By: Yang Chen On April 12^th, I, the “one day intern”, was rotated to a medical marketing team at Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide. After the morning’s team meeting, everyone gathered again to discuss an ongoing project involving the launch of a new drug to market. As I looked around the table, it seemed everyone was still waiting for someone to join this meeting. After a few minutes, a man carrying a small piece of luggage entered the conference room.

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 Medical communication plays an essential role in bridging the gap between healthcare professionals in different fields, such as pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, and medical societies. To explore the field of medical communication and fulfill my initial passion in this field, I have accepted a great opportunity to shadow at one of the leading medical communication companies—Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide.

By:  Dharm Patel Dr.

By: Chris Lowe Conferences are a rite of passage for graduate students and post-docs. Crammed into just a few short days are endless sessions of technical talks, poster presentations, mixers, and all the standard hustle and bustle of a scientific meeting. With everyone gathered in one city for a few days, the networking opportunities are substantial and you can stand to gain a lot by expanding your network.

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.

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. We will report on the results within 2-3 weeks, depending on how quickly the responses roll in.