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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Ep 65 – Insights from recent conferences - GCC, BIO and ASM - Propelling Careers Podcast	25 juin 2025	00:34:28
In this episode, Jim and Lauren talk about a few conferences that Lauren attended / spoke at between June 10th and 23rd 2025 covering these points below. Lauren was at the Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) conference in Minneapolis MN from June 10-13, The BIO conference in Boston from June 15-18 and the American Society of Microbiology Microbe (ASM) conference in Los Angeles from June 19-23. What is the GCC conference How was the GCC Our talk at the GCC – along with Vanderbilt and the Science Communication Lab about our respective podcasts - The title: “Still listening? a Comparison of three Ph.D. podcasts and a discussion of their relevance in 2025. Questions we got about our podcasts Involvement in the Scholar Mentor and Development Program - as part of BIO https://smdp.icpdprograms.org/ Panel moderation at the SMDP program on Getting Hired Advice that the panelists shared during the panel BIO conference networking and engaging with international groups The possible talk at Bio Developing a high impact resume talk at the ASM Career Symposium Mentoring at ASM Takeaways from Lauren’s talk at the ASM Leadership Symposium on How to develop and engage your professional network Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listenersnavigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 64 - Universal pieces of advice to “all job seekers” (career area agnostic) - Propelling Careers Podcast	19 juin 2025	00:36:15
In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss universal pieces of advice, including these below, that apply to everyone,regardless of career focus, functional department, or industry sector. We hope you find this helpful as you navigate your career and search and we hope you enjoy listening! You should keep an updated resume even if you are not looking for a role since you might need it for other types ofopportunities - such as volunteer opportunities or board opportunities. People cannot read your minds - be careful with jargon and being so specific with details that people cannotunderstand what you do / what your impact was Your resume is built for someone else to read – remember this Tailor your resume for each role that you apply to Don’t just cultivate your network when you need a role - you should be cultivating it all the time. Find ways to reachout to and follow up with people in your network Keep your LinkedIn profile updated to enable others to know what you might be up to Share updates on LinkedIn to let your network know what you are up to and amplify others Have your elevator pitch ready in case you need to use it - at the baseball game, conference, networking event, etc Self-reflect - understand/remind yourself that you have blindspots, biases, strengths, value, and areas to improve Periodically check in with yourself to see where you are in your career Show gratitude, say thank you, show appreciation Realize that others face similar challenges and may be struggling as well - it’s not always about you Give yourself grace Be organized Be intentional Be realistic Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 63: Myth busting - misconceptions people have about job applications, review and interview process - Propelling Careers Podcast	11 juin 2025	00:36:25
In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss myths that we have heard from people regarding the job application process, application review process, and interview process. Wedispel these myths, including points below, and share insights about why these myths are not accurate. We hope you find this helpful as you navigate your career and search and we hope you enjoy listening! Myth: The best-qualified candidate with the best technical skills always gets the job Myth: You should apply to as many jobs as possible Myth: If you don’t hear back quickly, you didn’t get the job Myth: AI/ATS controls the whole application process Myth: You can only get hired if you know someone Myth: The more resumes you send, the more interviews you will receive Myth: You only need to have 1 resume Myth: Your resume needs to be one page. Myth: Resumes are only work related Myth: You can only apply if you meet 100% of the job requirements Myth: You should hide employment gaps at all costs Myth: Industry doesn’t care about your publications Myth: If a job is only asking for a BS and you have a Ph.D, then you are overqualified and should not apply Myth: No one reads your cover letter Myth: Interviewers are trying to trip you up Myth: Do not follow up after the interview. If you do, it will be viewed as nagging and will be annoying Myth: If you don’t get this job, it means you failed or you’re not hirable Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listenersnavigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 62: Career choices we are seeing as people navigate the current job landscape - Propelling Careers Podcast	06 juin 2025	00:38:27
In this episode, Jim and Lauren share insights about career options we are seeing people looking to pursue now giventhe current job landscape and flux in the US job market. We thought this could be helpful to share in case it helps others as they are considering their career choices. We dive into these points below. We hope you enjoy listening! We are seeing people considering new roles they had not previously considered due to the need to cast a wider net in the current environment We cover what a few of these roles are We are seeing more people consider career opportunities outside of the US ~50% of graduate students and 60-70 % of postdocs are international so it makes sense to consider careeropportunities outside of the US. Many come to the US to do their Ph.D. or postdoc and want to stay here, but if we don’t make it possible for them to stay here, they will seek employment elsewhere We provide advice for how people can start to think about what other options might be a good fit for them We highlight transferrable skills for a few of the roles we are seeing a lot of interest in such as research, patent law, medical writing, scientific communication, data science, consulting, medical science liaison Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 61: LinkedIn Questions - applying, interpreting LI applicant numbers, job postings, and more - Propelling Careers Podcast	29 mai 2025	00:33:29
In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover questions about LinkedIn that we have gotten in the last few weeks. These questions focus mostly on job’s posted on Linkedin, job search features, applicant numbers, and other questions regarding using LinkedIn for a job search. We thought these topics, including these points below, would make a useful podcast episode since many of you listening may have the same questions. We hope you enjoy listening. How to interpret LinkedIn job numbers, if a role has 1,000 people who have applied, should you still apply? Are all of the people applying to a role on LinkedIn qualified? Should I be wary of postings that only have a few applicants after a certain timeframe? If a role has been posted on LinkedIn for a month or more, is it still active? How does LinkedIn suggest roles for you? How do organizations review applications on LinkedIn Advice for reaching out to people on LinkedIn about a job posting that you see on LinkedIn Is the “Indicate Interest” tab useful to use on LinkedIn. Do recruiters look at this? Is LinkedIn Premium worth it? How far back should you list information on your LinkedIn profile? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 60 Salary Negotiation - Propelling Careers Podcast	22 mai 2025	00:42:31
