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    1. Matt Wall #FBPE #StopBrexit‏ @m_wall Jul 1
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      Help me out here tweeps: Assuming all other things being equal and an appropriate project, etc., a finishing PhD student with 8 pub'd papers (2 as 1st author) would be a strong contender for pretty much any post-doc position, right? That's a damn good CV for that stage, yes?

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    2. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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      From the info you gave and my experience of labs I have worked in, it's so much down to what's in the papers and what they say (present and answer to structured formal questions) during the interview. For example, I have been involved in hiring 4 postdocs in the lab I'm in now.

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    3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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      So basically the raw number of papers is OK but it's certainly not enough to say if they are a strong candidate. Please take what I say though, with a pinch of salt given I'm speaking for a specific few labs in a specific subarea.

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    4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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      A better way, for what I want to see, is if they meet the requirements and everything on the job listing for the postdoc position, if they can give a job talk, and if they can think on their feet and answer questions.

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    5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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      They don't have to meet everything on the job listing (other than required ones, those they have to, explicitly in their CV and cover letter, or they get removed from the pile) but if they try to address it all as much as possible that's a huge plus.

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      Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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      And please everybody: don't lie on your CV. It's so common. Especially with technical skills. People have admitted it to me as well as I've just noticed it on things that are so easy to check. Slips occur but if the distribution is towards making you look better it's noticeable.

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        2. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          Hope this helps! ☺️

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        3. Matt Wall #FBPE #StopBrexit‏ @m_wall Jul 2
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          Definitely. Of course, a lot depends on how they perform at the interview, exact content of the pubs, general 'fit' with the lab, etc. I guess I was really asking "Would this be sufficient to get them an interview?"

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        4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          Yes, it would IF they explain they fit the required and even some of the optional stuff, even better if they address all. Would help even more if they have an active github/equivalent and informative website. Underlining: I'm speaking about the labs I have worked in.

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        5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          Basically, they have to make it clear how they fit in with the required job and the culture of the lab. Write clearly how they fit the bill, a CV is not enough to show ideas for the future, etc. Is this making sense Matt?

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        6. Matt Wall #FBPE #StopBrexit‏ @m_wall Jul 2
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          Yes, absolutely. Very helpful.

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        7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          They need to link to the all the relevant stuff BTW. I will not try to figure out what their webistes are and will certainly not Google them.

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        2. Gavin Buckingham‏ @DrGBuckingham Jul 2
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          I think skills are a weirdly intangible thing to describe. I'd outline things I've accomplished which evidence the use of that skill (assisted with the preprocessing and analysis of an fMRI dataset; trained several students to conduct fMRI analysis; written analysis pipelines)

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        3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          I'm speaking from my limited perspective, which is mainly coding skills. But yes, even fMRI skills is something I've seen somebody lie about on their CV and admit to it in private.

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        4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          I can elaborate on what other lies I have seen, e.g., people saying they have experience in Python but admit in private they have never coded in Python. Same with git. Does this help clarify?

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        5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          Also @froukehe "What for one person are strong fMRI skills are rather limited to another." It's not so much about qualifying as strong or not, just the presence of having done it. More of a binary thing.

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        7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          I mean using it in published work — something you can point to with evidence.

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        2. Gordon Feld‏ @GordonFeld Jul 2
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          So true. Especially easy, when you overestimate your coding skills! If you're honest about your abilities, it will be much more likely that other skills will be weighed to compensate. If you lie, how do I know you can do the other things?

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        3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          Exactly. And everything should be backed up with something. Don't just say "I know Python" actually indicate where you have used it. Although for Python you might not have to if you have tons of projects that use it publicly available.

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        4. Gordon Feld‏ @GordonFeld Jul 2
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          I actually asked my applicants some coding related questions and this was super informative. One person had like 5 relevant languages in their CV, but could not tell me how to move data from A to B.

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        5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          I am not a massive fan of coding questions during interviews, but I think you asked some really basic stuff, which actually I agree with.

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        6. Gordon Feld‏ @GordonFeld Jul 2
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          Why are you not a fan of coding questions? (Genuinly interested, as I am new to the hiring game.)

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        7. Hannimal  🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🏳️‍🌈‏ @hisotalus Jul 2
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          I am not a fan because I google everything as I go

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        9. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest Jul 2
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          I think this is a bit by-the-by. Obviously if you are hiring somebody to write custom algos they will have tons of github/equivalent evidence they can write stuff.

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