By: Myka Ababon I first stumbled upon Oystir last year while I was browsing the internet for iJOBS blog post ideas. I first encountered a mention of Oystir in Reddit and, after visiting their website, realized what a great resource it was for graduate students and postdocs looking to go into non-academic careers. In short, it was perfect for the iJOBS community.

By: Yang Chen

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By: Chris Lowe

The iJOBS program organized a visit to the Eli Lilly and Company site in Branchburg, NJ on April 6th of this year.  Eli Lilly and Company was founded over 140 years ago and has a long history of quality pharmaceutical products including several well-known drugs such as Cialis, Cymbalta, and Prozac.  The morning of our visit, we were greeted by the smiling face of human resources manager

One of the most oft-repeated advice for students and postdocs on a career search is to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK.

By: Yaa Haber

by: Katelyn Marshall

In preparation for the iJOBS Annual Career Fair, Matt Alcalde (Director of Life Sciences Talent Network at BioNJ) presented a workshop on how to prepare for job fairs. If you’re planning on attending the career fair on Thursday, read up! Matt provided a wealth of helpful tips. If you want to go but haven’t registered yet, click here.

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Hello, everyone! With graduation deadlines looming, the iJOBS blog has decided to run a survey to see what everyone (whether graduating this May or not) is planning to do after their time at Rutgers comes to a close.

We would greatly appreciate it if you took the time to fill out this very brief (5 questions, and one of them isn't mandatory) survey HERE. We are aiming for 75 responses! Your answers will be anonymous.

Hi everyone! I’m Urmimala, a third year Ph.D. candidate in the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program. To me science has always been about figuring out the unknown through experimentation. It has been interesting how my discernment of science and what it means to me has evolved through the years.