In our last episode, we talked about negotiation tips in general. In this episode, Jim and I focus on salary negotiation tips. We will offer advice for different parts of this process including the self reflection part, research part, and the offer negotiation part. We cover these points below. Lauren gives talks on this topic often, and has also given a large number of offers, so she think about this topic a lot! We know many people get anxious even thinking about this topic, so we hope people listening and find this helpful. Before you start negotiating, you should reflect on a few things one of which is what is important to you We cover a few thoughts for industry as well academic offers Do your research for insight into salary ranges for roles We cover pay transparency laws since this helps with salary insights Components of an offer covering industry and academic offers Parts of offers that could be negotiable Evaluate the entire package How to approach negotiation Different ways to approach negotiation Negotiating multiple offers Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 59 General Negotiation Tips - Propelling Careers Podcast	16 mai 2025	00:34:53
In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on the topic of negotiation. We cover advice that can apply to different types of negotiation scenarios. We will talk about how to prepare for negotiation as well as a few tips for negotiation. This episode will not talk about salary negotiation - we will cover this in episode 60. We know many people get anxious even thinking about negotiation so we hope you all listening, find this helpful. Negotiation happens all the time - small and big negotiations This happens in personal and professional settings Many of us have these skills, we just need to practice these, especially to prepare for the big negotiations We share a few scenarios in which negotiation may happen Why negotiate Things to consider as you plan to negotiate Do your homework Run through multiple scenarios to help you anticipate and then practice, practice, practice! Don't be afraid to ask for what you want Focus on interests, not positions Think about what your BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) is Assume best intentions, think about the time and place for negotiation and get into the right mindset When negotiating, build rapport, listen actively, be inquisitive and ask questions, take your time Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 58: Being ready and present - how do you put your “game face” on - Propelling Careers Podcast	09 mai 2025	00:33:55
In many of our episodes, we talk about how to be competitive for the job market and how to navigate the current job market. This episode will provide advice for how to “get your game face on” to help you as you engage with others, whether this is during the job search process, such as in interviews, or when networking, or in other settings. Our physical posture and body language can influence our thoughts and feelings (known as embodied cognition) and there is a reciprocal relationship between body language and mental state. We cover topics such as these below. We hope you enjoy listening. It can be helpful to stand up and/ or move around Smiling, even if you are not looking at anyone directly, is helpful Power poses are real! Remember - you are the expert, especially if you are giving a talk Routine or rituals are helpful A few tips to get into the right mindset The role music can play Don’t forget about your environment Reflect Time-limitedness - understanding that whatever you’re about to do is temporary but important Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 57: The tough job market and navigating your job search in difficult times - Propelling Careers Podcast	02 mai 2025	00:34:35
In this episode, Jim and Lauren give some context into why the job market is tough right now and advice for how to navigate a job search in these difficult times. We hope you enjoy listening. The current uncertainty in many things (tariffs, funding, etc) makes it hard for organizations to plan and therefore hire. This is impacting all sectors - industry, academia, non-profits, and government It is hard for companies to raise money right now and this is one reason why there are so many layoffs and reorganizations happening. Due to fundraising challenges, companies want to hold onto their cash to help extend their runway. Many types of organizations specially early stage research companies have been heavily impacted by funding challenges. The new administration is cutting and freezing funding, such as NIH and NSF grants and also freezing contracts including those at universities. This is impacting many academic institutions and their labs as well as companies and non-profits. Many organizations have laid of talent due to these cuts. Funding cuts, reduction in workforce at the FDA, and tariffs are impacting clinical trials. Some clinical trials have had to shut down. This impacts people working on the trials and also causes more uncertainty in the life sciences sector. More uncertainly increases investment risk. Tariffs are impacting research since raw materials, reagents and other supplies are more expensive. These will impact the amount of money that can be invested in research and the overall amount of research that can happen. To navigate a search in this difficult time… be more open to types of roles you consider, as well as titles and even types of organizations you will consider working for Scientists are resilient and often comfortable with ambiguity, lean into this, even though we know this is tough to do right now. Normalize that this is a challenging time Find a thing(s) to do, so that you are not job searching all day every day… otherwise, you will burn out Try to have a positive attitude or at least try to see the positive in things you are going through. Positivity will help you as you endure the current situation Remember, this current situation will not be permanent… Things will change, we just don’t know how long it will take and how much we will be able to come back… Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 56: more Questions from Lauren’s talk “The Talent Code: Understanding How Companies Assess Potential” at HMS - Propelling Careers Podcast	26 avr. 2025	00:43:07
This podcast is a continuation from our last episode, 55, to answer questions that were asked during my recent talk to postdocs at Harvard Medical School on “The Talent Code: Understanding How Companies Assess Potential. Links in comments below. In this episode, we cover resumes and cover letters and a few other points including these below. We hope you enjoy listening. Do you think resumes should have a short summary statement at the start? What is a normal page length for a resume? Advice for how to include relevant information on your resume in the space allocated for a “normal resume length” Advice for how much space to allocate for each of your roles in your resume Advice for how to prioritize what bullets to add to your experiences Advice for how much time you should spend optimizing a resume What is the window for applying for a role before is late? Is it necessary or preferable to separate skills into Soft and Technical? Is it worth highlighting soft skills even if the job description does not ask for much of them? We provide a few insights for resumes for specific roles such as medical affairs / medical science liaison roles and consulting. How to detach your resume from your cover letter and not have your cover letter just sound exactly like your resume. How formal should the cover letter be as far as writing style/language. If the position you're applying for doesn't accept cover letters, how do you include one? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 55: Questions from Lauren’s talk “The Talent Code: Understanding How Companies Assess Potential” at Harvard Medical School	18 avr. 2025	00:34:51
