Career Catalyst

Are you registered or planning to register for the MCAT, but not sure how to approach the big day? Check out our list below to help you prepare.

Career fairs are a great way to network, make first impressions, and both give and receive information between yourself and potential employers.

Learn a few ways to leverage your internship experience to reach your career goals.

Curriculum vitaes (CVs) should be an overview of your academic/professional career.

This workshop provided a toolkit to understand how to prepare for interview day, how to respond to common questions, and how to wow your interviewer(s)!

Chance Scott, Associate Director for Strategic Product Planning, eluminates the reimbursement process and an in-depth look at the impact Consulting has in the healthcare market.

Drs. Amy Avila, PhD, and Albert Avila, PhD, narrated their respective experiences as an FDA drug reviewer and a researcher at the NIH. Their experience serves as a reminder that the federal government always has a place for scientists who are interested in public service.

Looking to expand your network and explore career options? Learn how to successfully land an informational interview.

Learn about the wide array of careers and find the career that best suits your personality and life goals.

CAM alumnus, Isabella Roth, takes us on a journey through medicine and public health.

Have you ever tried to go offline or unplugged? How long did it last, a day, two days, a month? In today’s society, it seems almost impossible to go offline for an entire day.

Tips and tricks to applying for federal government jobs, from the Health and Human Services perspective.

We welcomed Kim Scarborough, MBA, Program Manager for the Department of Health and Human Services to lead a training seminar on how to navigate USAJobs.gov for those that want to work for the federal government.

Find tips for creating an industry resume highlighting your most relevant experience and skill sets.

Max Kushner, PhD candidate in Tumor Biology, shares his insights after attending the 2018 GapSummit, a Global Biotech Revolution’s annual intergenerational leadership development conference.

The path to a successful career in consulting is highly unorthodox and indirect, which creates a demand for diversity of thought.

Graduate alumni elucidate the application process for government jobs and highlight the importance of initiative and networking in applying for policy roles

A panel of Georgetown graduate alumni share valuable insights on the paths to their current careers, experiences and interests, and most significant lessons learned from their time and work at Georgetown that helped them transition to the workforce.

Georgetown Tumor Biology PhD candidate, Eric Berens, illuminates the process he underwent to achieve the NCI/HIH Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00 Grant).

Jacob Gramham and Chance Scott, from Quorum Consulting Inc [now Navigant], provide valuable insights into strategic product planning (SPP) and USA reimbursement strategies.

Find tips and strategies for requesting strong letters of recommendation for graduate school.

Learn why it is valuable to respond when hearing you didn’t get the job you interviewed for, and see a template for how you can do so.

The job-hunting process can be a very grueling and frustrating experience; especially when it seems like your application and resume are not getting seriously considered. There might be a multitude of reasons and factors that you are not even getting interviews. Here are just a few:

GUPDA held the first postdoc-focused research symposium at Georgetown University. Main campus and medical center postdocs showcased their hard work through oral and poster presentations.

Jim Hawkins, former CEO of Synthecell and Life Science Venture Banker at FOCUS Investment Banking, narrates his journey from college to his current career and offers helpful life advice to job seekers.

Go beyond the template and learn a process by which you can develop a strong cover letter in a few easy steps.

Henry M. Jackson foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a non-profit foundation that facilitates advancement of military research.

Dr. Nathan L. Vanderford provides tips to transition into diverse career paths for PhDs.

Negotiating your salary can be daunting. Learn tips and strategies on how to approach your employer that may help increase your pay!

We are in full networking steam! Tomorrow, we’re hosting a joint MeetUp Biotechnology/Georgetown Biotechnology event where current students and alum will have the opportunity to chat with industry professionals, and meet new people.

Recently, we had the pleasure of Joanne Kamens, PhD, (Executive Director, Addgene) share her Networking insights, know-how and expertise with students.

Learn the ins-and-outs of networking!

Michael Simmons in this Forbes and Time Magazine article digs just a bit deeper into how the type of network you build can impact your career success: an open network versus a closed network.

IPN alum, Dr. Sakura Minami, PhD, shares her story on how she came to work at a successful biotech startup

As more and more PhD’s pursue careers outside of academia, science policy has emerged as a viable and popular career path for those with doctoral degrees. Many people think of science policy as working on Capitol Hill with Congress; however, science policy is a multi-faceted field with many entry points.

A powerful pitch can demonstrate how you are the right person for the career of your interest. Learn the FAB method of making a powerful pitch!

The PMF program matches outstanding graduate students to employment opportunities in federal agencies.

A career strategists details how to achieve a strong LinkedIn profile to wow recruiters!

BGE Students are invited to receive free professional headshots on October 3rd, 2017. Read this post for more details, tips on how to prepare, and advice on types of photos to avoid using on LinkedIn.

This TedTalk reveals how those who do not have the perfect resume might just have a fighting chance.

This is a longer post, but it deserves the space it’ll take up! Last week, my office hosted the first ever “How to get a post-doc position.” Here are my takeaway points from the event.

I imagine my attitude toward stress is probably similar to everyone else’s: stress kind of sucks.

Learn a simple framework to answer one of the most daunting interview questions “Tell Me about Yourself.”

The following video from The Wall Street Journal features a discussion about the importance for employees to keep lines of communication open with supervisors regarding long-term goals and career advancement.

With almost 17 million views, Amy Cuddy’s TedTalk, “Your body language shapes who you are,” shows us how certain postures and poses can affect our brain and can even impact our chance for success.

Find answers to FAQs and helpful email templates for informational interviews.

Toby Beth Freedman, biotechnology recruiter, and esteemed author recently came to Georgetown to speak about the biotechnology field, and how to get your foot in the door. The entire process of looking for a job to accepting a position was covered in a jam-packed hour of detailed insider-information. Read about his tips to finding a job in biotechnology.

We welcomed Kim Scarborough, MBA, Program Manager on the Human Capital Management team in the Strategic Program Division at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to conduct an interactive seminar with us about how to navigate www.usajobs.gov, the main portal to all government job opportunities.

Last week, we hosted our second annual “How to get a post-doc” panel.

Policy means taking a step back from the nitty gritty. Getting a policy fellowship doesn’t require any prior policy experience. Fellowships are looking for scientists who appreciate the value of science for policy and policy for science and want to branch out from just science and engage in bigger issues.

How can I present my knowledge and skills as assets to an employer?

This is the first post in our BGE Career Services blog series. Today, we talk about six quick and easy tips to get you started on your job search.

Students frequently ask whether they should use a resume or a CV when applying for jobs, and often they use the words ‘resume’ and ‘CV’ interchangeably. Before you start applying for jobs, you will need to determine which one is appropriate for you.

Learn how you can demonstrated strengths when asking an interviewer questions, and see some sample questions you can ask.

Personal statements should be a reflection of your academic skills, success, and goals.

When you start your job search, you may go on several interviews in a short period of time. If one gets back to you early on with an offer and you accept it, how do you respond when you later get another offer?