By Jennifer Casiano-Matos Edited by Paulina Krzyszczyk and Maryam Alapa This post has been adapted from the seminar, Industry: The Organization of Business, presented by Brad Fackler at NIH, Bethesda, MD. Brad Fackler is the Senior Director of Biohealth and Life Science at The Maryland Department of Commerce since April 2016.

As graduate students, an oft-dreaded question is “When are you graduating?” The pursuit of scientific advancement comes with no roadmaps and the marathon of graduate studies can be particularly challenging in the last leg. When, finally, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, many graduate students discover that there is a more dreadful question waiting for them. What next?

The following is a re-cap of an iJOBS event—Regulatory Writing Workshop—held on January 30^th, 2018 on Busch Campus. Doreen Lechner, director of the Biopharma Educational Initiative and Clinical Trial Sciences Program at Rutgers, moderated the event and provided information on relevant courses offered at the university.

The following blog post was written after attending the iJOBS Workshop: Transferable Skills and Experience as a Professional Profile: Resume and Cover Letters on January 23rd, 2018. What exactly is a transferable skill? How does my resume show I am a qualified candidate for this position? These were questions I was hoping to get the answer to when I attended the iJOBS Seminar: Transferable Skills and Experience as a Professional Profile: Resume and Cover presented by Dr. Fatima Williams. Dr.

by Talia Planas-Fontanez The following is an article review of, “Through internships, Ph.D. students expand their skills and explore their options” by Elisabeth Pain.

Hello everyone!!! My name is Emily Kelly, and I am a 2^nd year PhD student in the Cell and Developmental Biology Program at Rutgers University. I’m originally from the beautiful, warm-weathered island of Puerto Rico. Since high school, biology, specifically microbiology, has sparked my interest. There is something fascinating to me about a living organism that is unseen to the human eye. From that time, I developed an interest in both clinical and environmental microbiology.

By: Tomas Kasza Have you ever had a bench epiphany? One where you feel that the bench skills you are mastering will never be used at your next job? Making the transition from graduate or post-doctoral training to other types of jobs can be a difficult transition. What is the best way to have your resume show you have the skills necessary to succeed at the positions you are applying to? One way to show that you are prepared for a new career could be an additional degree to augment your education.

By: Huri Mücahit The following blog post was written after attending the iJOBS Workshop: Strategic Online Networking to Propel Your Career on January 18th, 2018. With this workshop, iJOBS once more offers the opportunity to expand networking skills with the program 2Actify. Following the success of the pilot program launched this past summer, (see Fatu Badiane's experience with 2Actify), the founder, Penny Pearl

As individuals, our personality is unique; however, there are basic shared characteristics among us and it is important to understand our personality as it impacts the relationships with those around us. A simple definition of personality is our natural or preferred way of being. Naturally we feel competent, productive, and energetic, and sometimes are not aware of our innate way of being. Knowing our strengths can be a good asset, but it can also be a liability if they are used inappropriately.