Format of a Bioinformatics Technical Test? - What to expect!

Nervous about what a technical test might be like for your first bioinformatics job? In this video I share with you some of the formats you could encounter, the basic content, and some tips to help you prepare best. Hope it’s helpful! Note - these are from my personal experience and there will be other formats out there; these examples are not extensive.

Welcome to Genomics with Georgia! I'm a self taught data scientist with simply an undergrad in biology who transitioned from wet lab to dry lab during the pandemic. After sharing my career start on LinkedIn I've had lots of people reach out wanting more information on how to learn to code as a biologist and all things genomic data science. So here we are: Georgia is using this platform to share all she's learnt, the resources she's found and hopefully inspire people to pursue this awesome path.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 = Intro
01:19 - what to expect
2:00 - Online Interviews
4:00 - in Person interviews
5:48 - Content of the IV
7:15 - How best to prep!
9:27 - Outro

Links to mentioned helpful things:
★ https://www.codecademy.com/learn/path...
★ https://www.codecademy.com/resources/...


Learn to code like me:
★ Learn Python on Codecademy: https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/la... (Specifically Learn Python3)
★ Learn R (https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-r)
★ Learn the command line (https://www.codecademy.com/learn/lear...)
★ Code First Girls Uni Kickstarter: (https://codefirstgirls.com/courses/cl...)
★ Volunteer with CFG: (https://codefirstgirls.com/opportunit...)
★ My article with EI about why undergrads should learn to code (https://www.earlham.ac.uk/articles/st...)


Academic Background
🧬 Cert HE Medical Science Uni of Buckingham (2015-2016)
🧬 BSc (Hons) Molecular Biology & Genetics University of East Anglia (2017-2020)
🧬 Bioinformatics Internship with GenSoc at Earlham Institute (2020)
🧬 Employment as Genomic Data Scientist (2020)


Non-traditional Background
❥ Worked full-time during 2/3rds of my degree (I made the best Martini in Norwich)
❥ Estranged from my parents
❥ Carer during undergrad

Frequently Asked Questions:
•Q. How old are you?
•A. 26
•Q. When did you start learning to code?
•A. August 2019
•Q. What languages do you mainly use in your work?
•A. Python, Bash, R
•Q. Where are you based?
•A. I live in Cambridge UK
•Q. Why are you making this channel?
•A I feel very lucky to have stumbled into this field slightly before the start of the pandemic. I love my job so much and want to share how I made the transition from a wet lab biology degree and bring more transparency to the field of bioinformatics and genomic data science

Connect with me Socials:
➞   / genomicswit.  .
➞   / gwhittonx  

Contact:
☑ [email protected]

Music Creds:
Morning Routine by Ghostrifter Official |   / ghostrifter-official  
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