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Why Kinetica

Kinetica believes in helping you find your perfect job.

We understand and appreciate the important decisions that need to be made when looking to advance your career.

By working closely together we can help you make realistic and informed decisions about which organisations are right for you, and pinpoint the roles that will ultimately help you achieve your full potential.

About Kinetica

Kinetica recruits individuals in all disciplines of the Scientific, Engineering and Healthcare sectors

Job Types

Kinetica offer a range of job types because each of our consultants are highly knowledgeable and possess a great deal of experience in each of their specialist areas, ensuring that you will have access to the widest range of employers in your sector. This allows you to consider your next career move without limitations.

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Resources

Resources

Below you can find an assortment of guides on how best to present yourself to potential employers.

CV Template

Preparing Your CV

Researching & Preparing for Interviews

Competency Based Interviews

Popular Interview Questions

Interview Preparation

Eligible To Work in the UK?

Timesheets

Equal Opportunities

Medical Questionnaire

Personal Info Form

Complaints Policy & Procedures

Leaving Academia for the Corporate Arena

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CV Template

Download a copy of our template for a recommended CV format.

  • CV Template

Preparing your C.V.

Your CV is usually the first point of contact you make with your prospective employer; therefore it is vital that you make a good impression.

Decisions can be made in an instant. Just by glancing at your C.V. a potential employer will begin to make assumptions about you and your character.

Here are some helpful tips to ensure you are always presenting the best version of yourself:

  • Keep it short and to the point, but make sure the content is as strong as it can be.
  • If possible, try to limit yourself to 2 pages. If you’ve followed tip number 1 then the only information on your CV will be the most relevant.
  • Format your C.V. in a neat and orderly fashion. Use our CV template to ensure you don’t miss anything out!
  • Try to make your strong points subtly stand out from the rest of the page. For example, it’s good to briefly mention your achievements and how you accomplished them.
  • Always include necessary contact details so that the employer can easily get in touch with you.
  • Use constructive wording, but don’t lie!
  • Listing interests is fine, but don’t say that you like to go out drinking (even though it may be true).
  • Include referees you know are prepared to say good things about you. If you can’t contact them immediately, write ‘References available on request.’

Researching & Preparing for Interviews

Research is key to a successful interview. You must find out all you can about the company, products, market and the role before your interview.

Some key points to consider:

Company

  • Look on the website to understand company history
  • Learn their corporate message and how they operate

Product

  • Understand the product range
  • Find out who their competitors are
  • Understand why the product is successful/unsuccessful

Market

  • Who is the key demographic the product is aimed at?
  • Who will be the end users?
  • What experience/existing relationships could be used? i.e. Clinical
  • How is the product received in the market?
  • Is there any upcoming legislation that will affect product performance?

The Role

  • Gain an understanding of the job
  • Understand the main responsibilities involved
  • Read and re-read the job specification
  • Relate your experience to the specific daily duties of the role

The Interview

If you are required to do a presentation at the interview then make sure you have invested some quality time into its preparation. Always remain aware of your audience, i.e. if your presentation is technical based then a staff member from HR may not possess the same understanding of a Sales Director. Double check that the company will provide any necessary equipment. Most importantly, try not to waffle!

Fail to Prepare? Prepare to Fail

An Interview can be extremely stressful, in order to make it less so we have outlined a few key points that will help you on the day.

If you are looking for a position in the Scientific or Medical / Healthcare sectors then send us your CV.

For more in-depth advice on success at interviews, please give us a call on +44 (0) 113 2617181.

  • Always dress smartly and try to wear a suit, shirt and tie if necessary and possible.
  • Make sure your hair is tidy and that any piercings/body art is either removed or covered up.
  • Be early, not late. This will give you extra time to prepare and read through your notes.
  • Turn your mobile phone off and don’t be chewing gum.
  • Be polite and confident with everyone you meet. You never know if the person sitting at reception could be the person interviewing you.
  • Take with you a spare copy/copies of your CV
  • Answer questions that you know the answer to confidently. Don’t try and guess the answer, or even worse make something up. This will show a lack of knowledge and experience.
  • Don’t interrupt and listen carefully to what the interviewer is saying and then respond accordingly.
  • Try and use your nerves to your advantage. A small amount of nerves can show to the interviewer that you want the job.
  • Remember an interview is just as much a chance for you to find out if the company and job is right for you as it is for the company to ascertain if you are the perfect person for the them.
  • Always thank the interviewer for their time and make sure they are aware of your enthusiasm for the role. Ask them if they would have any reason not to bring you back for a second interview, you must utilise this opportunity to overcome any potential objections.

