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Gaia
Vasiliver-Shamis
Got a Plan?
If you read my previous post you know I’m a big fan of plans and being flexible about them too. As I see many trainees prioritizing another experiment over spending an hour to plan for their career, I thought of writing a post about how to create your plan instead of waitin...
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Cynthia
Lawley
Cynthia
Lawley
If You Want Something Done Right, Do it Yourself
I want to rebel against this statement, “If you want something done right, do it yourself.” I have been noticing it lately, and it has gotten me thinking. My sense is that this is a martyr¹s statement about self - sufficiency, the sentiment being lauded in a research environment. However, t...
Virginie
Adam
Networking: you never know who you’ll end up meeting!
With the start of the fall semester at Penn, On-Campus Recruiting has also now swung into action. Various large firms come out here, giving informational talks (i.e. propaganda sessions) about their work and how to become one of the ‘elite’ who join them. The university also hosts a number of Ca...
Nick
Folger
Another Successful Summit
A big thank you to all of you who participated in our second Virtual Job Summit in early April. You made it a big success! Our participating employers were pleased with the quality of the scientists they met.Thanks also to Coach Tom and Lauren Celano, who devoted their time to giving one...
Meghan
Mott
Spring 2012 Virtual Job Summit
For the past two months, Bio Careers members have been gearing up for the Spring 2012 Virtual Job Summit. As one of the most effective and creative resources Bio Careers provides, this biannual event brings together employers in academia, industry and other fields with life science postgraduate jobs...
Nick
Folger
Queuing at the Summit
One of the problems with last fall’s Job Summit that we heard back from you about was that some booths were terribly overcrowded, and it was hard to reach a recruiter even during their Office Hours.We heard you!For the Spring Summit, there will be a link at each booth to a sign up sheet. You...
Nick
Folger
Employers at the Summit
We’re getting very excited about this Spring’s Job Summit, which opens Feb 1st (you can begin reviewing the Employer Booths) with live days on April 4th and 5th (you can video chat with Employers during their Office Hours).
Nick
Folger
October 2011 Job Summit Well Attended
Bio Careers held our first Virtual Job Summit last fall, and we were gratified that the event was so well attended. Over 600 postgraduate scientists attended, spending over 50 minutes on each of an average of 50 visits to the Summit. Since you all love statistics, here they are for last ...
Nick
Folger
Networking at the Job Summit
The live event for the Virtual Job Summit is just around the corner. For many, it will mean the opportunity to present yourself and your credentials to some very attractive employers. However, you should know that there’s also an opportunity to meet each other and network with your pee...