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Your technical skills might be perfect, but if you can't present them clearly, you won't get the job. Most scientists treat presentations like data dumps, and it costs them opportunities.
In this episode, I sit down with Stacey Tannenbaum, PhD, a presentation skills consultant with over 25 years as an industry pharmacometrician and leader. Stacey has coached scientists across biotech to move beyond overly technical talks and become visible, credible communicators who actually advance their careers.
What you'll learn:
-Why job talks are completely different from conference presentations (and what hiring managers are really evaluating)
-The biggest mistakes scientists make in presentations (dense slides, burying the lead, reading scripts, being monotone)
-How to handle interruptions and questions you don't know the answer to without losing credibility
-Practical techniques to add energy and clarity to technical presentations without dumbing down the science
-Why your slides need to stand alone after you present them (and how to make that happen)
-The one thing you must memorize before any high-stakes presentation
-How to know when you're giving the audience too much technical detail versus the strategic insights they actually need
Whether you're preparing for a job talk, presenting to leadership, or speaking at a conference, this episode will help you communicate your science in a way that opens doors instead of closing them.
Join our Biotech Career Coach Skool community for scripts, practice drills, and feedback from peers navigating the same challenges
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01:00 What pharmacometrics is and why it's a career path worth knowing about
05:00 How networking and volunteering at conferences can profoundly change your career trajectory
08:30 Why asking...
Quick Momentum For Your 2026 Biotech Career Goals
Épisode 55
vendredi 2 janvier 2026 • Durée 09:46
January brings fresh biotech hiring budgets, energized hiring managers, and real momentum after a tough 2025. If you've been waiting for the right time to level up your biotech career, this is it.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why January is the best month to apply for biotech jobs after a slow December
How the December Networking Challenge helped members grow their LinkedIn reach and profile visibility
The Application Challenge launches January 6th with five days of live teaching to build daily job search habits
An annual career planning session on January 12th to map your 2026 goals
A presentation skills workshop that can accelerate both job offers and promotions
A 10-week AI course to help you work smarter and meet employer expectations in 2026
The Fire Horse approach to bringing bold, unstoppable energy to your career goals
Whether you're job searching, seeking a promotion, or building new professional skills, this episode gives you the roadmap and momentum to make 2026 your breakthrough year.
Join our Biotech Career Coach Skool community and start the year with structure, support, and a community that gets it.
Learn more about the Collaboratory Career Hub community and access our free resources:
LinkedIn Networking for Biotech: Give First to Get Better Results
Épisode 54
vendredi 12 décembre 2025 • Durée 12:22
Networking in biotech doesn’t have to feel awkward or transactional. In this episode, Carina shares how giving first is the simplest way to build authentic biotech networking on LinkedIn that actually leads to stronger relationships and better opportunities.
If you’re an introvert, early-career professional, or making a career change, this is your practical roadmap to connect with confidence.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why “give first” makes networking feel easier (and work better)
How to add value even if you’re early in your career or switching fields
What to say when you feel you’ve got nothing to offer
The biggest outreach mistakes that make messages feel transactional
Simple LinkedIn actions that build visibility and trust over time
Insights from the Biotech Career Coach community’s December networking challenge (and what drove major reach growth)
Want support, templates, and challenges to stay consistent?
✅ Join the Biotech Career Coach Skool community to connect with peers, access templates, and take part in challenges to grow your LinkedIn presence and your biotech network.
Learn more about the Collaboratory Career Hub community and access our free resources:
I Challenge You: Build your Biotech Network in 28 days
Épisode 53
vendredi 5 décembre 2025 • Durée 10:44
Biotech networking doesn’t have to feel random. In this video, I’ll walk you through a 28-day biotech networking challenge you can actually stick to.
