Career Planning Resources

• 4 Tips From A Wildly Productive Meeting
  Learn how to tell if a meeting was time well spent. 
• 5 Transferrable Skills From Your Ph.D.
  The Top 5 transferable skills from your Ph.D. and graduate education to mention in your interview and on your C.V. and/or resume.
• 6 Tips To Successfully Navigating The Transition From Mentee To Mentor
  Dr. Tiera Coston from Xavier Univeristy of Louisiana shares her best tips.
• 7 Tips On How To Improve Your LinkedIn Page
  In today's market, it is key to have a functioning and updated LinkedIn profile, learn tips on how to improve yours.
• 8 Tips For Effective Professional Introductions
  The key to a successful first impression can often be the initial 60-second introduction that one has. Use these tips at professional conferences and networking events.
• 9 Tips For Female Scientists
  Dr. Susan Mooberry shares several tips for female scientists. 
• 10 Tips For Successful Collaboration
  Writing a journal article with a colleague or working in a research team with people form other organizations can be life enchancing.
• 11 Tips On How To Find A Mentor And Build Your Career Using Social Media 
  Dr. Lindsay Bira discusses ways to help brand yourself so that people come looking for you. 
• 12 Tips On How To Make Small Talk
  Dr. Teresa Evans provides tips on how to stand out at networking events.
• 15 Tips To Help Your Resume Stand Out
  Need help with your resume or C.V.? Here are 15 helpful tips to help your resume stand out.
• How To Network Better As a Scientist
  Introductions should change based on where you are. Ten seconds of bravery will get you a long way.
• Is There Such A Thing As Work-Life Balance For Scientists?
  Don't strive for work-life balance, rather strive for work-life integration. Read 7 tips to help you integrate your work and life.
• How to Trick People Into Thinking That You're Not A Graduate Student
  Dr. Teresa Evans explains how to make the transition from graduate student to the working world.
• Job Interview
  This handout provides a list of frequently asked interview questions that can be used to prepare for both real and mock interviews.
• Self-Branding & Professional Social Media: Tips for Graduate Students
  Use social media as a space to promote your research and establish yourself as an expert in the field.
• Paparazzi Calling: Communicating Your Discoveries to the Media
  Read 8 helpful tips for getting science news coverage from the press.
• Tips for Writing a Ph.D. Thesis
  Dr. Leah Cannon talks about ways to make writing a thesis easier and less stressful. 
• Tips When You Are Expecting A Baby During Your Academic Career
          .If you are worried about how pregnancy may affect your research, check out these tips
• Finding Your What's Next
  Dr. Teresa Evans talks about the idea of reinventing one’s self and career during the transition into life after your diploma.
• Preventing Study Stress
  With so many things to accomplish, you may feel pressure to multi-task. 
• Tips When Choosing A Lab
  There are a few important things to consider when choosing a lab.  
• Advising Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows on Career Options
  Learn about how career planning can help you improve your career options.

• 8 Self Assessments You Need To Improve At Work
  Harvard Business Review pulled together several of HBR’s best assessments and quizzes to help give you a sense of what you need to work on and how to go about it.
• AAAS Career Basics Booklet
  This 80-page booklet has all the information that you need to get your career on the right track. Articles and resource lists provide information on choosing a career path, marketing yourself, identifying skills needed in different career paths, and understanding diversity issues.
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Development
  Advice on how to achieve scientific independence including postdoctoral training, grant writing, lab management, and effective communication.
• Career Toolkits For Researchers
  This toolkit from jobs.ac.uk is an interactive guide to help you formulate an ongoing career strategy.
• Career Trends: Developing Your Skills
  A Science Careers booklet that examines the skills needed for students, postdocs, and faculty to help transition to their next career phase.
• English Communication For Scientists
  English Communication for Scientists is a brief guide on how to communicate more effectively in English, no matter how much previous experience you have.
• Global Academic Careers Guide
  This toolkit from jobs.ac.uk provides essential advice & top tips for academics looking to expand their horizons overseas.
• HHMI Resources For The Development of Early-Career Scientists
  This website can help new investigators “make the right moves” and assist those who take on the important task of providing early-career researchers with scientific management training.
• Know Your Personality Type
  The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a commonly used tool for determining personality preferences. You can use this free tool to get started investigating your type and preferences.
• Medical/Dental Program Interview Help
  It is important to practice for any type of interview and this handout provides tips as well as sample questions for use to prepare for both real and mock interviews.
• Networking Diagram
  A diagram to help you navigate the room from Diane Darling.
• NIH Office Of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) Resources
  The OITE is a flagship resource of Career Development in the biomedical sciences.
• Research Publications Planner
  This toolkit from jobs.ac.uk provides you with charts to create a long-term plan, conference plan, and minor publications before you start writing.
• Young Scientist Survival Kit
  A toolkit on how to design effective scientific presentations, take risks, pick a graduate advisor, and careers outside the lab.