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October 2015
VT Event: For Graduate Students: Writing a Winning Resume
If you are planning an industry, government, or non-tenure track educational job search, having a well-polished resume is the most critical step toward getting an interview. Attend this seminar to learn how to present yourself most effectively on paper to prospective employers. For more information, please click here.
Find out more »VT Event: Interviewing Skills for Graduate Students
Be prepared for initial screening interviews as well as on-site interviews. This seminar addresses interviewing basics, employer expectations, and insights into behavioral interviews.
Find out more »Non-VT Event: Workplace Dynamics: Conflict & Feedback
Speaker(s): Lori Conlan, PhD, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services This event is recommended for: Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows. Rooted in the Thomas and Kilmann Conflict Grid, this interactive workshop provides an accessible framework for conflict management and giving and receiving personal feedback. In small group exercises, participants learn how to have - and even get some practice having - difficult conversations often associated with conflict within the NIH, like leadership struggles and authorship questions. Note, this is the third session in the series,…
Find out more »Non-VT Event: Careers in Technology Transfer
Building 50, Room 1227 Oct 20, 2015 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Speaker(s): Rose Santangelo Freel, PhD - NCI TT Licensing and Patenting Manager; Heather Bakalyar, PhD, MBA, Patent agent – Director of Intellectual Property at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.; Jeremiah Mitzelfelt, PhD - Technology Licensing Analyst-Life Sciences at University of Maryland; Jasleen Shant, PhD, MBA – Chief of the Business Office –ORTA at Walter Reed This event is recommended for: Graduate…
Find out more »VT Event: For Students Interested in Federal Jobs and Internships
For more information, please click here. The event contact is: Ms. Heidi Thuesen, VT Career Services, 540-231-6241
Find out more »November 2015
Non-VT Event: Careers in Public Health
Building 50, Room 1227 Nov 06, 2015 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Speaker(s): TBD This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students. This workshop will provide information on career options in the field of public health and the education and training needed to obtain these positions. Public health careers offer something for everyone. Epidemiology and biostatistics involve mathematics and modeling. Environmental health includes a wide range of science skills. Health administration incorporates business and management skills. Health education involves skills…
Find out more »VT Event: At the Nexus Summit
At The Nexus attendees begin to understand how entrepreneurship affects the daily lives of each guest speaker, including: How business, technology, product, and market interrelate How each speaker became an entrepreneur or venture capitalist The realities of the working life of an entrepreneur and what success brings How each entrepreneur balances his or her business ventures with personal and family life How Virginia Tech is investing in students, faculty and alumni to help them be more successful as entrepreneurs and…
Find out more »Non-VT Event: Careers in Non-Profits and Non-Government Organizations
Building 50, Room 1227 Nov 17, 2015 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm This event is recommended for: Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows. Perhaps you followed a career in science because you wanted to make a difference in the world, but are now ready to step away from the bench. If you like to spend your days working towards improving the common good of society through educational, scientific, or public outreach, consider a career with non-profit or non-governmental organizations (NPO/NGOs). Join us for…
Find out more »December 2015
VT Event: Job Search Tips
This event is for all VT students. For more information, please click here.
Find out more »Non-VT Event: Industry Careers Overview and Job Packages
Building 35 room 620 Dec 08, 2015 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Speaker(s): Lori Conlan, PhD, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services. Bradley Fackler, OITE Industry Advisor This event is recommended for: Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows. A key difference between industry and academia is that in industry you are expected to produce something of value to your company and the shareholders - this is the business side of science. A PhD scientist can assume numerous roles in an industry setting including technology management,…
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