Competency Based Interviews

Competency based interviews focus on core skills and behaviours that constitute success within a given role.

The interviewer looks for specific evidence that exemplifies such competencies. It is standard practice for a score to be allocated for each competency, with a total being used as a measure of objectivity.

General Tips

  • Don’t give general examples – be specific
  • Recall as many details as possible in your answers
  • Be concise
  • Stick to areas of experience that you are confident with (this will come across in your tone)
  • It is important to have examples of when you could not do something (and why) alongside examples of success

Sales ability/persuasiveness

  • Provide an example of when you have sold an idea
  • Can you describe your sales approach
  • Describe a time when you could not persuade someone

Drive for Results

  • When have you had to work past a deadline
  • When have you had to overcome objection
  • What drives you

Planning and Organisation

  • How do you manage your time
  • How would you work to a tight deadline
  • How do you monitor the progress of your tasks

Teamwork

  • Tell me about a time you have worked within a team to achieve an outcome
  • Describe a time when a colleague or friend has annoyed you
  • When have you had to alter your approach with someone to ensure success within the team

Popular Interview Questions

Below you will find a list of popular interview questions.

  • Tell me about yourself?
  • What do you know about our organization/products?
  • Can you give me an example of how you plan your day/for a project?
  • What are your key strengths / Weaknesses?
  • How does this role fit into your career profile?
  • What other roles have you applied for recently?
  • How do you motivate others/work within a team?
  • What could you bring to the company/role?
  • What motivates you?
  • Where do you see yourself in the next 5 years?
  • Describe a difficult situation and how you handled it?
  • How do you prioritise your work?
  • Why are you looking to move?
  • What salary are you expecting?
  • If we asked for a reference what would it say about you?
  • Describe yourself in three words?
  • What will be your key target for this role of successful?
  • What will you do if you are unsuccessful?
  • Do you have any questions for us?

*Always have a minimum of 5 pre-prepared questions to ask your interviewer*

Interview Preparation

A list of popular interview preparation techniques.

Key points to consider:

What is the interviewer looking for?

Evidence (and examples) of:

  • A desire to be successful
  • Organisation
  • Persuasion skills
  • Team-work
  • Motivation/enthusiasm
  • Focus

What type of questions will arise?

  • Evidence based i.e. “can you give me an example of/when/how?”
  • Hypothetical i.e. “What would you do if……?”

The most important thing is to recognize what competencies the interviewer is looking for from each question and answer (succinctly and directly) using examples that highlight evidence of such experience.

NB/ Prepared examples will allow you to speak confidently and highlight specific examples without waffle.

Do’s and Don’ts

Do’s

  • Prepare examples based on key skills
  • Research the company and products extensively
  • Have positive body language
  • Be enthusiastic
  • ALWAYS dress formally (irrelevant of location & company dress)
  • CLOSE, CLOSE, CLOSE (with pre-prepared questions)

Don’ts

  • Waffle
  • Bad mouth previous companies/individuals/business styles
  • Be closed (body language, diction, experiences)
  • Be too friendly i.e., use colloquialisms or bad language
  • Keep your mobile/pager with you
  • Fail to prepare
  • *By being yourself, you will know if the company is right for you*

Eligible to Work in the UK?

Below you can find information on your eligibility to work in the UK.

Who can work in the UK?

If you want to come to the UK to work, whether you can do so depends on who you are. Unless you’re a British citizen or a citizen of one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, you may need a visa before you travel here. If you have to get a visa, you’ll need to be cleared by officials at a British Overseas Mission in your country of origin. Once cleared, the entry clearance certificate, or visa, will be put into your passport or travel document.

Accession state workers

If you’re from one of the new European Union member, or ‘accession’, states you may need to register with the Home Office under the Worker Registration Scheme within one month of starting a job. The countries affected are:

  • Poland
  • Lithuania
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Slovenia
  • Slovakia
  • Hungary
  • The Czech Republic
  • Bulgaria
  • Romania

Workers from Bulgaria and Romania are restricted in the sorts of work they can do. However, you don’t need to register to work in the UK if you’re:

  • self-employed
  • from Cyprus or Malta

There are a few other circumstances when you wouldn’t need to register if you’re from one of the accession states.

As an agency or temporary worker you’ll need to register to work within a month of starting work.

Highly skilled migrants

From 29 February 2008 any highly skilled foreign national currently working in Britain who wants to extend their stay will need to apply under a new points-based system. This new points based system will be extended to those applying from overseas later in the year. It will not apply to citizens of EEA countries.