Lauren recently gave a talk to postdocs at Harvard Medical School on “The Talent Code: Understanding How Companies Assess Potential”. About 150 postdocs registered to attend. The talk Lauren gave covered insight into what organizations look for in candidates as they review resumes, search LinkedIn to identify people who may be a fit for a role, and interview candidates. Lauren leveraged her >15 years of recruiting experience to help the audience have a better idea for how to stand out. In the presentation, Lauren discussed the importance of showing hard as well as soft skills in the resume, cover letter and during interview discussions so that the people interviewing you can see your well rounded background. During the talk, Lauren received many questions about job searching, applications, cover letters, resumes, references and more. We thought it would be useful to mention a few of these, including the ones below, in this podcast since many of our listeners may have similarquestions as the audience. We hope you enjoy listening. When should one start looking for a new job? If you really like a company, but they don’t have any position available, is it ok to write them, should you send your resume and cover letter (or only resume) and who you should contact within the company? What are some ways you recommend to look for job openings in industry? So this market is super competitive and employers seem to be really picky right now - let's say I've optimized my materials as much as I can, how long are you seeing people be on the market before they land something (assuming they are immediately available)? Could you provide some insight into a company's process for contracting (i.e. technical or scientific), including howoften they hire contractors, the types of roles they typically fill with contract workers, and any preferred platforms or agencies they use for recruitment? Is there a stigma to contract roles? In your experience, are you seeing more application this year for each open position as compare to previous year? If yes, how to stand out. If there is an online application form on the company website, should you fill it out, or is it enough to just attachyour CV/Resume? Does it make a difference? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 54 Bolstering credentials and experience through (volunteer) engagement - Propelling Careers Podcast	11 avr. 2025	00:36:10
In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss ways to build experiences outside of traditional paid work opportunities. This topic comes up a lot since not all graduate students and postdocs can do paid work while they are in the US studying. In addition, many people want to develop skills and gain experiences outside of their paid roles. Many opportunities exist such as these below to gain experiences. We hope you enjoy listening. Reflect on why you are looking to get involved. Are you looking to connect with people, build certain specific skills, gain exposure to new areas, have fun, or other reasons? Clubs on university campuses can provide various opportunities to engage and build skills Local or national chapters of professional organizations can be valuable to engage with. Many have different committees, such as communications, programming, finance, membership etc that provide many ways to get involved Teaching, mentoring and training are wonderful ways to build various skills and experiences Engage with non-profit organizations in various capacities Coach sports teams Enroll in classes and workshops Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 53: Advice for International Scientists to navigate their careers - Propelling Careers Podcast	03 avr. 2025	00:36:02
After having so many conversations with people at the recent national postdoctoral association conference in Boston, Jim and Lauren thought it would be helpful to put together a tailored podcast episode to highlight important information for international scientists specifically to help them navigate their careers. International scientists are a critical part of the US research environment. In the US, more than 50% of graduate students are international and >60% of postdoctoral fellows are international. We have covered many of these details in previous episodes including resume episodes (episodes 9, 12, 13, 14), networking episodes (episodes 33 and 34), informational interviewing episodes (episodes 16, 17) how to engage with postdoc offices in episode 25, postdoc super powers in episode 10) but we thought having a tailored episode for the international scientists to reference would be really valuable for them. In this episode we highlight key points for international scientists from our previous episodes while also talking about a few other points relevant to international scientists. We hope that our listeners find this helpful. Before we dive in, we want to mention a disclaimer, that we are not immigration experts or immigration lawyers, we are sharing our experiences, resources, and insights The first piece of advice we suggest is to know what resources are available to you. if you are a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, you may have resources at your university / institution The second piece of advice is to ensure you are evaluating all options. The third piece of advice is to have your application documents together and to ensure that you use the right format for your resume and/or CV We discuss a few countries that are creating funds to hire US scientists impacted by the current administration to bolstertheir research activities and ensure access to top talent We talk about the importance of engaging your Network so that you are not navigating your career choices alone When applying for industry roles in the US, you need to have alignment in your educational experiences and the role you apply for (get hired for) if you are on a Visa. We cover details about a few types of Visa that International scientists may be on We mention advice if you are terminated while on a visa Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 52: Developing and showing confidence in your speaking - Propelling Careers Podcast	28 mars 2025	00:38:52
In this episode, Jim and Lauren follow up from the last podcast, episode 51, which focused on developing and delivering an effective job talk and in this episode, will give few tips, such as these below, to develop and show confidence as you are giving your talk. These tips could also apply to other situations also. We hope you find this information helpful and we hope you enjoy listening. We talk briefly about the recent National Postdoctoral Association meeting in Boston and insights on some of the presentations we heard We shared thoughts on what stands out positively about presentations We shared a few thoughts on what could hinder presentations We talked about a few phrases that people say that might undermine audience confidence along with a few ways to reword these statements to showcase more confidence to the audience Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 51: Developing and delivering an effective job talk - Propelling Careers Podcast	19 mars 2025	00:34:53
