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DIA 2013 Student Forum: Getting a Job and Developing a Career
Session Chair(s)
Dan Benau, PhD
Director, Biomedical Writing Programs
University of the Sciences, United States
Previous Student Forums and sessions in the Professional Development Track have concentrated on ways to get noticed and getting one’s foot in the door on the way to getting a job. These have included discussions on networking skills, capabilities charting, prospect selecting, and common and less common job opportunities. This year’s forum will continue the topic of getting a job with presentations on soft skills, interviewing and using internships and fellowships to launch your career. An additional topic - finding a mentor - will introduce the theme of going from finding a job to developing a career. A good mentor can guide you with priceless tacit knowledge that otherwise could take years to find.
Learning Objective : Define and employ the appropriate soft skills for job interviews; Describe how internships and fellowships can launch a career; Identify the key characteristics of a mentor for furthering your career.
Speaker(s)
Soft Skills and Interviewing
Kelleen Flaherty, MS
University of the Sciences In Philadelphia, United States
Assistant Professor
Finding a Mentor to Guide your Career
Amy N. Grant, MS
HBG Memorial Fund, United States
Director
Using Fellowships and Internships to Start Your Career
Justin Balint, PharmD
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, United States
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