Microsoft PowerPoint - Propel Careers Resume and Cover Letter BU 022312

LaurenCelano

FounderandCEO

Ph:617‐896‐5224

Lauren@propelcareers.com

www.propelcareers.com

PreparingYourselfforaCareerinIndustry

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Afewquestionstoaskyourself:

 Whatdoyoulike?

 Whatareyoupassionateabout?

 Whatareyougoodat?

 Whatdoyourpeers/teachersthinkyouaregoodat?

 Whatmotivatesyou?

 Whatculturedoyouwanttobein?

 Whatlocationdoyouwanttobein?

Answerstothesequestionscannarrowdownyour

focusareasasyouthinkaboutyourcareer

FindingaCareer–WheretoStart?

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MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

LifeSciencesEcos ystem

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Life

Sciences

Companies

State

Organizations

Service

Providers

Financing

Universities

Talent/

TechTransfer

Networking

Groups

Academic

Research

Institutions

Incubator

Spaces

Ecos ystem

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

TypesofCompanies

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Therapeutic

Diagnostics

Consulting

Medical

Writing

PatentLaw

Medical

Devices

Investment

Banking/

Finance

Healthcare

BostonArea

Global

Local

Small

Mid‐Sized

Large

Entrepreneurial

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Outline

 Evaluatingtransferrableskills

 Goalofyourresumeandtips

 CoverLetters

 PropelCareers

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

 Workinginalabisnotonlyaboutthescience.

TherearemanyOTHERskillsthatyouhavewhich

aretransferrabletonon‐academiccareers.

 Transferrableskills areapplicabletomanycareer

opportunities.

 Theseassetsareimportanttohighlight!

TheImportanceofTransferableSkills

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 Organized

 Detailoriented

 Agoodcommunicator

 Anetworker

 Aleader

 Amanager

 Goodatkeepingtrackofprojects

 Apresenter

 Goodatwriting

 Skilledatprogramming

 Goodatdrawingorotherartisticactivities

 Anexcelguru

 Anegotiator

Thislistwillhelptodefinethetypesofroleswhichcouldbeafit

TransferrableSkills–Areyou?

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 ExcellentScientificFoundation!

 Dataanalysisskills

 Abilitytosynthesizeinformation/learnnewareas

 Abilitytoaskquestions

 Writing ability– abstracts,papers,grants

 Workethicanddrive

 Workindependentlyandbeaccountable

WhatGraduateSchoolTeachesYou

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BuildingaResume

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Confidential;NotforDistribution.

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TheGoalofYourResume

You wantindividualsreadingyourresumetoeasily

andquicklyseeyourbackgroundandexperiences

andtherelevancetothejobbeingappliedfor.

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

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MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Confidential;NotforDistribution.February28,2012

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 Resumestellastory

 Makeiteasytoread

 Payattentiontoformatting

 Putyournameintheresumefilename

 Twopagesareokay,ifyouhaveenoughexperience

 AcademicCVsaredifferentfromindustr yresumes

 Aligneachresumeversionwiththejobapplication

AFewPointstoConsider…

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Toomuchemptyspace

Thesummaryofqualificationsisgoodthough

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Formattingisoff–seebulletpoints.A ttentiontodetailislacking

Toomuchemptyspace

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Objectivecanberestrictive‐ Ilikesummaryofqualificationsbetter

Toomuchemptyspace

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Ifyouaregoingtohave2pages,have2fullpages.

Donothave1pageand¼ofapage.

Toomuchemptyspace

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Thisishardtoread.Usebullets–makeiteasierfor

thereadertoseeyourbackground

Payattentiontoformatting

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Resume–APictureofYou

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Willyourresumeresonatewithsomeonewho

doesn’talreadyknowyoupersonally?

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

SampleResumeFormat

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

ResumeComponentsforIndustry

 SummaryofQualifications

 Relevant(Work)Experience

 Education

 OtherSkills

 PublicationsandPresentationsasanaddendum

SummaryofQualifications

Thisis ashortsummaryofyourskillsso

thereadercanseequicklywhatyour

streng thsareandtheirrelevanceto

thejobbeingappliedfor.