In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on how to develop and deliver an effective job talk. We will provide advice for academic as well as industry job talks. How you communicate in your job talk, is such an important part of the interview process. We cover points including these below. We hope you find this information helpful and we hope you enjoy listening. Why organizations ask for a job talk When in the interview process is a job talk Understanding your audience Types of job talks (there are many…) What do interviewers look for in the job talk Tips to structure your job talk Do’s and don’ts for job talks Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 50: Communicating your value on LinkedIn and application materials - Propelling Careers Podcast	14 mars 2025	00:35:08
In this episode, Jim and Lauren build upon our previous episode, episode 49, to talk more about why it’s important to communicate your value. In this episode, we cover advice related to communicating your value on LinkedIn and your application materials including these below. We hope you enjoy listening. Why clearly communicating your value on your LinkedIn and application materials is important This is useful even if you are not actively looking for a new role How communication of your value may be different on LinkedIn and Resumes A few ways to show your value on LinkedIn in your Summary, experience and title Leveraging the post feature on LinkedIn A few tips to highlight value on your resume Can you include things in your resume or LinkedIn that did not result in something like a paper or a novel research finding Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 49: Communicating your value - Propelling Careers Podcast	06 mars 2025	00:37:48
In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on why it’s important to communicate your value along with a few ways to do this. Right now, It is especially important for scientists to communicate effectively so that others know the value and impact of the work that you do. This episode will focus more generally on why this topic focusing on these points below. A few future episodes will dive deeper into different scenarios such as networking, your resume, LinkedIn, and Interviewing. We hope you enjoy listening. Why effective communication of your value is important Before you can effectively communicate your value and impact, you first need to understand Your Unique ValueProposition Self reflection is important in order to understand this Jim and Lauren highlight a few of their strengths, skills and unique qualities We talk about elevator pitches and storytelling We provide a few tips to overcome imposter syndrome. Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 48: More career truths to help you shape and navigate your career journey - Propelling Careers Podcast	28 févr. 2025	00:33:05
In this episode, Jim and Lauren continue from our last episode, episode 47 to cover a few more career truths to help our listeners plan for and navigate their careers including these below. We saw a number of LinkedIn posts about these topics that we will talk about so we are hoping you find this compilation of information helpful. We hope you enjoy listening. Burnout is real and is not healthy - it is not a Badge of Honor You cannot fire on all cylinders all the time – it’s not sustainable Burnout happens for different reasons, too much work, not the right resources, economic uncertainty, and others Spreading responsibility, delegating where you can, building teams, trusting others can help with this Be on the lookout for signs of burnout so that you can try to address this How do you get back from the path to burnout Don’t just settle in a comfort zone for the rest of your career - embrace opportunities to learn and grow. You need stability to learn and grow though so keep this in mind Look out for stretch opportunities to allow you to grow and develop. Be comfortable being uncomfortable… We should all be thinking about what skills, experiences, settings, etc that we would like to get more exposure to in order to expand our toolkit. Do your best to focus on impact rather than being irreplaceable Money does not buy happiness – it should not be your sole driver in decisions around career Look at the entirety of the offer package – comp and benefits as well as intangibles – such as career growth, relationship with your boss, entrance to an emerging field, etc You are not your job – your job does not define you Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 47: Career truths to help you shape and navigate your career journey - Propelling Careers Podcast	20 févr. 2025	00:32:31
In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss a few career truths that we thought would be helpful to hear as our listeners plan for and navigate their careers including these below. We saw a number of LinkedIn posts about these so we have assembled some key ones that we think are important. We hope you enjoy listening. It’s not enough to just work hard and be good at what you do, you need to advocate for yourself, increase your visibility and build your community (at work and beyond) Don’t focus just on job title, focus on developing your experiences, building skills, and expanding your exposure across the organization – this means so much more than just what title you have (had) Strive for excellence, quality and progress, instead of perfection Your career path is not linear – embrace pivots and side steps - often these can lead to amazing opportunities as you look back on your career Many new roles are created as the industry evolves so embrace new opportunities People who are career changers later in life, should lean into this – often there is a very compelling reason why they are making a pivot Networking is extremely important – building your network is something you should actively do, and not just when you need a new job Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 46: More advice on giving feedback and also advice for navigating difficult conversations - Propelling Careers Podcast	13 févr. 2025	00:30:35
In this episode, Jim Gould and Lauren Celano follow up to the last episode, episode 45 and share a few more pieces of advice for giving and receiving feedback. We will then provide a few tips for giving and receiving feedback. We cover points including these below. We hope you enjoy listening. When giving and receiving feedback, it is important to be aware of the difference between venting, complaining andgiving or requesting feedback When you give feedback, it is helpful to frame it in a way that is not confrontational; frame this in a way for how youlike to work or what you need A few tips for giving feedback up (managing up) Managing up takes courage Having a sense of humility is important A few tips for how toenter into and navigate difficult conversations Let the person know how you are feeling before you just dive in Remember, avoiding difficult conversations might just ruin relationships. Having these can help deepen relationships and build trust. Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 45: Giving and receiving feedback - Propelling Careers Podcast	05 févr. 2025	00:35:56
In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on giving and receiving feedback. Many people could probably improve/enhance their processes around this, so we thought this could be helpful. We cover points including these below. We hope you enjoy listening. There are multiple types of feedback including positive feedback and constructive feedback. Also this could be given in individual or and group settings. Feedback varies from feedback that Jim and Lauren often give, such as feedback on resumes, job search, etc and also feedback that a manager may give to their direct report. Feedback is a gift Points to keep in mind when giving and receiving feedback Benefits of giving and receiving feedback Ways to give feedback In what setting to give feedback Tips when receiving feedback The importance of active listening Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 44: Boosting good LinkedIn Advice for your career search / journey - Propelling Careers Podcast	31 janv. 2025	00:37:09
