{"id":24547,"date":"2025-11-18T16:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T22:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/?p=24547"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:09:12","slug":"aspire-mock-interview-week-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/career-development\/2025\/11\/18\/aspire-mock-interview-week-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"ASPIRE Mock Interview Week 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Application deadline: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at noon
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Back again for its 4th year, this event will provide biomedical PhD students and postdocs the opportunity to practice their interview skills with employers and alumni, (including faculty, if appropriate), and receive valuable feedback. Each participant will have up to 4 mock interviews, each lasting about 45 minutes, scheduled during the week of February 23rd;\u00a0all virtual via Zoom!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mock interviewers will represent a range of nonacademic and academic careers. Nonacademic fields represented include \u2013 but are not limited to \u2013 data science, medical science liaisons, clinical research, start-ups, medical communications, nonprofits, and industry. Academic careers represented include research\/program administration (e.g. VICTR) and staff scientist roles, as well as postdoc positions and teaching- or research-focused faculty positions.<\/p>\n

As part of the application for this event, you will need to specify your career interests so we can try to schedule your mock interviews with alumni\/employers from appropriate career fields, as well as provide a copy of your resume\/CV.<\/p>\n

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APPLY TODAY<\/strong>!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CV\/Resume preparation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In your application for this event, you will be asked fine tune your CV\/Resume.\u00a0 This CV or resume will need to be formatted according to the standards of the industry you are most interested in, as these will be shared with the interviewers before the event. For example, if you submit an academic research CV, but indicate you are interested in applying for a medical science liaison position, we will ask you to submit a resume instead.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This event is for Vanderbilt and VUMC PhD students or postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences.<\/p>\n