Close OHSU's Human Resources division offers numerous classes that might be of interest to you, including training on various IT systems, on interviewing, and on resume writing. You can search specifically for postdoctoral positions at OHSU through the Human Resources website: http://www.ohsu.edu/hr/jobs/index.cfm (select "Postdoctoral" from the Job Category drop down menu).
 
Other career resources
The career pages at Science and at the Chronicle of Higher Education have many good articles on job searches, CVs and resumes, interviewing, and negotiation techniques. We suggest you read them often. You can search for open postdoctoral positions throughout the county here: www.postdocjobs.com

Close In a tight job market, your cover letter and CV need to make a great impression. The most persistent mistake we see are cover letters that are all about you. But you need to write a cover letter that demonstrates why a PI should want you in his or her lab. RFDS can help you write a good cover letter.
 
For CV advice, click the Chronicle of Higher Education's CV doctor, here.
 
For global advice about cover letters, CVs, and resumes, read the columns at Science.
 
The University of California at San Francisco has kindly posted excellent samples of cover letters, resumes, and other materials for job seekers. They can show you the kind of detail you may want to include on yours.(Don't plagiarize them!)
 

Close If you are conducting an interview - find thought-provoking questions to ask postdoctoral candidates. If you are looking for a job either as a postdoc or wishing to make the transition to a faculty position, be prepared by knowing what kinds and types of questions will be asked.
 
The Ph.D. INTERVIEW PREPARATION GUIDE FOR POSITIONS IN ACADEMIA by Trina Sego and Jef Richards, while written for students in advertising at the University of Texas, is an excellent guide to the interview process. Another excellent resource is the laboratory management guide from Kathy Barker, PhD, At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.

Close Some General Questions:

• Why do you want to work in this lab?
• Tell me about your dissertation research.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of your Ph.D. program?
• In what journals do you expect to publish?
• Where do you see your project going in 5 years?
• Describe how you would perform Experiment X (to assess technical abilities)
• What do you like the most and the least about your current project?
• Do you prefer to work on one project at a time or multiple ones?
• How would your PI describe you?
• What would you do if you didn't feel you were getting along with your lab mates?
• How do you label yourself professionally?
• What makes a good lab?
• What would you like to accomplish here?
• Is there something specific you would like to get out of your time here?
• What are your general goals as a postdoc at OHSU?
• How do you define success?
• What's not in your file that you'd like us to know?
• What do you want to know about from us?
• What are the important open questions in your field?
• When Aunt Mabel asks what you do, what do you tell her?
• What do you see yourself doing in the next 1-3 years (what are you going to hit the ground running with) and why?
• Do you have any ideas for grants?
• How would you go about finding funding for your project?

Close Interviewing for Research and Teaching Appointments
This is a great resource document put together by CAPS, a Career Advising & Planning Services agency in Chicago, Il. This document includes information about types of interviews; researching institutions; preparing to talk about yourself; preliminary interviews; campus visits; sample interview questions; general advice; and suggestions for further reading.
http://caps.uchicago.edu/resources/pdfs/researchinterviews.pdf

Post-doc.com: http://www.post-docs.com/resources/interviewtips.shtml