In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on advice related to helping people navigate their career journey / search (orprepare for it). We often debunk bad advice (since one reason we started this podcast was to be a source of truth regarding career focused insights) but in this episode, we thought we would boost good advice, such as these points below. We hope you enjoy listening. To advance in your career, you need to work on yourself first Consider how you are interacting with your colleagues / team / group – are you positively contributing to the energy of the group? Are you enjoyable to work with? Do you meet your commitments? You can lead, even if you are not the boss Consider that sometimes a setback or failure, may actually be a blessing in disguise and a valuable learning opportunity Recognize the value of self reflection Highlight your value – recruiters cannot read your mind… make your information approachable Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 43 - Finding the silver lining in change - Propelling Careers Podcast	24 janv. 2025	00:37:21
In this episode, Jim and Lauren share perspective about how to find silver linings in change. We both know change can be hard. but sometimes change opens up opportunities that you were not aware of. Many people I know have been able to find a better culture, a better work life balance, more fulfillment in their career, and other things after the initial change of role. We hope you enjoy listening. - How to find lessons learned in these challenges and changes we face - How to maintain positivity during challenges and changes we face - We can work and what might not work to find the silver lining in change - How to get into the right mindset and nourish it - Oftentimes change provides a time of reflection - What are your lessons learned - What is your motivation moving forward- Building resilience and using this to bounce forward - Importance of a growth mindset - Tip for what is helpful and not helpful to do when you are looking for silver linings Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 42. Job Search Advice - dealing with time pressure to find a new role - Propelling Careers Podcast	17 janv. 2025	00:36:13
In our last episode, 41, we rung in the New Year by talking about the "New Year, New Job’". To provide more advice to help with this topic, in this episode Jim and Lauren cover something we often hear from job searchers, that is dealing with the pressure of finding a job under time constraints, especially without seeming too desperate. We cover these points below. We hope you enjoy listening! Limited timeframes for your job search can arise for various reasons. Normalize the pressure, recognize it and develop a plan Spread the responsibility (engage your network) so that you don’t do your search alone Self reflect so that you have an idea of what you are looking for next and share this with people Have your application materials together Get in a routine - schedule times for searching Take stock of resources you have access to and leverage these. You might have access to more than you think. Developing a SMART plan Be proactive to identify organizations and roles (don’t just look on job boards) Set goals and reward yourself to keep motivated Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 41: New Year New Job - Propelling Careers Podcast	10 janv. 2025	00:26:56
In episode 41, our first episode of 2025, we focus on the topic of New Year, New Job. The new year often brings with it a fresh start and this can invigorate people especially as they think about their career. In this episode, we will provide advice and insights to help as you navigate career exploration and or a search including these below. We hope you enjoy listening! - The important role that self reflection plays in your exploration and search - The importance of having “anchors” i.e. preferences for what you want in your career and what you are looking for in a role to help focus you in your search - Document your anchors - You should not launch a search until you know what you are looking for - Be intentional in your search - Use these anchors to guide you in tailoring application materials - Reflect on what gives you energy to help you know what you may want to focus on as your career develops - It is important to understand where you are in the process: job exploration or job search - What signs might indicate that you should start to consider looking for a new role Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 40: 2024 Wrapup and Podcast Highlights - Propelling Careers Podcast	27 déc. 2024	00:41:17
In this episode (our last episode of 2024) Jim and Lauren talk about highlights for this year. We are amazed that we have released 40 episodes this year… As we wrap up 2024, we thought it would be valuable to reflect on our podcast over the last year covering points such as these below. We hope you enjoy listening! - We didn’t wait for this to be perfect, we tried and improved over time - Podcast listener demographics - Top episodes based upon plays - Our favorite episodes - Our most challenging episodes to do - Our favorite questions - Surprises - Lessons learned - Thoughts for our 2025 podcast Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 39: Cultivating, Picking and using References - Propelling Careers Podcast	19 déc. 2024	00:37:41
In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on references. References are an important part of the interview process for both academic and non-academic career areas and sometimes there is confusion about how to approach this. We cover points in this episode such as these below. We hope you enjoy listening! - What are references - Why have references - Who do you pick as references - Importance of tailoring references for the role you are interviewing for - You should give references a heads up that they may be contacted - What types of questions are references asked - When you are asked for reference, does this mean that you will be getting an offer - How organizations reachout to references Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 38: Giving Gratitude - Propelling Careers Podcast	12 déc. 2024	00:30:32
As 2024 starts to come to close, Jim and Lauren focus this episode on giving gratitude and a few ways to express this including these points below. We hope you enjoy listening! Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. - Why is it important to give thanks - Way to give thanks - Ways to update your network with your progress over the year - Appreciate how you have grown - What we are thankful for - Special thanks to Ayo (Lauren's nephew) who painted a picture in 2023 when he was 6 that is the podcast logo - How we have been thanked As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 37: Our Skill Building and busting a few myths - Propelling Careers Podcast	04 déc. 2024	00:36:56
In this episode, Jim and Lauren talk about skill building. We touch on where we are at with our own skill building and advice for people who want to expand their skillset. We would also like to bust a few myths since one of the reasons we started this podcast was to myth bust! We would like to incorporate more of these in 2025. Hope you enjoy listening! Focus areas: - Why is skill building important? - How do we approach building skills - Get outside of your comfort zone every to help you grow. - Skills we have been building and looking to build - Focus on building upon strengths that you do have - The importance of organizational behavior - When can you stop building skills? - We bust the myth that if you do too long of a postdoc, you are not attractive to industry - We bust the myth that you should only build skills that “look good” - We then talk about a few skills that are useful to build Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 36: Life Sciences job opportunities and challenges and ABRCMS conference - Propelling Careers Podcast	21 nov. 2024	00:31:37
