The Personal Statement: Content
“With a greater emphasis on a holistic review of applicants a well-done medical school personal statement continues to be a key component of a successful application.”
Strategies and best practices to catalyze your career.
Medical School Application Tip Series
“With a greater emphasis on a holistic review of applicants a well-done medical school personal statement continues to be a key component of a successful application. This is your opportunity to express who you are as an individual, the major influences and background that have shaped your interests and values, what inspires you to pursue medicine, and what kind of physician you envision yourself becoming.”
The Personal Statement: Content
“With a greater emphasis on a holistic review of applicants a well-done medical school personal statement continues to be a key component of a successful application.”
References are Key
“Determining who you ask to provide a reference (verbal or written) is key to the success of your application process, and could make the difference whether you are chosen in preference to other candidates.”
Welcome to a New Medical School Application Cycle
“Your application was selected amongst many for an interview. Even with virtual interviews, the interview process continues to be a very important component for medical schools.”
Finding a Support System
Finding a support system is critical during the federal job-hunting process.
Careers and Networking
What career development resources do I have as a Georgetown University student?
A Call to Action in the Time of Coronavirus
“I’ve always wondered how I would react in a time of need – would I sit back and let others handle it or would I jump into the fray and do what I could to help.”
Landing a Cleared Job Without an Active Clearance
Candidates with security clearance are more attractive to employers. How can you land a job without an active clearance?
It’s Not You, It’s Me: USAJobs – A Broken System
Is USAJobs a “black hole” for resumes? Learn how to format your federal résumé so that it passes through the infamous USAJobs algorithm.
Navigating the Federal Black Hole: USAJobs and the Frustrating Civil Service Employment System
Michael Orange, BGE Alumni, shares his journey in applying and landing a job working for ANSER and the DoD.
Twists, Turns, and PhDs the Route to Nonacademic Careers
The linear career path into academia is no longer a reality, or necessarily even a desire, for many recent PhD graduates. What are other paths?
A Student Perspective on Fellowship Grant Writing
When it comes to landing one of the most prestigious research grants in the nation, your strategy will determine your success.
Medical Physics vs Health Physics Careers: Which Path is Right for You?
Medical Physics and Health Physics are both health careers that deal with radiation. What’s the difference?
Policy Careers for PhDs
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.
Tips for Finding Employment in Biotechnology
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.
Career Opportunities in Biotechnology & Drug Development
Learn about the wide array of careers and find the career that best suits your personality and life goals.
Transitioning from Scientific Research to Policy
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.
Networking is Necessary
Learn the ins-and-outs of networking!
Presenting a Powerful Pitch
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!
Primp your LinkedIn Page
A career strategists details how to achieve a strong LinkedIn profile to wow recruiters!
Acing the Job Interview
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)!
Graduate Student Career Options Symposium: Consulting Careers Panel
The path to a successful career in consulting is highly unorthodox and indirect, which creates a demand for diversity of thought.
Navigating PhD Workforce
Dr. Nathan L. Vanderford provides tips to transition into diverse career paths for PhDs.
Inaugural Postdoctoral Research Showcase Symposium
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.
Grant Writing Skills
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).
GapSummit 2018 – An International Conference in Leadership Development and Industry Innovation
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.
From 7 Page CV to Single Page Resume
Find tips for creating an industry resume highlighting your most relevant experience and skill sets.
Inaugural Postdoctoral Research Showcase Symposium
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.
How to Receive Strong Letters of Recommendation for Graduate School
Find tips and strategies for requesting strong letters of recommendation for graduate school.
Writing an Effective Personal Statement for PhD Graduate Programs
Personal statements should be a reflection of your academic skills, success, and goals.
Negotiating Your Salary
Negotiating your salary can be daunting. Learn tips and strategies on how to approach your employer that may help increase your pay!
The Power of Informational Interviews
Find answers to FAQs and helpful email templates for informational interviews.
You Got Two Offers! Now What?
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?
When the Table Turns – How to Ask your Interviewer Thoughtful Questions
Learn how you can demonstrated strengths when asking an interviewer questions, and see some sample questions you can ask.
6 Ways to Make the Most of Your Internship
Learn a few ways to leverage your internship experience to reach your career goals.
Translating Your Skills into Professional Value: How to be FAB
How can I present my knowledge and skills as assets to an employer?
How to Respond to Rejection (and Why)
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.
Tell Me about Yourself
Learn a simple framework to answer one of the most daunting interview questions “Tell Me about Yourself.”
Mastering Your Scientific Cover Letter
Go beyond the template and learn a process by which you can develop a strong cover letter in a few easy steps.
7 Tips for Writing a Successful CV
Curriculum vitaes (CVs) should be an overview of your academic/professional career.
I Think I'm Qualified… Why Am I Not Getting Interviews?
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:
3 Things to Do Before Going to Your Next Career Fair
Career fairs are a great way to network, make first impressions, and both give and receive information between yourself and potential employers.