Secrets to Success in Industry Careers: Essential Skills for Science and Business
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Table of contents
- SECRETS TO SUCCESS IN INDUSTRY CAREERSiii
- COPYRIGHT PAGEiv
- Contentsv
- PREFACExi
- PART I: CAREER CHOICE CONSIDERATIONS AND JOB PURSUIT1
- CHAPTER 1 COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTS3
- Two worlds and their interdependence3
- Academia: Culture and mindset4
- Skills for success in the traditional academic environment5
- Industry: Culture and mindset6
- Skills for success in the industry environment7
- Trends of merger11
- Summary of key skills for success13
- Mindset assessment: Choosing an academic or industry career14
- CHAPTER 2 CHOOSING AN INDUSTRY CAREER17
- Identification of preferred work style17
- Common industry careers and work styles18
- Career match and career mismatch22
- Overcoming career mismatch23
- Summary of key skills for success24
- Mindset assessment: Knowing your preferred work style24
- CHAPTER 3 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT DURING THE JOB APPLICATION PROCESS27
- Job description analysis27
- The job application29
- Interview preparation33
- The interview36
- The follow-up38
- Job offer and negotiation39
- Summary of key skills for success40
- Mindset assessment: Job application, interview and negotiation41
- PART II: PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT ON THE JOB43
- CHAPTER 4 BUSINESS GOALS AND BOTTOM LINE45
- Scenario and impact45
- Important knowledge47
- Anecdote: Aligning personal and corporate goals53
- Summary of key skills for success54
- Mindset assessment: Business goals54
- CHAPTER 5 LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK57
- Scenario and impact57
- Important knowledge58
- Anecdote: Leadership61
- Anecdote: Teamwork62
- Summary of key skills for success63
- Mindset assessment: Leadership and teamwork63
- CHAPTER 6 COMMUNICATION SKILLS67
- Scenario and impact67
- Important knowledge68
- Anecdote: Interpersonal relations78
- Summary of key skills for success79
- Mindset assessment: Communication skills80
- CHAPTER 7 MARKETING83
- Scenario and impact83
- Important knowledge84
- Anecdote: First impressions91
- Summary of key skills for success92
- Mindset assessment: Marketing skills93
- CHAPTER 8 DISCIPLINE95
- Scenario and impact95
- Important knowledge96
- Anecdote: Delays99
- Summary of key skills for success100
- Mindset assessment: Discipline100
- CHAPTER 9 FLEXIBILITY103
- Scenario and impact103
- Important knowledge104
- Anecdote: Company reorganization108
- Summary of key skills for success109
- Mindset assessment: Flexibility109
- CHAPTER 10 CREATIVITY AND OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING111
- Scenario and impact111
- Important knowledge112
- Anecdote: Innovation obstacles114
- Summary of key skills for success115
- Mindset assessment: Entrepreneurship115
- CHAPTER 11 AMBIGUITY MANAGEMENT117
- Scenario and impact117
- Important knowledge118
- Anecdote: Time, quality or cost?120
- Summary of key skills for success121
- Mindset assessment: Ambiguity management122
- CHAPTER 12 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY123
- Scenario and impact123
- Important knowledge124
- Anecdote: Patent ownership133
- Summary of key skills for success134
- Mindset assessment: Intellectual property134
- CHAPTER 13 SPECIALTY TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE137
- Scenario and impact137
- Important knowledge138
- Anecdote: Staying competitive142
- Summary of key skills for success143
- Mindset assessment: Technology in biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries143
- CHAPTER 14 QUALITY147
- Scenario and impact147
- Important knowledge149
- Anecdote: Impact of out-of-specification test results155
- Summary of key skills for success156
- Mindset assessment: Quality in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries156
- CHAPTER 15 ETHICS159
- Scenario and impact159
- Important knowledge160
- Anecdote: Crisis164
- Summary of key skills for success164
- Mindset assessment: Ethics165
- CHAPTER 16 GLOBALIZATION167
- Scenario and impact167
- Important knowledge169
- Anecdote: International merger172
- Summary of key skills for success174
- Mindset assessment: Cross-cultural understanding174
- CHAPTER 17 EXPECTATION MANAGEMENT177
- Scenario and impact177
- Important knowledge178
- Anecdote: Assessing excellence183
- Summary of key skills for success184
- Mindset assessment: Expectation management185
- CHAPTER 18 CAREER MANAGEMENT187
- Scenario and impact188
- Important knowledge190
- Anecdote: Dynamic career management195
- Summary of key skills for success196
- Mindset assessment: Career management196
- EPILOGUE199
- Index201
- A201
- B201
- C201
- D202
- E203
- F203
- G203
- H203
- I203
- J204
- K204
- L204
- M204
- N205
- O205
- P205
- Q206
- R206
- S206
- T207
- U207
- V207
- W207
Secrets to Success in Industry Careers introduces you to the differences between what is needed in school and what is needed in industry. It describes the entire process of obtaining a job including analysis of a job description, writing an application, preparation for an interview, and conduct during and after an interview. Most importantly, this book is the ideal “industry-insider guide because it provides you with skills and understanding essential for success on the job. Fictional anecdotes make it easy to understand application of these skills, summarized at the end of each chapter and supported by self guided assessment questionnaires. This is the ideal guide on how to succeed for anyone seeking a job or already employed in both industry and academic environments.
·Self-assessment tools are included to help identify strengths and opportunities for growth
· Includes chapters on understanding business goals, leadership and teamwork, communication skills, marketing, discipline, flexibility, innovation, intellectual property, special technologies, quality, ethics, globalization, ambiguity, expectation and career management
· Author has developed highly successful industry-relevant training for students and new employees and has experience from both industry and academic environments
· Contains a compilation of essential technical and managerial skills necessary for success in industry, including chapters on expectation management and career management
·Self-assessment tools are included to help identify strengths and opportunities for growth
· Includes chapters on understanding business goals, leadership and teamwork, communication skills, marketing, discipline, flexibility, innovation, intellectual property, special technologies, quality, ethics, globalization, ambiguity, expectation and career management
· Author has developed highly successful industry-relevant training for students and new employees and has experience from both industry and academic environments
· Contains a compilation of essential technical and managerial skills necessary for success in industry, including chapters on expectation management and career management