Job Talks and Interviewing Workshop with Scott Morgan
Scott Morgan, Public Speaking Coach and Author of Speaking About Science
Whether you are applying for positions in academia, industry, or government, renowned public speaking coach Scott Morgan will help you ace the interview!
During this virtual session, you will learn tips for perfecting the broad interviewing skills needed to secure scientific positions and increasing your comfort level and confidence. You will have the opportunity to analyze expected questions, themes, and dilemmas through interactive exercises and peer review.
- Tips to help you prepare for your interviews and present yourself professionally
- Types/examples of questions you can expect
- Strategies for delivering your best answers
- Types of questions to ask your interviewers
- Adapting your interviewing skills to virtual platforms
Speaker: Scott Morgan has been teaching leadership and communication skills for over 30 years. His clients include nearly all the institutes at the National Institutes of Health and dozens of universities: Harvard Medical School, UC Berkeley, UNC Chapel Hill, Cornell, Maryland, Ohio State, Duke, NC State, NYU, and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Corporate clients include GE Appliances, Mandiant Cybersecurity, Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Infosys, International Paper, Merck, Celgene, Tanium, and Northrop Grumman. With 30 years of broadcast experience, Scott teaches media and communication strategy to many think tanks and research organizations around the globe with clients from Central Asia, Japan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and South Africa. He is a Senior Mentor at the Leadership Academy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and holds a master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University. He authored the book Speaking about Science (Cambridge University Press).
This event is part of the Academic Job Search Series and the Careers Beyond Academia series sponsored by The Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Services.
Communication, Core Competencies, Professional Development, Professionalism and Scholarly Integrity