{"id":2561,"date":"2018-03-11T16:41:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-11T20:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/?page_id=2561"},"modified":"2018-05-04T14:12:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:12:39","slug":"career-development-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/job-search\/career-development-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-117784070-2\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\r\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\r\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\r\n  gtag('js', new Date());\r\n\r\n  gtag('config', 'UA-117784070-2');\r\n<\/script><br \/>\nNow more than ever before, doctorate holders are qualified to pursue careers in fields far\u00a0beyond academia, including administration, business, consulting, industry, law, and policy. In order to make the job search as easy as possible, BU&#8217;s BEST has developed general job search strategies along with workshops catered to specific fields.<\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">General Job Search Tips<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/ca6f0ddc-3a79-4033-8090-669bb02d8475\">Career Search Strategy<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/7917c18c-76fd-44ec-968e-c1398d02b12e\">The Job Search Process: What Companies Look for When Evaluating Talent<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GMS Career Development Seminar:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/7cc76c11-a26e-43d7-bef3-e2a392f85742\">Job Searching Tips Deep Dive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/QA-with-NIH-Slides.pdf\">Q&amp;A with NIH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/best\/files\/2016\/02\/New-Year-New-Career-Propel-Careers-012716.pdf\">New Year New Career<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Exploring Career Possibilities<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8081\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/3c30e296-a94c-4c9d-8c42-2bde1eec5245\">Diverse Careers in Science:\u00a0 A Panel Discussion Video Recording<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Topic:<\/strong> Biotechnology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Panelists:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><span>Patricia Busto, Ph.D. (Research Associate II at University of Massachusetts Medical School),\u00a0<\/span><span>Anne Marie Comeau, Ph.D. (<\/span><span>Deputy Director of the New England Newborn Screening Program and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School), Susan Doctrow, Ph.D. (Research Associate Professor, Boston University School of Medicine), Andrea Pereira, Ph.D. (Biotechnology Instructor at Worcester Technical High School)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8081\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/dda9e43e-1e51-4ad7-b88b-61a4bd401aa1\">Diverse Careers in Science: Boston University Alumni Panel Discussion Video Recording<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Panelists:<\/strong> Jesse Lugus, Ph.D. (Research Investigator, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research),\u00a0Dorothy Pazin, Ph.D., (Director, Predoctoral Research Program, Harvard School of Dental Medicine),\u00a0Gregg Strohmeier, Ph.D., MBA (Senior Scientist, Synageve BioPharma Corp.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/a2672e07-1870-4204-a5c4-01cc1e5b3386\">Diverse Careers in Science: A Panel Discussion<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Panelists:\u00a0<\/strong>Ilene Boucher, Ph.D. (Professor, Saint Anselm College), Jonathan K. Hamm, Ph.D. (Patent Agent, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Co.), Lynn Sherrer, Ph.D. (Editor, Trends in Parasitology), Tarik M. Soliman, Ph.D. (Founder and CEO, Extend Biosciences)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/f3ed7e8f-5bbd-4e8c-b189-3a152749fefa\" target=\"_blank\">Diverse Careers in Science:\u00a0A Recent BU Alumni Panel Discussion<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Panelists:<\/strong> Rebecca Kusko, Ph.D. (Director of Genomics,\u00a0<span>Immuneering Corporation), Brent Little, Ph.D. (Senior Research Associate, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center), Jesus Paez-Cortez, M.D., Ph.D. (Senior Scientist, AbbVie)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Academic Job Search<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=491lX4d8m34\">For Graduate Students: Advice on Finding a Post-doc<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GMS PDPA Career Development Seminar:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/d4d95760-ca5b-4fcd-979b-c0c64055ce67\">Advice for the Academic Job Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x2fBwH6CupA&amp;utm_content=bufferea3a2&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">What makes a good post-doc application?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Consulting Job Search<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GMS OPDPA Career Development Seminar:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/13373ca7-fb74-44ce-b396-57c6e030295e\">Consulting Career in Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/13373ca7-fb74-44ce-b396-57c6e030295e\">Round Table with Dr. Jason Keller, Consultant at Trinity Partners<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Industry Job Search<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2012\/02\/Propel-Careers-Resume-and-Cover-Letter-BU-022312.pdf\">Preparing Yourself for a Career in Industry<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Power Point presentation prepared by Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Career Transition<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/371c332d-2c75-4d9f-9923-9dec1f81e219\">Evaluating Transferable Skills<\/a><\/li>\n<li>GMS OPDPA Career Development Seminar:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/b7817f2a-a5ba-44b0-a0cc-a01b728252da\">Tool Box with Practical Advice for Transitioning from Academia to Industry from BU Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve determined a couple of possible career opportunities, it&#8217;s time to develop talking points and an elevator pitch for networking events, update your resume and cover letter, and perfect your online branding via LinkedIn.\u00a0Each step of preparation increases your chance of standing out in the applicant pool, increasing your chance of landing an interview and job offer.<\/p>\n<p>Informational Interviewing can be a great way to gain information about a career and jump start your networking. \u00a0Use these <a href=\"\/best\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/informational-interview-questions.pdf\">informational interview questions<\/a> as a jumping off point.<\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Online Job Boards<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.medzilla.com\/\">MedZilla<\/a>&#8211; \u00a0<span>\u00a0For jobs in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, science, medicine and healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/boston.hirebio.com\/\">Boston HireBio<\/a>&#8211; For the latest jobs in biotech for the Boston metropolitan area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hirelifescience.com\/default.aspx\">HireLifeScience.com<\/a>&#8211; For<span>\u00a0the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device and Life Science industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredjobs.com\/search\/\">HigherEdJobs<\/a>&#8211; Administrative, Faculty, and Executive roles in academia.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Networking<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/9c6f3f81-dc56-4e74-89a7-7299a189292f\">Networking Deep Dive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/login.jsp\">Networking Insights: An Overview of Networking Events, Organizations, and Resources For Your Career Search<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/2d7d6358-9cf2-4d6a-8855-674d58d06276\">Networking Insights 2: Best Practices to Network and Follow-up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/a742ae6f-2ea7-438f-828e-39b901d05cd2\">Following Up and Maintaining Your Network After You Land a Job<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Resume and Cover Letter<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/?p=352\">Converting your CV to a Resume Launch Event Slides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/6bb7168a-0fc3-4e5c-88bf-46103aef1368\">Building a Resume and Cover Letter for Industry Video Recording<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/?p=733\">Looking Your BEST on Paper-Building a Resume and Cover Letter for Industry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/best\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/RESUME-TEMPLATE.doc\">Sample Resume<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">LinkedIn<\/span><span><\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/68089e51-7574-4e44-8483-a1b5819b12fe\">Building Your On-Line Personal Brand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>GMS Career Development Monthly Seminar Series:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echo360.bu.edu:8443\/ess\/echo\/presentation\/bb8e1078-d949-494a-b64c-dbd37e84c942\">LinkedIn Deep Dive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/?p=672\">Reviving Your LinkedIn Profile 2015<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now more than ever before, doctorate holders are qualified to pursue careers in fields far\u00a0beyond academia, including administration, business, consulting, industry, law, and policy. 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