The season for medical school interviews is approaching! The pandemic has created a number of obstacles for applicants this cycle and the interview process is no exception. This year, the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) has launched a new video tool that will be used for admissions. This tool, AAMC VITA, will be used to supplement in-person interviews. This has been designed to assess competencies important for success in medical school and also within a future medical practice.
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The Rise in ADHD Diagnoses in Young Professional Women -
Job Searching with a Chosen or Preferred Name -
Embracing the Strengths of Highly Sensitive People in the Workplace
The USAJOBS Self-Assessment Questionnaire
Like
other large employers, the federal government has a completely automated job application
system. USAJOBS screens candidates for keyword matches and minimum qualifications.
If you don’t make it through the first computer filter, a set of human eyes
will likely never even have a chance to evaluate your candidacy.
The Sprint vs. the Marathon: Progressive Goal Setting and Planning
Post written by guest blogger Charlesice Hawkins, Detailee within OITE.
Twitter for Scientists - #SciTwitter
The OITE Career Blog posted back in 2015 that Twitter was a great resource to utilize when job searching. For a basic overview of Twitter for job searching, check out that post #JobSearch – Using Twitter to Find Jobs.
From the Archive: #Jobsearch -- Using Twitter to Find Jobs
Where do you go to look for jobs or networking opportunities online? Most people automatically think of great sites like LinkedIn or Indeed; however, a growing number of people are turning to Twitter. Twitter is now being heralded as the best job search tool you probably aren’t using.
Virtual Meeting Etiquette
Many of the same rules about in-person/face-to-face meetings
apply for virtual meetings. For example, you should show up on time, preferably
even five minutes before the meeting start time. However, given the completely
online environment in which we are all meeting, here are some other etiquette
tips to keep in mind ahead of your next Zoom/Skype meeting.
Prepare Your Space
“Informational Interviews – What? How? Why?” A Recap of NIH OITE’s Webinar
Blog reposted from The Rutgers iJOBS Blog
Written by: Helena Mello
Once a Scientist Podcast: Featuring OITE Director, Dr. Milgram
Once a trainee/graduate student at the National Institutes of Health, Nick Edwards now hosts a new podcast called Once A Scientist. Edwards notes a few goals for his podcast, including: 1. Provide a resource for young scientist to learn about different career paths. 2. Speak with scientists from a broad spectrum of backgrounds. 3. Make science cool again. and lastly, 4. Have honest conversations. In relation to this last goal, Edwars recentlyspoke with our very own OITE Director, Dr. Sharon Milgram.
Lower Stress by Moving More
Most people recognize the benefits of exercise for your physical health; however, many studies have confirmed that exercise seems to be beneficial for your mental health as well. Last year, researchers at Harvard published an article in Depression and Anxiety that seems to indicate that exercise can serve as a buffer for depression, even for people born with a predisposition for the illness.
How to Stand with Black Colleagues as an Informed Ally
In a Medium article entitled “Maintaining Professionalism in the Age of Black Death is…A Lot” the author, Shenequa Golding, quite simply enumerates: “Your Black employees are exhausted. Your Black employees are scared. Your Black employees are crying in between meetings. Your Black employees have mentally checked out.