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 36. This week (Nov 13-16 2024), Lauren is at the ABRCMS conference in Pittsburgh PA. She gave a talk on Nov 15th on The state of the industry job market: opportunities, challenges, and strategies for success. We thought it could be worthwhile to talk about this topic in our podcast today. ABRCMS stands for the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists. ABRCMS has been the go-to conference for underrepresented community college, undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. As ABRCMS has continued to grow and evolve, it has also become a space for graduate students, postdocs, faculty, program administrators and more. We talk a little about Pittsburgh (Jim’s home-town) We talk a little about the ABRCMS conference Lauren talked about her talk at the ABRCMS conference on The state of the industry job market: opportunities, challenges, and strategies for success So much flux right now in the industry – funding challenges, reorganizations, layoffs, etc Fierce Biotech has a tracker to keep track of all of these layoffs Is this current flux a normal part of the system? Fundraising has been challenging leading to reorgs and layoffs across the industry We cover a few areas of growth in the industry We cover how to use this information for your job search Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 35: Deciphering job descriptions - how to understand what the org is looking for - Propelling Careers Podcast	15 nov. 2024	00:33:33
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 35. In this episode, Jim and Lauren provide insight on how to decipher job descriptions. We know this is challenging and we know it is often confusing to know what an organization is actually looking for in a candidate. We cover topics like these below. We hope you enjoy listening! - Most job desc’s cover at least four big picture things – company desc, technical skills, soft (transferrable) skills, and description of role. Some also include preferred skills/experiences - A candidate should do additional research outside of just looking at the job desc - Sometimes a character limit is advised on the job desc which is why some are shorter - Sometimes technical skills are listed as a list, sometimes these are given with more context so you can understand more what the org is looking for - Sometimes orgs are vague on what they are looking for since they want to be discrete on what they are doing (to keep things confidential) - Many orgs try to make job descriptions more approachable – i.e. less gender focused. - Examples of different types of descriptions of organizations and what this means - Translating your technical skills into “industry speak” - Pay attention to words on job desc’s like exploratory biology, preclinical, manufacturing, etc - in many job descriptions, lingo’s are used and sometimes these lingo’s are important to describe the setting of the role, org, or opportunity - Transferrable skills are often mentioned in the job description and these are important to pay attention to. We provide a few tips to highlight your transferrable skills in your application materials. - Education required in the job desc depends upon role – many orgs want to be inclusive so many list minimum requirements to be inclusive Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 34: Following up from Networking interactions - Propelling Careers Podcast	07 nov. 2024	00:36:57
In this episode, Jim and I provide advice, including these topics below, to follow up from your networking interactions. We hope you enjoy listening! Advice to keep notes of what you talked about during interactions Have a professional permanent email Tailor follow up When to follow up after networking interactions Be specific in your subject lines / body of emails How do you keep on a person’s radar after the initial follow up We share a few reasons to follow up The importance of being organized to help with your follow up Leverage LinkedIn post feature and other tools as a way to follow up Leverage informational interviews for followups When you reachout, include verifiable information Do not overwhelm the person you are reaching out to Leverage points of commonality in your followups A few things that you should not do while following up Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 33: Deescalating networking to make meaningful connections - Propelling Careers Podcast	30 oct. 2024	00:32:27
In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover tips to help you network more effectively by deescalating the networking process. In a professional setting, networking happens all the time. Every time you interact with people, you are networking. We hope that our tips can help lessen the stress and anxiety of networking. We hope you enjoylistening! Networking does not have to be a do or die situation - It’s just a conversation Networking does not always have immediate results, but networking on a routine bases will have fruits that develop overtime. You are planting seeds each time you are networking. Don’t just network with “famous” people. Many types of people / backgrounds of people can be valuable as you network We share a few tips to make a memorable / lasting impression Develop and practice your elevator pitch - keep it short and simple to help it be approachable Following up is important (we cover more of this in episode 34) A few tips to open conversations (and end them) Finding points of commonality to help with connections Tips for extroverts and introverts as they network A few pointers to get over your fear of networking Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 32: Job application advice and insights into how organizations review applications - Propelling Careers Podcast	18 oct. 2024	00:34:38
In this episode, Jim and Lauren thought we would address a few questions that have come up often in the last few weeks from people reaching out to us. These questions have been focused mostly on applying to roles and process for organizations reviewing resumes. Points we cover include these below. Perhaps some of you listening also have wondered about these questions too. We hope you enjoy listening! Can I apply to a job if so many people have already applied on LinkedIn Should I apply to a job on LinkedIn or on the company website Timeframes / process for reviewing applications Importance of being patient Should I message the person who posted the role on LinkedIn? If a role is up for a long time, is it still active and should I still apply? Importance of tailor your applications If you apply first to a role, does this give you an advantage? Thoughts on how many people apply who are actually a fit for roles? Organizations sometimes proactively engage with talent for roles Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 31: To do a postdoc or not to do a postdoc…. - Propelling Careers Podcast	09 oct. 2024	00:36:37
In the last few weeks, Jim and I have received a number of questions from graduate students about whether or not to do a postdoc, so we thought we would devote an episode to this important topic. It’s not a simple yes/no answer - there is a lot to consider including these points below, when you are making this choice. We hope you enjoylistening! Why would someone do a postdoc? What skills you are looking/need to build (hard and soft skills) What type of institution Choice of Mentor Type of postdoc, Academic research, academic administrative, Teaching, Industry research, Industry non-research, AAAS, etc How long should someone do a postdoc? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 30: A few more career concerns/questions we are hearing from talent as well as how to maintain motivation during your search - Propelling Careers Podcast	26 sept. 2024	00:33:30
