Professional Networking: How to advance your career using social media
“Those who invest in both their work and relationships will reap the greatest number of opportunities”. -Peter Fiske.
“Those who invest in both their work and relationships will reap the greatest number of opportunities”. -Peter Fiske.
My name is Sarah Misenko and I am a 4th year PhD candidate in the Biochemistry department at Rutgers University. My broad research interest lies in precision medicine for the oncology field. Ultimately, I hope to work as a project manager in the pharmaceutical industry or as a clinical trial manager.
Social media has become a huge part, in one way or another, of our lives. I’d hazard a guess that it is here to stay. Incredibly, beneath the layer of selfies and meal snapshots, social media has developed into a network that allows you to share news about current events, conduct polls, and communicate with your connections at ease. It has also opened up a channel through which people can find career opportunities. And yes, even we, the isolated academics, can take advantage of social media to find some new doors and maybe even crack one open.

Here’s a list of a few of the things that I said I wanted to be ‘when I grow up’: an astronaut, a doctor, a lawyer, a dolphin trainer, or a marine biologist. As it turns out, I’m none of these things, and I’m not meant to be any of these things.
By Chris Lowe and Sarah Misenko
This post is part 2 of an article on our team’s experience in a management consulting case competition. To read part 1 click here
By: Sarah Misenko and Chris Lowe
Research Opportunities at the FDA
This past spring, my advisor informed me that I would be graduating in the coming year. Most graduate students would be ecstatic to hear this news, but I was nervous. After the conversation, I was left wondering whether I have enough data to graduate, if my committee would agree that I am ready, and what on earth I am going to do next.