DIA 2013 Student Forum: Getting a Job and Developing a Career

Track:
Professional Development

Day & Time:
June 25, 10:15AM - 11:45AM

Session Number:
239

Room Number:
203

Level:
Basic

Type:
Forum

Title:
DIA 2013 Student Forum: Getting a Job and Developing a Career

Chair(s):
Danny A. Benau, PhD
Director, Biomedical Writing Programs
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, United States

Description:
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(s):
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.

Presentation(s) & Speaker(s):
Soft Skills and Interviewing
Kelleen Flaherty, MS
Assistant Professor
University of the Sciences In Philadelphia, United States

Finding a Mentor to Guide your Career
Amy N. Grant, MS
Director, Global Regulatory Strategy & Science
ViroPharma Incorporated, United States

Using Fellowships and Internships to Start Your Career
Justin Balint, PharmD
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Oncology Advocacy and Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States