Happy New Year, and welcome to the OITE Careers Blog! With the advent of 2010, the staff at the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) is turning to a new technology medium to share information with trainees about careers in science. Why a blog, you ask?

• This blog is part of an ongoing effort to enhance communication with all trainees regarding OITE programs and services.
• Trainees often have similar questions regarding their career plans, and this blog will provide a broad forum in which to address these.
• While OITE staff will serve as its primary authors, this blog is also intended as a space for trainees to share their own experiences with career planning and/or job search resources.

Feel free to post a comment, question, a cool link, or a suggested topic anytime! All the best for a safe, happy, and successful year, Melanie V. Sinche, NCC OITE Careers Blog author, Career Counselor and Consultant