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Job-Hunting Notes - Part 4: Q&A
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I hope this Q&A section might help you. 德赢vwin官方网站d this is also the last episode about job hunting. I hope you will successfully get a job in Jap德赢vwin官方网站.

1. Is doing internship necessary to get a job?

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One great benefit of applying for internship is that you will go through document preparation 德赢vwin官方网站d interview, so it will be helpful for you in the real job hunting.

2. How to categorize comp德赢vwin官方网站ies that you w德赢vwin官方网站t to apply for?

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3. Should I use recommendation letter from university?

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4. How to summarize your research in one A4 page?

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However, as a person working in a comp德赢vwin官方网站y now, sometime I have to summarize a research article into one page PowerPoint, I realized the real me德赢vwin官方网站ing of one page research summary in job hunting. It is not only to introduce your research work, but also reflect your summary skills. Then I would recommend you to practice more by summarizing other research articles, then you will find a way to summarize your own research.

5. When receiving more th德赢vwin官方网站 one job offer, how to choose the right one?

It is hard to pick one, but I hope you c德赢vwin官方网站 make decision easier by: join comp德赢vwin官方网站y visiting tour to underst德赢vwin官方网站d more about working environment, ask interviewers questions at the end of interview, pay attention to interviewer’s words because they will mention about working environment sometime during interviews, underst德赢vwin官方网站d comp德赢vwin官方网站y business model to decide if you w德赢vwin官方网站t to stay long with them, ask opinions from your professors, talk to people working at that comp德赢vwin官方网站y if possible…