Perfect for biotech job seekers who want a clear, daily plan to grow their biotech career network in December and beyond.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
-Why December is secretly a powerful month for biotech networking
-How to track your LinkedIn analytics so you know what’s really working
-A simple system to map out target companies, teams, and hiring managers
-How to send authentic, personalised connection requests that don’t feel salesy
-Easy ways to nurture existing connections without being pushy or awkward
-How to create and share quick LinkedIn content that expands your reach
-Strategies to comment on posts so you stand out (without sounding generic)
-Exactly how to ask for coffee chats that open doors in biotech
-How to keep each step under 30 minutes a day so you can stay consistent
-Turning this 28-day challenge into a repeatable, year-round networking habit
This 28-day biotech networking challenge is the same one we’re running inside my Biotech Career Coach Skool community. You can join in with us or follow along solo – it’s designed so your “Day 1” can start whenever you’re ready.
By the end of the challenge, you’ll have:
-A stronger biotech network
-More visibility to recruiters and hiring managers
-Clearer data on what’s working in your job search
-Real momentum heading into interview season
👉 Ready to start your biotech networking challenge?
Six Second Resume Test: Make Your Biotech Resume Survive the Scan
Épisode 52
vendredi 28 novembre 2025 • Durée 09:06
Does your biotech resume pass the six-second test? That's all the time most recruiters spend deciding who gets rejected and who deserves more attention.
In this episode, we show you how to build a resume first page that survives the scan and wins interviews in today's biotech job market.
Carina breaks down exactly what needs to go at the very top of your resume so a busy recruiter can see you meet the bar in just a few seconds. Drawing on real applicant tracking system data and years of biotech recruiting experience, you’ll learn how to design a sharp, focused top section that works in the real world.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
Use the job title and language from the job description to create a clear one-line headline
Handle education, location, and work authorization without wasting valuable space
Build a tight highlight reel that acts like a movie trailer for your career, not a generic skills dump
Choose and place the right keywords so you work with, not against, applicant tracking systems
Avoid long paragraphs and formatting choices that backfire during recruiter scans
Whether you’re a scientist, operations professional, or business hire moving into biotech, this episode will help you avoid outdated advice and turn the top of your resume into a powerful hook instead of a missed opportunity.
Learn more about the Collaboratory Career Hub community and access our free resources:
How to Use AI to Improve Resumes, Cover Letters, and Networking
Épisode 51
vendredi 21 novembre 2025 • Durée 16:11
AI can completely change how you write resumes, cover letters, and networking messages for biotech roles, but only if you use it properly.
In this episode, I show biotech professionals exactly how to use AI to improve applications and outreach without creating generic AI slop.
If you're spending more than 30 minutes tailoring each resume, you're wasting time. And no, you will not be blasting out the same AI-generated resume to every job. In this episode, you'll learn to use AI as a strategic tool to help you think more clearly, present your experience better, and align with what companies are actually looking for.
This episode covers the key takeaways from my full workshop, including:
Going from job posting to a tailored resume and cover letter in about 10 minutes
Picking the right AI models for different tasks (ChatGPT 5.1 vs Claude Sonnet)
Understanding what AI agents are and how they differ from simple prompts
Creating a strong base resume, then tailoring it to specific biotech job descriptions
Keeping your own voice while still matching the language companies use
Writing cover letters that connect your experience to a company's mission
Crafting networking and outreach messages that actually get replies
Avoiding AI hallucinations and generic wording that weaken your application
Using more than one model to double-check facts and phrasing before you send
This system is designed for biotech professionals who want to apply smarter, get better results, and stop spending hours on each application.
Want to see the full workshop with live demos? Watch the YouTube version where I build resumes from scratch, show every click, and demonstrate the entire workflow in real time.
💬 Want all the prompts, templates, and AI agents?
Join the Biotech Career Coach Skool community, where you can:
Download the resume, cover letter and outreach templates
The LinkedIn Setting Turning Your Profile Into A Mess For Recruiters
Épisode 50
vendredi 14 novembre 2025 • Durée 07:29
Is a hidden LinkedIn setting making you look disorganized to recruiters?
In this episode, I show you the LinkedIn setting that quietly pulls messy CV text into your profile in the LinkedIn Recruiter view, and makes you look less professional than you really are.
If you have carefully curated your LinkedIn profile for job searching, you might be shocked to learn that recruiters often see a completely different version inside LinkedIn Recruiter. In this quick walkthrough, I show you exactly what is happening and how to switch it off.
