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Marielena
Mata
Who is the Boss? Part 2
Last time I wrote about the boss and how to be a great one. This time, I’d like to write about the qualities to look for in a boss based on my previous experiences. Sometimes I think I’m too subjective about these things but, interestingly enough, when I read articles about great ...
Peggy
McKee
Building Your Brand for a Career Change
Simply put, your personal brand is what people think of you. It’s the image you project to others, and it’s how they distinguish you from everyone else, professionally. It’s also how people who don’t know you can find you and evaluate whether or not they want to work with, r...
Clement
Weinberger
How I got into freelance writing: An unintended consequence?
We've all been there. It's Sunday afternoon and the feeling of dread hits. Tomorrow is Monday and it's the start of another work week. I'd been working at a medical communications agency for about 3 years doing medical writing and publication planning. I was their one and only in-house PhD. It s...
Ex Lab
Junkie
University and Class Distinctions (or The Money Gap)
My parents and older siblings are first generation immigrants. I am the first natural-born Canadian in my family. I grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood in a small bungalow. My parents would be considered uneducated, but I learned my most valuable lessons from them: Don’t pre-judge people. ...
Marielena
Mata
What makes you tick?- the Smurfette perspective
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a Cancer Symposium at MIT. Here I was, with some of the brightest names in cancer research: David Baltimore, Eric Lander, Dan Haber, Diane Mathis (OK, so technically she is an immunologist but I was just thrilled to hear her speak…) and sharing thoug...
Tony
Fox
Just Do It
Nike did indeed precede me in establishing the title phrase of this blog. However, it is a statement that we should remind ourselves to obey. Several ideas and goals have been known to come and go simply because they are not pursued. What exactly does a person have to lose when ...
Peggy
McKee
5 Ways to Research Prospective Employers
If you’re in the market for a job, it can seem like an overwhelming task to find information on prospective employers that will really tell you what you need to know. Approaching your task from several different angles will give you a better, more complete picture of prospective employe...
Peggy
McKee
Using LinkedIn to Prepare for Interviews in Science Careers
Because there are over 70 million professionals on LinkedIn, it’s a great place to network within the scientific community. But did you also know that LinkedIn is an amazing resource for interview preparation? Preparing for the job interview is vital—no matter what career you’re in. Pot...
Randall
Ribaudo
Business for Dummies
There was an article in the December 22, 2009 issue of the Wall Street Journal entitled “Doctors Seek Aid from Business Schools.” It spoke to the emerging realization by some medical doctors of the importance of getting business/management training in order to run a successful medical practi...
Larry
Petcovic
When does your resume say you “pipette blood samples” versus “validate disease pathways using cutting-edge technology”?
HINT #1: All science activity is linked to a scaling of scientific purpose that ranges from a simple lab task to the meaning of science in society. Think of it as an inverted pyramid!