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    Meet Marisa Bottarelli, Internal Auditor at Roche

    May 16, 2012 7:41 PM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    Tell us a bit about yourself

    My name is Marisa Bottarelli, Im working as an Internal Auditor at Roche Basel and I travel the world for my job. I like to play the piano and since I moved to Switzerland, I am learning how to ski. I always wanted to travel and take a 6 month trip around the world, and now Im lucky enough to do that for work.
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    Quick Tip: Interview Eye Contact.

    May 15, 2012 9:57 AM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    Interview Eye ContactEye contact during an interview (or meeting) can be vital. If you let your eyes wander, it can make you appear disinterested, so it's very important to keep looking at the person you're talking with. If you're being interviewed by more than one person, make sure you "share" your eye contact. By missing one person out, you can make them feel "ignored". Similarly, by focusing on only one interviewer, you can make them feel awkward. Your task is to engage with everyone in the room. Try not to look away during hard questions, and try to focus on mostly the eyes. - but don't stare! And last, but no means least - Don't forget to smile!!
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    What will you do to support diversity and inclusion?

    May 9, 2012 12:00 PM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    By Brenda Tilke

    diversityThe most universal quality is diversity. These words, penned by French philosopher Michel de Montaigne in the 16th century, still ring true today. And on May 21, Roche employees around the world are invited to Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the United Nations World Day for Cultural Diversity.

    World Day for Cultural Diversity was established to create a global, grass-roots diversity and inclusion movement where people commit and take action. The Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion campaign encourages people to lead or take part in one activity in support of diversity.
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    Can you dig? Roche employees to participate in Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Day of Service!

    May 3, 2012 10:00 AM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    Roche is a proud supporting partner of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB). It is our goal to give back to the community whenever possible and continue to display Roche cares and is dedicated to improving lives.

    Roche is delighted to announce this years KIB Day of Service event will place Friday, May 11 at a local Indianapolis elementary school, located on the citys northeast side. This will be an opportunity for Roche employees to join forces with elementary kids to transform an outdoor space by planting trees, a rain garden, raised beds and offering basic cleanup.

    This will be a proud moment to add muscle to the project, but also model professional collaboration for a worthy group of kids!
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    Meet a Roche Employee - Cristina Barreca

    April 30, 2012 10:00 AM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    Ciao! My name is Cristina Barreca, and I am a Technical Product Manager with Roche Diagnostics UK& Ireland.

    I was born in Milan and am 35 years old. I moved to the UK ten years ago and now live in Surrey, which is a county in the South of England.

    Much of my time outside of work is spent enjoying my kids and spending quality time with my friends. I love to cook anything Italian and experiment with other cuisines, like Thai and Indian. I also enjoy my holidays and have fond memories of traveling to China with my husband and taking my boys to Florida. Its important for me be outgoing and to live my life with a smile on my face.
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    RocheLife in Indianapolis

    April 27, 2012 1:42 PM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    RocheLife

    Are you looking for a company that not only promotes work/life balance but encourages it?

    Well, look no further! Roche Diagnostics, headquartered in Indianapolis, is dedicated to helping employees accomplish their everyday work and business tasks easily and conveniently so that they have time to do the things they want and need - at home and at work. That is why it is exciting for me to share with you the RocheLife program created to better promote various services and resources available to Roche employees.
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    Quick Tip: CV File Names and Formats

    April 25, 2012 9:45 AM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    I recently had to sift through a big bunch of resumes for a role. I filtered them based on a manual review, and then saved them into a new directory.

    It was then that I realised that a number of the candidates were missing an opportunity here to promote themselves.
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    Quick Tip: Tracking Your Resume

    April 18, 2012 11:08 AM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    When you put yourresume "out there" during your job hunting, its sometimes hard to know where it goes.

    One simple tip is to create and include a reference code within it, so that at when you get a call from a company or an agency, you'll know which CV they have and how they got it. It may not always be from where you expect.

    For example: if you include "ref: M12-04" in your CV, it might well tell you (assuming you keep alog of them) that this CV was uploaded to Monster in April 2012.

    The system is entirely up to you and can be as simple or complex as you like. You could include the code in the body of the CV or as part of the file name - Just remember that if you include it in the filename, don't hide your actual name in a jumble of letters and characters.
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    Meet an Engineer at Roche Basel – Andreas Schätti

    April 10, 2012 5:55 PM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    1. Erzählen Sie uns ein wenig über sich.


    Hallo, ich bin Andreas Schätti. Seit 3 Jahren bin ich Bauprojektleiter bei Roche, das heisst zu meinen Aufgaben zählen Bauherrenvertretung und Qualitätssicherung. In der Freizeit bin ich am liebsten mit meiner Familie an der frischen Luft: wir gehen im Rhein schwimmen, erobern die Skipisten oder gehen zum Schlittschuhlaufen. Mein Lebenstraum ist es ein energieautarkes Gebäude zu bauen, denn mit dem heutigen Wissenstand könnten natürliche Energieressourcen viel besser genutzt werden.

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    Quick Tip: Interview Body Language

    April 4, 2012 3:04 PM | Mike Wood for RocheCareers

    Arguably the most important facet of good body language is eye contact. While no one wants to be stared at intensely for the duration of an interview, regular eye contact is important in reassuring the recruiter of both your interest and your attention. Unsurprisingly, you may also want to flash the odd smile particularly when shaking hands at the beginning and end of the interview. Equally, be sure to avoid insincerity at all costs and always attempt to remain natural.

    Finally, when youre sat down in the interview room, make sure not to slouch. While appearing relaxed is certainly preferable, slouching back in your chair can denote a lack of interest or overall negative body language. Ultimately, while much of this is basic commonsense, it is nonetheless worth keeping in mind on the day.

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