MSCI 689: Career Development for the PhD Scholar
Resources and Support for Postdocs
In 2018, the Vashisht College of Medicine's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Program co-hosted a career development course for biomedical researchers. The presentations and handouts from that course are made available here as resources to our trainees.
Weekly Schedule
Week 1 (Jan. 18, 2018): Job Searching Basics. TAMU Resources. Career Center Website.
Week 2 (Jan. 25, 2018): Career Chat: Genomics/Bioinformatics Specialist, Krista Ternus, PhD
Week 3 (Feb. 1, 2018): Self-Assessments & Establishing Your Professional Identity, "Branding"
Week 4 (Feb. 8, 2018): Networking 101. Elevator Pitch. Small Talk.
Week 5 (Feb. 15, 2018): LinkedIn 101
Week 6 (Feb. 22, 2018): Career Chat: Military Careers for the PhD Scholar, LCDR Patrick J. Dougherty
Week 7 (March 1, 2018): Professional Documents: CVs vs. Resumes
Week 8 (March 8, 2018): Professional Documents: Cover Letters
Week 9 (March 15, 2018): NO CLASS
Week 10 (March 22, 2018): Peer Editing Workshop: CV, resume, cover letter
Week 11 (March 29, 2018): Career Chat: NIH/Administration, Lori Conlan, PhD
Week 12 (April 5, 2018): Interviewing Skills
- The Industry Job Interview Presentation
- Difficult Interview Questions Presentation
- Academic Interview Packet
- Interview Tips & Questions