BGS Career Development
Making It Count!
The BioSciences Career Fair will be on October 25th, 2018, with over 60 employers coming to chat with STEM graduate students and postdocs. Employers include J&J, Pfizer, GSK, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CSL Behring, Celgene, Regeneron, and many more!
When: October 25th, 2018 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Where: Colket Translational Research Building, 3501 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104
For more information on employers and to register, visit here.
In anticipation of the BioSciences Career Fair (October 25, 2018), the Biomedical Postdoctoral Council and Penn Career Services will host a preparatory workshop. They will cover essential information on:
• Why career fairs can be helpful to you no-matter where you are in your PhD program or postdoc appointment
• Putting together a career fair ready resume if you are on the job market
• Preparing your introduction for when you chat with employers
• Using Handshake and Career Fair Plus to gather information on employers
• Making a list of relevant questions you can ask
• Networking when you are not looking for a job
• What you can do after the fair to help your continued career exploration or applications (Via Handshake).
When: Thursday, October 18th 2018, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Where: Clinical Research Building (CRB) Robert Austrian Auditorium
This Career Services workshop will provide students with the space to examine their existing coping strategies when it comes to internship and job-search stress, as well as to learn new ways to manage stress. The core career-readiness competency addressed in this workshop is: Self-Management & Personal Wellness (SMPW).
When: Thursday, September 13th, 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Where: 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
For more information and to RSVP, visit Handshake.
Join Penn Career Services for this information session featuring representatives from ClearView Healthcare Partners, a premier boutique strategy consulting firm. ClearView serves companies within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostics sectors of healthcare.
When: Thursday, September 13th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
Where: Wharton School – Steinberg-Dietrich Hall, Room 213
3620 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
For more information and to RSVP, visit Handshake.
Beginning on Wednesday, September 5, Penn Career Services will be holding Walk-In Wednesdays in a new location – 501 Stellar-Chance. Stop by to have your resume/CV reviewed, prep for interviews, and get networking and career advice!
Other resources that may be useful include this article from the Biophysical Society on the differences between a resume and CV. The author details how to tailor the former to each individual position to which you wish to apply – a critical skill for finding an industry job.
The NIH’s Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) also provides the following guide to writing resumes and CVs. While there are no concrete rules, the guide provides a number of samples as well as memory joggers to help you recall your accomplishments and a sample action verb list to maximize the impression you make.
