Event Report: WuXiAppTec Career Panel

  • February 16, 2016
iJOBS Blog

Last week, iJOBS hosted a career panel featuring professionals from WuXiAppTec. This panel operated slightly differently than previous ones in that the panel featured a single company rather than showcasing a single career with individuals from different companies. There were two PhD scientists, an HR representative, and a recruitment officer at the panel-this allowed for a well-rounded view of the company.

Acing the phone screen

  • February 11, 2016

One of the things you will likely have to do once you get a company’s attention is pass a phone screen with a recruiter.

Event Report: How to Find and Apply for an Internship

  • February 9, 2016
iJOBS Blog

Internship Web Graphic-01 Last month, iJOBS held a career panel titled ‘How to find and apply for an internship’. Here is a quick summary of the event. The panel consisted of students with a broad spectrum of experiences gained from participating in different kinds of internships.

Transitioning the knowledge and skills from a PhD to project management

  • February 2, 2016

Through Phase II of the iJOBS program, I was able to take a project management course at Rutgers Business School.  As I progressed through the course, I gradually realized that the experience acquired while pursuing a PhD could easily translate to the knowledge and skills necessary for project management.

There are five major phases in project management: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring & controlling, and closing.

Phase I: Initiating

Using Mentorship to ensure Success

  • January 28, 2016

Response to: http://chronus.com/how-to-use-mentoring-in-your-workplace

Effective mentors are critical to success.
I am a proponent of mentoring because everyone benefits.

Article Report: How to build a better PhD

  • January 26, 2016

In a recent survey, the European Science Foundation reported “considerable dissatisfaction and stress” among the post-doctoral population due to insufficient scopes in academia. The report has urged universities and governing bodies to make doctoral candidates aware of the current dim academic job prospects.

Boot Camp: The Frontlines of Oncologic Drug Discovery

  • January 21, 2016

By: Chris Lowe

Friday, January 15, 2016 was landmark day for a group of 35 young scientists at Rutgers University. While the typical pathway to FDA review of a new drug, including discovery, development, preclinical studies, and clinical trials, requires more than a decade of work and hundreds of dedicated chemists, scientists, and clinicians, the students of the 3rd Annual Interdisciplinary Boot Camp in Quantitative Biology were able to take a drug through this process in just two weeks.

Science Communication and Writing: An Interview with a Recent Rutgers University Graduate

  • January 19, 2016

Scientific writing and communication is always a popular iJOBS event topic.  In choosing this path, our love of science and extensive schooling is used in a meaningful and fulfilling way with a broader focus and increased flexibility compared to “traditional” science careers.  This career path is often not discovered until late in a graduate career when some of us realize bench science just isn’t for 27d1475us.  For others like Dr.

Making Data Science More Efficient: Workshop Recap

  • January 14, 2016

By: Maria Qadri

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