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The job search – resources for the search part 1
In my last entry, I talked about the reasons why I wanted to leave academia. I was tired of the low pay and time spent in the lab with little progress. I was upset and frustrated in my postdoc and I definitely didn’t want to become a full professor and carry the responsibility of writing grants an...
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Nick
Folger
How to prepare for the Virtual Job Summit 2012 Fall edition
The third Virtual Job Summit is coming this Wednesday and Thursday, October 3rd and 4th. It’s not too late to register!! This is an opportunity to speak directly to recruiters from top employers.Make sure you update your resume, and develop a good introductory pitch that relates what y...
Liang
Zhang
Third Virtual Job Summit at BioCareers.com
Back in school I've noticed how there are many career fairs aimed at Engineering and Business School students, but there aren't many aimed at Biology students.
Kate
Sleeth
Being Reliable
I often wonder why people flake out on doing things. Why do they agree to do something and then not follow through? Is it because they don’t want to offend during an in person encounter so they agree while fully intending to slip under the radar immediately afterwards? What does this t...
Brendan
Delaney
Reaching For the Stars?
After a brief summer hiatus, I am back blogging (I hope to your ongoing benefit and enjoyment). My last blog introduced the concept of self-sponsorship for permanent residence and discussed the National Interest Waiver (NIW) category. This time we up the ante and look at the EB-1A, Extraordinary Abi...
Lauren
Celano
Tips on Preparing for the Bio Careers® Virtual Summit
The Bio Careers® Virtual Summit scheduled on October 3rd and 4th provides graduate students, postdocs, and alumni an opportunity to learn about companies that are hiring and also gain insight from the presenters about job search tips and career strategy. The summit provides an opportunity for...
Nick
Folger
400 Scientists Already Signed up for Summit
We’re very excited about the upcoming Virtual Job Summit, and all of the events and recruiting that’s going to happen. Already, 400 of you talented scientists have signed up for the Event, and there are still 2 weeks to go. We’ve got a great slate of employers, and are building vir...
Nick
Folger
Top 10 Reasons employers should grab a booth at the Job Summit
The Virtual Job Summit is a great deal for Employers. Here are the top 10 reasons you should contact us about a booth:1. You can attend 35 career fairs at once! With the event open to all of our 35 Members, you can recruit from all of these top training centers at the same t...
Nick
Folger
A Must Read Article
I haven’t yet pointed out a specific article on the site for special attention. We publish so many strong articles of interest that I’ve thought it best that you explore in your areas of interest.However, Lauren Celano recently wrote an article entitled Building Your Online Presence ...
Thomas Patrick
Chuna
But what if they don't have an opening?
Hello everyone!Since this is my first blog submission after the Biocareers.com webinar last week, I wanted to re-address one of the topics I brought up, and continue some thoughts raised by the follow up questions from the audience.