BGS Career Development

Making It Count!

Competency: Communication

Mind Mapping Workshop – Friday, June 12, 11:00am – 12:00pm

by Leave a Comment

Start your summer off by getting organized with mind mapping! The Mind Mapping Workshop demonstrates how the use of visual concept maps can help creatively organize:

  • Meeting minutes
  • Classification / hierarchies  
  • Brainstorming projects
  • Rewriting notes
  • Thesis focus
  • Research processes
  • Vacation planning
  • Time management
  • And many, many more ideas

This workshop will be fun, informative, and hands-on. Please register to learn more about how mind mapping can change your chaos to composed designs.

Register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6777244

Webinar: Tips and Tricks on How to Build Your Personal Branding

by Leave a Comment


Drexel Postdoctoral Association is Pleased to Present: Tips and Tricks on How to Build Your Personal Branding

Date: June 11th, 2020
Time: 12pm-1pm
Speaker: Francesca Contardi https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-contardi-606982/
Audience: Postdocs/Graduate students from Drexel, Jefferson, UPenn, Chop, and Temple

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScybWALjt87ESocRIIHaS2DhH364mzXLmUtH7YvhIwI-bKWuw/viewform

About the speaker: “I’m an  Experienced Director with more than 20 years in the human resources, organizational, people & business development within a professional services environment. CEO of Page Personnel Italy part of Page Group for more than ten years, in 2015, Staffing Industry Analysts, the most authoritative source of information for all those who work in the staffing sector, inserted me, as the only Italian, in the ranking of the 100 women who revolutionized the job market. In June 2016, together with some partners, I founded EasyHunters, the first No Frills Recruitment Company in the world.”

PennRSSA Graduate Assistants Needed

by Leave a Comment

PennRSSA Graduate Assistant Position Openings
Applications to be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The University of Pennsylvania Division of Student Engagement is seeking 100 current Penn graduate and professional students who are interested in serving this summer as graduate assistants (GAs) for the Penn Rising Senior Summer Academy (PennRSSA), an adaptive, pioneering new program serving rising seniors attending public and public charter high schools in the School District of Philadelphia. 

GAs will receive a stipend of $2,000 for their participation in the program, which, including staff training, will run for 5 weeks. GAs should expect to work 20 hours per week and must be available to work between the hours of 10am-2pm on weekdays.

See the full announcement here and apply here. Contact penn-rssa@upenn.edu with any questions.

Upcoming NIH OITE Webinars

by Leave a Comment

Upcoming Webinars with NIH Office of Intramural Training and ...

Industry Careers in Maryland
May 12, 2020 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Speaker, Mr. Brad Fackler, NIH OITE Industry Advisor

We will discuss the landscape of the biotech industry in Maryland with a focus on what companies are located here, how do you find them, and how do you position yourself for a job in these companies.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2779431661369457679

Sharpening Your Mentoring Skills
May 13, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Speaker, Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director NIH OITE

Though mentoring can be a very rewarding experience, it also has its challenges. This workshop will provide you with insights into ways to enhance students learning and to help you set your student up for success. We will discuss setting expectations providing feedback, setting boundaries and assessing student learning. We will also talk about psychosocial issues that impact student learning and provide you will tools to assist students in dealing with their imposter fears and other barriers to success.
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5436328942107035152

Workplace Dynamics I and II: Gaining Self-awareness and Communication Skills
May 15, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 
Speaker, Dr. Lori Conlan, Director OITE Postdoc Office and Career Services Center

We will explore themes of self-awareness and self-management and will discuss  preferences, work, and communication styles that influence interactions you encounter in any research group or workgroup.  
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/894485001787568400

Illustrator Training with Penn Biomed Library

by Leave a Comment

Tue, May 26, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
Do you have data you want to share with the world, but get stuck whenever you leave PowerPoint? Want to create better figures for posters and publications? On May 26, Lexi Voss, Visualizationist for the Penn Biomedical Library, will walk you through the basics of Adobe Illustrator and get you on the path to professional diagrams and figures. Registration is required to receive workshop materials.