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

 Whattop3thingsdoyouwantpeopletoknow

aboutyourqualifications…

 Scientificskills

 Businessskills/interest

 Leadershipability,analyticalskills,teamwork

 …andyourfitwiththecompanyandposition

SummaryofQualifications

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Multidisciplinary scientist with a background in biology,

chemistry, and bioinformatics focused on innovative

research within cell signaling pathways.

SummaryofQualification–Example1

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Background in Biophysics which includes training in

Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics and

Mathematics. Authored four peer‐reviewed articles

and a book chapter. Familiar with many spectroscopic

techniques including NMR, Infra‐Red, and HPLC.

SummaryofQualification–Example2

Confidential;NotforDistribution.February28,2012

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Experienced post doctoral fellow with >5 years of

molecular biology research focusing in the area of

oncology and neurobiology. Strong analytical and

presentation skills and interest in commercializing

technologies.

SummaryofQualification–Example3

Confidential;NotforDistribution.February28,2012

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ResumeComponentsforIndustry

 SummaryofQualifications

 Relevant(Work)Experience

 Education

 OtherSkills

 PublicationsandPresentationsasanaddendum

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

 Provideaonesentencedescriptionofthecompany,

lab,ororganizationyouwork(ed)for

 Why?‐ Toprovidethereaderconte xtinto:

 Theworkresearch/environmentyouarefamiliarwith

 Thetypeoforganization thatyouarefamiliarwith

 Theindustryspecificexperienceyouhave

ListingOrganizationInformation

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

 X,Lab,focusesonnovelneurobiologyresearch

intheareaofXtherapeuticarea

 XLabisfocusesoncutting edgebioinformatics

modelingfordrugefficacypredictions

 XLabfocusesonevaluatingsmallmolecule

oncologytherapeutics

LabDescriptionExamples

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 Listyourjobtitleundertheonesentencedescription

 Whenlistingjobtitle,includedepartment,ifrelevant.

 ResearchAssociate,CellBiologyDepartment

 ResearchFellow,DepartmentofRadiology

 ScientistII,DepartmentofDrugMetabolism

ListingJobTitle

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ListingExperience

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 Whatwasyourrole?

 Whatscientificresearchdidyoudo?

 Wereyouresponsibleformanagingany...

 People,Budgets,Activities,Relationships

 Didyoupresentatpublicmeetingsorconferences

onbehalfofthelaborcompan y?

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Listwhatyouwereresponsibleforscientifically:

 ResponsibleforELISAassaydevelopmentforXXX

 Responsibleforresearchinanoveltherapeuticarea

 Responsibleforsettingupthelabandcoordinating

researchoflabmates

 Responsibleforelucidatinganovelpathway

 Workedwithcellcultureandclonedgenes

 UtilizedthespecificlabtechniquesofXXX

ListingScientificExperience

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MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

ResumeComponentsforIndustry

 SummaryofQualifications

 Relevant(Work)Experience

 Education

 OtherSkills

 PublicationsandPresentationsasanaddendum

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

 Listschoolwithcityandstate

 Listgraduationyear

 Listanyhonorsthat youhavereceived

 cumlaude,betagammasigma,et c.

 Thesistitle

 Listmostrecenteducationfirst

ListingEducation

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ResumeComponentsforIndustry

 SummaryofQualifications

 Relevant(Work)Experience

 Education

 OtherSkills

 PublicationsandPresentationsasanaddendum

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

Institutionsliketoseeskillsthatyoubringin

additiontoyourscientificskills

ListingOtherSkills

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 Computerskills

 i.e.PowerPoint,MSProject,Excel,WebEx,Photoshop,

Fireworks,FreeHand,Dreamweaver,InDesign,Microsoft

SharePoint,etc?

 Areyoumultilingual?

 Thiscanbeabenefittomanycompanies,especiallyglobalones

 Specifictechnicalskills

 labtechniques,engineeringskills,computerprogramming,etc.

OtherSkillstoHighlight

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 Haveyoutakenleadershiproleswithin UMass?

