What Type Of Person Thrives In The Research Industry According To A Research Assistant At University Of Southern California
Daria, a graduate student and research assistant at USC, highlights the diversity of personalities that can succeed in their industry, emphasizing that patience is key due to the "long and tedious" nature of the work. Success also hinges on meticulous attention to detail and organization, allowing for careful tracking of experiments and samples.
Patient, Detail-Oriented, Organized, Resilient, Methodical
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Daria Timonina
Graduate Student / Research Assistant
University of Southern California
University of Arizona / 2015
University of Southern California
Biology & Related Sciences
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness
Research and Development (R&D)
Honors Student, Immigrant, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Patience is crucial because projects can be lengthy and tedious.
2. Attention to detail is vital to avoid errors.
3. Organization is key for tracking experiments and changes over time.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
People who thrive have a real wide variety of personality types, which is pretty amazing. Perhaps being patient is really key, because sometimes things are very long and tedious and they don't work.
Having attention to detail is also important. You really have to be careful of what you're doing, because it's easy to make a mistake.
Being organized is also beneficial. This allows you to go back and see all the changes you've made to your experiments and all the ways you've categorized your samples over the years.
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