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Fall 2010 Alumni Network Newsletter

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Job Searching Tips for Graduate Students: Building Your Network

Completing graduate school is a major step in your career path which can provide opportunities and open doors to future employment. Read this article to learn more about building your CV, professional networking methods and etiquette.

Crush It! And Your Personal Communications Strategy

What is a personal brand and why does it matter? A personal brand is the process whereby you and your career is marketed as a brand. Dan Schwabel, Author of Me 2.0, says “The goal of personal branding is to be recruited based on your brand, not applying for jobs.”

PhD Degree: A Valuable Passe-Partout

PhD student and Fundamentals Program alumni, Barbara Orelli shares her experience and insight about graduating and entering the work force. Read her review of the symposium “What can you be with a PhD?” held at NYU in November.

Holiday Party Was a Huge Success!

Our Holiday Party was a Huge Success! We had approximately two dozen attendees, delicious foods, and a great time. Thank you to Danielle Wu for organizing this event and to everyone who came out! Please check out this post for pictures.

An Alumna’s Perspective: Novartis BioCamp

A recent alumni describes their experience at the Novartis 2009 BioCamp in Cambridge, MA. Discover what pharmaceutical companies value most in their R&D department. Will her love of science change those ever evolving career plans? Read more to find out.

Life Sciences Summit 2009: Building a Biotech Company

The 2009 Life Science Summit – an alumni’s perspective. Covering: What it Takes to Build a Biotech Company in Today’s Environment, Is the VC Funding Model Broken, Alternative Funding Options & Emerging Business Models.

Nuts & Bolts Series: Review

Review of the first Nuts and Bolts Seminar in NYC

Personalized Medicine: One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison

Personalized Medicine

By Adebanke Fagbemi

There is an ever-increasing shift towards personalized medicine in the fields of medicine and biotech. This is no surprise because, although it has long been known that individuals respond differently to drugs or treatment, it has…

Looking to Add New Tools to your Career Development Kit? Consider Podcasts

By Jenne Relucio

The blogosphere is full of career development professionals who freely share opinions, how-to tips, and other valuable advice. One way they also use to get their messages across is through podcasting. Podcasts (or casts, as some call…