This information session is part of Career Services’ “Job Search Series,” of workshops for graduate students and postdocs. It will provide an overview of LinkedIn as a research tool for career exploration. Topics of discussion will include:

• How to do more than just “have” a profile on LinkedIn.
• How to identify manageable networking goals using LinkedIn.
• Why research on LinkedIn can help to demonstrate interest in employers and career fields.
• What you can do to stay informed and keep your profile active.
• How researching successful professionals in the career fields that interest you can help you to project your own skills and experiences more confidently. (Via Handshake)

This presentation, organized by Career Services, will provide the angle of the industry of the skills and competencies required to succeed in pharma careers as well as the best practices during job search, networking, interviewing and negotiating a job offer.

Speaker Bio:
Alesandro Marangon, Ph.D., MBA
Alesandro is currently Head of Procurement Americas at Novartis. Prior to this role, he was in several leadership positions in R&D, Project Management, External Supply Operations, Quality Assurance and Manufacturing in Latin America, Europe and USA. Alesandro graduated in Pharmacy from the Minas Gerais University in Brazil, received his Ph.D. from the University of Tuebingen in Germany and his Double-Degree MBA in International Management from the Berlin School of Economics in Germany and Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge in England. (Via Handshake)

Are you trying to create a poster to explain your research project to others? Are you wondering how to create a powerful visual statement without learning new software? This offering will explore how to design your poster in PowerPoint including useful tips and common DOs and DON’Ts.

Please note: trainees may attend on faculty member's behalf.

Alice Walsh, PhD and Danielle Greenawalt, PhD (representatives from Bristol-Myers Squibb) will speak to students.

To RSVP, email Maureen Kirsch, GCB Coordinator at maurkirs@upenn.edu.

Join BGS for the second installment in this year’s Professional Skills Series for PhD students - ‘Networking.’ The workshop will cover a variety of networking strategies. Light refreshments will be served. The workshop will be led by Career Services’ Dr. Joseph Barber. 

Please register here by November 9, 2018! 

This information session is part of Career Services’ “Job Search Series,” of workshops for graduate students and postdocs. The workshop will address:

•  The basic principles of successful negotiation 
•  What can be negotiated  
•  How should you respond when offered a position 
•  This workshop will focus on opportunities in the business, non-profit, and government sectors. (Via Handshake)