NCBiotech Career Development Network

Learn from Nellie Scott about how to create your personal marketing plan, including identifying your strengths and weaknesses, defining your goals, finding target roles, and communicating your value to your network, as well as potential employers.

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Whether you're a seasoned professional actively job hunting or just getting started, explore the tools and connections to ace your next interview.

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Mark Hinkle, CEO and Founder of Peripety Labs, discussed how AI will impact the life sciences workforce and how it can enhance productivity.

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Lasse Palomaki, Associate Director of Career Services for Alumni at Elon University, delivered a presentation on using AI to advance your job search and networking.

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Internships are often a great way to gain industry experience, learn how companies function, and find out if the career path you've chosen is a good fit for you.

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If you're on the job hunt, you have probably been asked to describe your background and what you are looking for. Learn how to create your personal marketing plan, including identifying your strengths and weaknesses, defining your goals, finding target roles, and communicating your value to your network as well as potential employers.

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Hear from a panel of professionals representing fields from clinical research to biopharma manufacturing. The panelists will share their experience pivoting, what led them to seek a change in careers, and their advice for job seekers.

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This session focused on essential interview skills to help you stand out in the competitive job market. Learn how to prepare effectively, including company research and crafting a compelling narrative. We'll dissect behavioral interview techniques, offering strategies to exemplify your problem-solving skills, leadership, and adaptability. 

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Having a resume that stands out is crucial as you seek your next opportunity. Guest speaker Angela Stewart, who has read thousands of resumes during her career in scientific recruiting, provided insight into what she looks for on a resume. She also provided advice, tips, and tricks for crafting a resume that gets you noticed.

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BioWork is a community college-based, non-degree certificate program that prepares students for entry-level jobs in the chemical, pharmaceutical, or biopharmaceutical industry.

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Whether the next step in your career is finding a position at a new company or making an internal move, by choice or unplanned, LinkedIn can help make it happen.

LinkedIn expert Gail McCowan will share practical tips to leverage the power of LinkedIn's 900+ million users. Gail has valuable advice for both new and experienced LinkedIn users alike. She will cover how to wade through the noise to discover connections and content meaningful to your career, how to communicate your brand, stand out from the crowd with an effective profile, and more.

As a transitioning service member, you bring a lot of value to employers, but knowing how to communicate your value to a company on your resume and throughout the hiring process can often be challenging.

Aileen Wilson, Manager of Candidate Experience at Pfizer, alongside Sam Toke and Jacob Key, who have successfully transitioned from the military to roles in the biotech industry, advised on how to write a resume that communicates your value. and stands out from the rest.

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Having a strong resume is crucial as you seek your next opportunity, but do you know how to write a resume that gets noticed by a company?

At this month's session, Aileen Wilson, Manager of Candidate Experience at Pfizer, will share insights on what companies look for on a resume. She will share tips for writing a resume that communicates your value and helps you stand out above others.

In addition to recruitment, she facilitates a diverse scope of training courses for Pfizer colleagues and leads impactful projects for the Candidate Experience team. 

Internships are often a great way to gain industry experience, learn how companies function, and find out if the career path you've chosen is a good fit for you. At this month's event, you'll learn what to do before, during, and after your internship to maximize the experience for you and your career.

Our panelists include a company representative, who will share their perspective on internships and what makes an intern stand out. Additionally, a former intern who was hired into a permanent role will share her perspective, and the founder of Accelerate Success will advise on professionalism and making the most of an internship.

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Considering a career change but don't know where to start? Do you know how to find a career that's a perfect fit for you while growing your professional network?

Learn how to use informational interviewing to explore career options and develop a definitive career path. In this presentation, you will discover the purpose and benefits of informational interviewing and the seven steps that make up the process.