: a group of interviewers, usually one-on-ones, sometimes after a talk, and often with someone from upper leadership.

Every person on your panel is chosen on purpose, because panels are expensive. They care about what you can do for them. Once you know each person's pain point, the panel becomes an open book test.

In this episode you will learn:

• The 5 interviewer types on a biotech interview panel and what each one cares about
• How to use your panel list, titles, and LinkedIn to prepare for each person
• Questions to ask your hiring manager and your future teammates
• What to talk about with a CEO at an early stage biotech
• How to answer "Are you interviewing elsewhere?" without hurting your chances
• How to answer salary expectations without naming a number
• Why posted salary ranges are so wide, and where recruiters usually aim to hire

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Chapters:

• 00:00 Panel interview tips for biotech jobs
• 00:47 What a panel interview really is
• 01:36 Who is on the interview panel and why
• 02:08 The 5 interviewer types on every panel
• 05:47 Panel interviews are an open book test
• 06:24 Questions to ask each interviewer
• 08:08 How to talk to the CEO or an executive
• 11:00 How to answer are you interviewing elsewhere
• 14:24 How to answer salary expectations
• 18:02 Join the Biotech Career Coach Skool community