In our last episode, episode 29, we talked a bit about considerations people have as they evaluate career options. In this episode, we continue on this topic and talk about a few others including these below. We also cover a few points on how to stay motivated in your search knowing all the decision points/considerations involvedin career choices. There can be roadblocks and barriers as you explore options and as you evaluate decisions and sometimes this leads people to have a fear of missing out which could paralyze their decision making. Job searching can be mentally challenging - it is hard not hearing back, it is hard not getting an offer after going through interviews. We hope this episode helps and that you enjoy listening! Also, we hit a milestone, we now have >1,000 episode listens. We thank you all for taking time to engage with this podcast! Evaluating a larger company vs a new startup – what is the right choice? Other considerations besides just size of company as you consider career opportunities Importance of a supportive boss and culture match Culture can change over time – a few thoughts to think about Balancing innovation vs working in an established field / area A few thoughts on getting comfortable leavingthe known for the unknown A few tips on how to stay motivated in your search Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice.Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 29 - What are we hearing from people about their career questions / concerns and how to assess opportunities - Propelling Careers Podcast	18 sept. 2024	00:36:51
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 29. In our last episode, we talked a bit about trends we are paying attention to in our sectors and in this episode we thought we would follow up to talk about what we are hearing from talent who are exploring career options and trying to navigate this environment. Jim is hearing a lot from people about questions regarding the academic search - how to be prepared, identify opportunities, identify application materials, funding, how to be successful once you are a PI, etc. Lauren is hearing a lot from people who have been recently laid off and are trying to navigate their career search. She is also hearing from grad students and postdocs who feel nervous since they hear about their friends in industry being laid off and wonder about their prospects. She is also hearing a lot of questions from people in industry and also in academia who apply and never hear back – they are wondering why and what can they do to stand out. We will share some concerns and questions such as these below. Many of you listening might have similar questions / concerns as younavigate your future. We hope you enjoy listening! How to prepare for the academic job search / interview / evaluation process If you are new to the job market, how do you start the job application process What do you say/how do you state things, if you have been laid off How can you stand out? Positives thoughts about prospects for grad students / postdocs Importance of emphasizing your passion/enthusiasmfor roles you are interested in to help them stand out Focus on transferrable skills Tailor your application materials Empower people to help you in the search A few thoughts on how to compare offers to make sure you are comparing apples to apples ? How to evaluate risk of choosing one career option vs another – are doors really closed if you choose one area over another? What are considerations for joining different sizes or stages of companies Importance of documenting what you are looking in a role to help you with the fear of missing out What are considerations around choosing to accept offers including culture match, programs you would work on, compensation, growth opportunities, manager style and support, perks, etc Stability of career areas Ensure your materials are always ready to be prepared for opportunities Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 28 – Check in Episode – what is upcoming for Jim and Lauren and some trends/data we are paying attention to - Propelling Careers Podcast	11 sept. 2024	00:32:28
Since Labor Day just happened, Jim and Lauren thought we would do a check in episode as we get ready for the remainder of the year to check in on this year and what’s in store for the next few months for both of us. We also cover a few trends/data we are paying attention to relevant to our work such as the Inflation reduction act’s (IRA’s) impact on life sciences, Immigration, and the NIH’ work on revisioning the postdoc. Labor day seems to be the official end of summer, so now things kick into high gear as we finish off 2024. We hope you enjoy listening! Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 27 - Cover Letter Advice - Propelling Careers Podcast	04 sept. 2024	00:42:06
In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss cover letters, since so many people have questions on these. Are they useful, does anyone read them, how do I tailor them, what if there is no space to include them, then how do I include it in the application, and so on and so on. A few people have reached out to us with questions about this topic recently, including these below, so we decided to record a podcast to cover our thoughts. We hope you enjoy listening! Why have a cover letter - what is the purpose? Do people actually read cover letters? What to include in a cover letter? How long should a cover letter be? How do you tailor a cover letter? Is there anything you should not include in a cover letter Who do i address it to? Are cover letters more important for certain types of roles How do I include one, if there is no place in the application to include one What are some common or unforced errors? Effective strategies to develop your cover letter Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 26 – a myth busting episode on bad career advice and why regarding your job title, information in resumes and networking - Propelling Careers Podcast	29 août 2024	00:32:27
In this episode, Jim and I bust a few myths that we have seen online, or that people have mentioned to us directly regarding career advice. One of the reasons why we started this podcast is to have a reliable and good source of truth regarding career advice. There is so much advice out there that is not good…. that people seem to follow. Through this podcast we want to be a trusted resource for people to access. We know we may have our own biases when it comes to advice, but we are using our collective almost 30 years of experience providing career focused advice to thousands of people. In this episode, we explain why the advice, including these topics below, is not good advice to provide context to help all of you. We hope you enjoy listening! Changing your actual title name to match what industry is looking for in titles Removing your Ph.D. from your resume so you don’t look overqualified Having a max character limit for your resume such as 250-600 words Sending a vague resume when you apply for a role since the recruiter will ask for the detailed one if they are interested Focusing on developing too specific of a network as you job search Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 25 - Effectively engaging with people like Jim and offices focused on career and professional development - Propelling Careers Podcast	22 août 2024	00:34:07
