One of the most oft-repeated advice for students and postdocs on a career search is to NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK.
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.
Before you go:
By: Chris Lowe
By: Maria Qadri
The Rutgers Spring 2016 Career & Internship Mega Fair took place over two days in early February and I made a point to attend. As some of you may know, I joined the active job seeker ranks in late 2015, complete with attending networking events (see my take on a BioHub networking event here) and career fairs. I have gained some experiences that I can share with the rest of you on what works, what doesn’t, and what can make some of the hiring processes you go through that much easier.
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. Whether you got on the company’s radar through connections and networking, or were one of the lucky resumes pulled from a pool of online applications, the phone screen is the first step to getting an in-person interview.
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.
By: Fatu Badiane Markey
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