 Areyouinvolvedinalocalornationalchapterof

anetworkinggroup? 

 AWIS,AAPS,ACS,WEST,HBA,et c.?

 Doyouhavealeadershiproleinoneoftheseabove

organizations?

 CommunityService

NetworkingandLeadershipSkills

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 Maritalstatus

 Children

 Age

 Photo’snottypical

 Becar efulwithhobbiesandinterests

DoLotListPersonalInformation

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CoverLetters

MakingConnectionsthatFuelInnovation!

 Toshowrelevancyof yourbackgroundandthe

role

 Describeyourinterestintherole

 Complimentyourresume

 Explainyour background

PurposeofaCoverLetter

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HiMs.Celano,

Mynameis_______________.IthinkthatIwouldbeagreatfitforthispositionbecauseofmylaboratory

experienceandexcellentcommunicationskills.

From2009topresentIhavebeenworkingattheAntimicrobialDiscoverCenteratNortheasterninvestig ating

thegrowthfactors

ofunculturable bacteriafromthehumangutmicrobiome.AttheADCIhavegainedthe

experienceIneedtoresearch,design,andex ecutemyownexperiments.Iamverythankfulformystartthere

becauseIhavelearnedhowtobecomfortableinaresearchsetting,andtoeffectivelybalanceteamwork

and

independence.

IfeelthatmyCo‐Op,completedthispastJuly‐ DecemberattheMITBioMicro Center,isespeciallypertinentto

thisposition.TheBMCisacorefacilitythatintegrateshighthroughputgenomesequencingwithcuttingedge

roboticsandgenomictechniques.Ifocusedmainlyonanalyzingandinterpretingqualitycontrol

dataofDNA

andRNAsamplesfromanAgilentBioanlalyzer andaCaliperGXsystem.IalsoaidedinIllumina Hi‐seq andGAII

prepbyperformingQPCRonsamplesusingaRocheLightcycler 480II.OnesuccessofmyCo‐Opwasto

integrateautomationintosampleprepfortheCaliperGXsystemusinga

Tecan FreedomEVO.Thiswas

especiallyimportantindeliveringfasterandmorereliableresultstothecustomers.Throughmyexperienceat

MITIwasabletoincorporateadvancedtechnologiesintomylabpracticesandfinetunethequalityand

efficiencyofmywork.

Attachedismyresume.Iwouldlovetohave

achancetospeakwithyouandlearnmoreaboutthisposition.

Best,

NAME

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JobDescription: Wearelookingforindividualstojoinourteamtoperformworkinthefollowing

areas:GeneralMolecularBiology,Cloning,transfection,andIn VitroRNAtranscription.

Individualswhoapplyshouldhaveexceptionaltimemanagementskillsandpaystrongattention

todetail.Theyshouldhavetheabilitytoresolveproblemsindependentlywithstandard

protocols.Previousexperiencewithnucleicacidsand,specifically,RNAispreferred.

Primaryr esponsibilitiesinclude:

 Thepreparationandqualitycontrolofbuffersandreactionreagents

 Cloning andsubcloning usingstandardbacterialexpressionsystems,includingexperience

withPCR

 EnzymaticsynthesisofRNA usingestablishedprotocols

 ExperiencewithTransfection

 Elisaandwesternblottingexperience

 Generallaboratoryassistanceincludingsomelaboratoryglasswashing,labequipment

troubleshootingandtheorderingandreceivingoflabsupplies

Thisisthejobdescriptionanddetails

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Primaryresponsibilitiesinclude:

 Thepreparationandqualitycontrolofbuffersandreaction

reagents

 Cloningandsubcloning usingstandardbacterialexpression

systems,includingexperiencewithPCR

 EnzymaticsynthesisofRNAusingestablishedprotocols

 ExperiencewithTransfection

 Elisaandwesternblottingexperience

 Generallaboratoryassistanceincludingsomelaboratory

glasswa shing,labequipmenttroubleshooting

andthe

orderingandreceivingoflabsupplies

Iwantrelevancytothejobresponsibilities

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