Students

If you’re an international student you may not need permission to work here when you’re studying. If your home country is in the EEA, or you’re a Swiss national, you can work without restrictions on the type or amount of work you do.

Otherwise, you should check the visa stamp in your passport. If it says ‘prohibited’ you can’t work in the UK. If it grants you leave to enter or remain in the UK as a student, you can work here provided you:

  • Don’t work more than 20 hours a week during term time, unless the employment is part of your studies or is an internship
  • Don’t engage in business, are not self-employed and don’t provide services as a professional sportsperson or entertainer
  • Don’t take a permanent full-time position

What proof an employer will need

If you’re from an EEA country, you’ll need to show a prospective employer your passport, national identity card or Home Office Residence Permit. Employers can face unlimited fines if they employ illegal workers, so they need to make sure that no one they employ is working in the UK illegally. However, to protect themselves against discrimination laws they should treat all job applicants equally. So don’t be offended if you’re asked to prove your nationality, even if it’s ‘obvious’. Even UK nationals will be asked to provide proof of their nationality.

Work Permits

There are a number of schemes and programmes for people who want to work in the UK. If you’re not from an EEA country or Switzerland, you’re likely to need a work permit to work here.

There are six separate groups for ordinary work permit applications:

  • Business and commercial
  • Training and work experience
  • Sportspeople and entertainers
  • Student internships
  • General agreement on trade in services(GATS)
  • Hospitality and food processing (sector-based schemes)

How to apply for a permit and how long it lasts for

You can’t apply for a permit yourself – you’ll need the UK-based employer who wants to employ you to do it for you. How long your permit lasts for will depend on the work you do and the type of permit applied for. For example, business and commercial work permits can be issued for up to five years, but sector-based permits are only issued for up to 12 months.

All information has been obtained from the direct gov website and can be found at www.direct.gov.uk. Kinetica (UK) Ltd accepts no responsibility for the validity of this information and or liability for the issuing of any work permit or visa associated with employment E. & O. E. For further information & links please view the www.direct.gov.uk website.

Timesheet

Click the links below to download a timesheet and instructions for completing your timesheet.

  • Time Sheet
  • Time Sheet Instructions

Equal Opportunities

Click the links below to download our equal opportunities form and diversity policy.

  • Equal Opportunities form
  • Diversity Policy

Medical Questionnaire

Click the link below to download our medical questionnaire.

  • Medical Questionnaire

Personal Info Form

Click the link below to download our personal information form.

  • Personal Information form

Complaints Policy & Procedure

Click the link below to download a copy of our complaints policy and procedure.

  • Complaints Procedure

Leaving Academia for the Corporate Arena

Whilst pursuing my passion and deep interest in genetics as a graduate student I found after a few years, that the learning curve had flattened. I could not imagine my life being devoted to a single fraction of one scientific problem, when there is so much else that is interesting, so I began to explore my options.

I had experience working as a student editor for a Biology and Medical journal at university and considered a scientific editorial career, along with patent law, investment banking and filmmaking. However I felt that none of these potential career paths would fulfil me. It was upon discussion with a friend and her suggestion of a career in consulting, that I more precisely assessed my skills and interests and found that they were a close match to management consulting: intellectually challenging problem solving, a new project every few months, teamwork with people of a high calibre. Based on this revelation I applied and was successful in gaining a position as a management consultant, allowing me to gain invaluable experience about many aspects of business.

What I had not anticipated was that I still had an overriding interest in genomics. My desire to get out of the lab had confounded my level of interest in the field. It had been the execution of academic science that had dulled my senses, not the subject matter.

With this knowledge I began to search for a position that would employ both my scientific expertise and the business skills and experience I had gained. I searched for, and found a small, early-stage genomics company that had a reasonable bid to shape the industry. Within them I transformed my path from Ph.D. graduate into one of scientific business development in just over three years.

I am now a senior manager of business development, involved in strategy development (which products to make and offer) and partnerships (what alliances to form including academic research collaborations).

The one thing I would highlight to any Ph.D. student looking to branch into the scientific business world is the importance of developing good communications skills. The importance of communications skills is often overlooked by science graduate students as irrelevant to their work in the laboratory. But without them I and countless others could not have made the move from research to business development and would not be currently enjoying the success and fulfilment my career has brought me. Take every opportunity to practice and improve these skills; all experience is good experience.

Kate – Business Development Manager

If you are interested in looking for a new position outside of academia within the Scienctific or the Medical /Healthcare sectors in Sales and Marketing, Business Development or Key Account Management, take a look at our Job Search for details about positions we currently have available.