The OITE starts preparing for the large events (like the NIH Career Symposium) about 9-12 months in advance. When we can, we like to form committees of NIH fellows eager to help plan, organize and execute these events. It helps us to get fresh ideas from the fellows’ perspective, and it gives fellows the chance to build valuable skills to highlight on their resumes. Here are three ways to take full advantage of committee membership. Leadership – Being on a committee gives you a chance to be a leader. However, you have to take the initiative make that happen. Vocalize your ideas by making suggestions for speakers, session topics, themes,…
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You Got an Interview, Not a Job Offer: How to Impress Your Way into a Position
Its interview season! This time of year we seem to see an increase in the number of institutions hiring people. Before they hire someone, they are going to interview at least a few people for each position. This is why we set September on our Calendar for Career Success to be the month that you practice your interviewing skills. Here are a few key Do’s and Don’ts you should be focusing on when practicing or preparing for an interview. Do… Know and understand what you are applying to do. This does not mean just knowing what the job is called. You need to know the specific duties associated with the…
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NIH Alumni: Where are they now? Profile 21 – Health Science Policy Analyst
This is the twenty first in a series of profiles about recent NIH postdocs who have found an array of jobs, from academia to industry to communications and beyond, in the U.S. and abroad. What do they do now, and how did they get there? What challenges did they face, and what advice do they have? Read on to find out. Name: Dr Brenda Diane Kostelecky Job title and company: Health Science Policy Analyst, NCI Location: Bethesda, MD How long you’ve been in your current job: 10 months Postdoc subject, advisor and IC: NICHD, Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, morphology changes in mitochondria and their effects on proliferation, authophagy What are you doing…
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Putting Together Your Job Package
If you have been following out Calendar for Career Success, you know that August is the time to put together your job packages. Whether it be for an academic positions, a postdoc or a transition to a new career field, you need to have a competitive application. We have provided some information below we feel will be helpful in this endeavor. What is a Job Package? – A job package almost always includes a CV OR resume and a cover letter. It is important to know whether you will want to include a CV versus a resume. However, regardless of which one the job calls for you will want to…