Quarter Life Crisis

A friend of mine went through the interview’s for Baxter’s rotational program. Here are some of the questions they asked. Pretty standard stuff.

Leadership

1. What are important qualities of a leader?

Teamwork

1. Think of a time you worked in a group and had successful results even though you didn’t see things eye to eye with everyone.

Communication

1. Think of a time when you had to convince someone else to see things your way.

2. Think of a time when you had to present information from a project to different audiences. How did you ensure everyone understood?

Decision Making

1. Think of a time you had to make a quick decision even though you didn’t have all the information present.

Innovation

1. Think of time when you came up with a non-traditional way of doing things to improve a process.

Quality

1. Think of time when you used metrics to determine the quality of a project.

General

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. What are 5 words that you would use to describe yourself?

3. Do you think it’s better to improve on your strengths or weaknesses?

4. What are your weaknesses? Think of a time when you overcame a weakness or a failure.

5. Think of a time when you had to learn or pick up something quickly. How did you go about it?

I have a job for someone interested in doing market research for a tech start up in the workforce management solutions space.  Please let me know and I will tell you more.

Need a change of career? How about this one:

Title:
Assistant to “high level Chinese celebrity/philanthropist.”

Area of Focus:
film, non-profit (in order of work priority)

Location: Based in Asia

Job Description:
You are invited to explore the opportunity to learn and work with high
level Chinese celebrity/philanthropist and learn the inner workings of
the film industry in both the United States and China. The majority of
work will involve hands-on involvement in building a world-class
foundation from the grounds up. This will involve meetings with
numerous high-level business and government officials to build and
develop philanthropy in China and on a worldwide basis.

Employee will perform all the usual and customary duties of a personal
assistant, including, but not limited to, review and respond to
correspondence; scheduling appointments; translation of conversations
and correspondence; organizing personal matters; and other duties that
may be assigned.

Please visit one-foundation.com to better understand the world of this
high level Chinese celebrity/philanthropist.

Desired qualifications:
-Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English
-Degree from top-tier university with high GPA
-At least 2 years of work experience in consulting, banking, a large
multinational, studio or equivalent experience
-Strong attention to detail
-Strong analytical ability
-Ability to follow through with projects and follow instructions as
given
-Ability to travel frequently (50%)

Let me know if you are interested and I’ll give you the contact info.

Is anyone interested in developing a business plan, executive summary and making an investor presentation for a San Diego based technology?  It will be a paid project. Please let me know!

Anyone interested in a market research project for a San Diego Tech Startup? It is an internet business. Let me know if you would like a gig.