In this episode you will learn:
How your public LinkedIn profile can look clean while your recruiter view is a wall of text
What the “Enhanced by resume” label means in LinkedIn’s hiring tools
How old CVs from “Easy Apply” can secretly overwrite your carefully edited experience section
Why this makes you look disorganised and less clear than you really are
Where to find the “Share resume data with hirers” setting in LinkedIn
How to turn off resume data sharing and remove old CVs from your profile settings
Why it is smart to review your LinkedIn data and AI settings regularly
If you would like another pair of eyes on how recruiters see your profile, you can share it in my community, and I can check it from the LinkedIn Recruiter side.
If you found this helpful, subscribe for more smart LinkedIn and job search tips, and stay tuned for my next episode on using AI intelligently in your job search.
Learn more about the Collaboratory Career Hub community and access our free resources:
Networking That Works (Without Being Awkward or Cringe)
Épisode 49
vendredi 7 novembre 2025 • Durée 21:01
Most biotech professionals dread networking because it feels like cold calling, pushy, or inauthentic. If you've ever avoided reaching out because you didn't want to seem transactional or you felt stuck not knowing how to start a conversation, this episode is for you. Carina breaks down a strategic, human-centered approach to networking that leverages your natural curiosity as a scientist and turns it into your biggest career asset. You'll learn how to reconnect with former colleagues, build targeted networks within companies you want to work for, lead coffee chats that feel comfortable and genuine, and maintain momentum without burning out. Whether you're an introvert who freezes at networking events or someone who's been asking for jobs instead of building relationships, this episode will shift your mindset and give you scripts, strategies, and actionable steps to build a network that works for you long before you need it. Plus, Carina shares insider tips on volunteering, referrals, and how to follow up without feeling awkward. Ready to make networking less scary and way more effective? Join our free Biotech Career Coach Skool community for all the scripts, templates, and peer support to put these strategies into action.
Learn more about the Collaboratory Career Hub community and access our free resources:
Your LinkedIn headline is one of the most valuable pieces of real estate on your profile, but most biotechnology professionals are wasting it. In this episode, Biotech Career Coach Carina Clingman reviews real LinkedIn biotech professional headlines to show you exactly what works and what doesn't. You'll see why leading with job titles or acronyms like "VP at Company X" or "Ex-FDA" falls flat, while headlines that lead with outcomes and value propositions get clicks. Carina breaks down examples in real time, rating them from one to five and explaining what makes headlines like "Helping Molecules Become Medicines" instantly compelling. Whether you're a scientist looking to stand out to recruiters, a founder or executive building your thought leadership, or anyone wanting to make their profile more clickable, this episode gives you the framework to audit and upgrade your own headline. Learn how to use the limited preview space in LinkedIn feeds strategically, why mission-driven language scores higher than corporate jargon, and how to turn credentials into click-worthy statements. Join our Free Biotech Career Coach Skool community for personalized feedback on your headline and connect with peers who are leveling up their LinkedIn presence.
Learn more about the Collaboratory Career Hub community and access our free resources:
How to stop overthinking and start making career moves in five easy steps
Épisode 47
vendredi 24 octobre 2025 • Durée 31:54
Overthinking shows up as research without drafts, resumes that never get sent, and weeks of “planning” with nothing shipped. In this episode, I map out concrete ways to move from thinking to doing without burning out.
We walk through fear types (failure, rejection, judgment, and even success) and simple reframes that keep you moving. You’ll learn how to turn rejection into useful data, set one clear priority each day, and use time blocks and short deadlines so work actually leaves your laptop. We also cover how to pace growth so a bigger role feels sustainable, not scary, and how to build lightweight systems and feedback loops so you improve with every rep.
If you’re applying, aiming for promotion, or restarting after a stall, you’ll leave with a clear way to pick an action, ship it within 24 hours, and review what happened. No pep talks, just steps. Join our Free Biotech Career Coach Skool community for accountability, feedback, and tools to put this into practice.
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