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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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