In this episode, Jim and Lauren talk about how to engage with people like Jim who run postdoc office and the officein general. We have received a number of questions about this topic, so we decided to record a podcast to help others make the most of their interactions at their respective institutions. Jim has a lot of experience, more than 13 years in his role, so he has a lot of insights to share! We talk about a few items such as these below. We hope you enjoy listening! Types of services that offices like Jim’s offers When should talent engage with offices like his How can someone engage with offices like his Do people need to prepare anything to interact with offices like Jim’s What are best practices to make the most of engagement with offices like Jim’s Does Jim create new offerings as needed to serve additional needs that he sees? How postdocs can be empowered through interaction with offices like Jim’s What should you not do when interacting with people like Jim and their office? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 24 - Effectively engaging with recruiters - Propelling Careers Podcast	14 août 2024	00:35:06
In this episode, Jim and Lauren talk about how to engage with recruiters. We have received a number of questions about this topic, so we decided to record a podcast to help others make the most of their interactions with recruiters. Lauren leverages her recruiting experience (about 15 years) to demystify the world of recruiting. We talk about a few items such as these below. We hopeyou enjoy listening! What types of recruiters exist What are the differences between internalrecruiters who work for an organization and external recruiters who work for a recruiting firm that works with organizations to hire Are external recruiters the same as Headhunters Who do recruiters work closely with in organizations they are hiring for Are external recruiters like sports agents – how do they engage with candidates Who do external recruiters work on behalf of How to find relevant recruiters How can you tell if a recruiter is legit Should you engage with multiple external recruiters Responding to internal recruiter or external recruiter reachout What kind of insights can recruiters provide Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 23 - Resumes, Job Searching, Interviewing, Networking – Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast	08 août 2024	00:38:17
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 23. In this episode, Jim and Lauren continue the theme of flags similar to episodes 19, 20, 21, and 22. Will talk about a few more scenarios relating to networking, resumes, job searching, and interviewing. We have been enjoying putting these together, so we thought we would have one last one to wrap up the flags theme for right now. For context, in case you have not listened to episodes 19, 20, 21, or 22 a Red Flag could refer to something that means stop, leave immediately - really not a good thing. A Yellow Flag could mean warning, slow down, you may want to investigate further; a Green Flag means proceed and a Beige flag could refers to a strange or odd behavior or item that catches someone off guard but typically don't hurt anything. A beige flag is neither good nor bad, but it does draw attention. We hope you find our insights helpful as you navigate these different scenarios. We hope you enjoy listening Scenario: Only having 1 resume. (To dive deeper intoresumes, Episodes 12, 13, 14 focus on this) Scenario - not having a google doc or word version of your resume Scenario: How you list dates on your resume Scenario: Applying only to roles where you know someone at the organization. Scenario: only using one source to search for roles Scenario: Not aligning your responses to what the interviewer is asking about Scenario: Interview questions not to ask first Scenario: How to respond when you hear you are not being offered the job Scenario: being short with people when networking Scenario: not having a LinkedIn profile that accurately reflects your interests and experiences Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 22 - Networking – Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast	31 juil. 2024	00:38:38
In this podcast episode Jim and Lauren talk about flags in the context of networking. We talk about a few scenarios, including these listed below, in order to provide context to help all of you navigate networking situations. By networking, we are referring to situations such as networking events, informational interviewing, and also email networking. For context, in case you did not listen to episodes 19, 20, or 21 a Red Flag could refer to something that means stop, leave immediately - reallynot a good thing. A Yellow Flag could mean warning, slow down, you may want to investigate further; a Green Flag means proceed and a Beige flag could refers to a strange or odd behavior or item that catches someone off guard but typically don't hurt anything. A beige flag is neither good nor bad, but it does draw attention. We hope you enjoy listening! Scenario: Single minded networker Scenario: putting your stress or time crunch on someone else Scenario: Not having a clear elevator pitch Scenario: Not following up after someone made a referral connection for you Scenario: not empowering people to help you Scenario: Expecting ROI quickly Scenario: Not being clear enough with Email networking Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 21 - Interviewing – Candidate Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast	24 juil. 2024	00:37:09
This episode will continue from episode 20 since we have so many scenarios to discuss in terms of flags in candidate behavior during interviews. For context, in case you did not listen to episodes 19 or 20, a Red Flag could refer to something that means stop, leave immediately - really this is not a good thing. A Yellow Flag could mean warning, slow down, you may want to investigate further; a Green Flag means proceed and a Beige flag refers to a strange or odd behavior or item that catches someone off guard but typically don't hurt anything. A beige flag is neither good nor bad, but it does draw attention. As we discuss a few scenarios to highlight flags, including these below, we will provide thoughts to consider as you prepare for and navigate your interviews. Some of these scenarios thankfully have only happened a few times, but we share them since they are memorable. We hope you enjoy listening! Scenario: Conveying interest in the role Scenario: A candidate who overstated their role in a project Scenario: A candidate ghosted an organization after receiving a job offer Scenario: Remote is the key reason why a candidate is interested in a role. However, during the interview, this candidate inadvertently indicated that focusing remotely might be challenging Scenario: A candidate’s openness to be considered for a different role than the one they applied to. Scenario: Importance of tailoring questions to the type and level of interviewer you are speaking with Scenario: Interview dress Scenario: Pressuring the organization to make a decision Scenario: Check your screen name / background before a video interview… Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 20 - Interviewing – Candidate Red, Yellow, Green and Beige Flags - Propelling Careers Podcast	18 juil. 2024	00:35:37
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 20. In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on interviewing insights in the context of the candidate and how they may be indicating red, green, yellow or beige flags by their behaviors and responses. We will share actual examples from candidate interviews in this episode and we will discuss these in the context of the flags. For context, a Red Flag could refer to something that means stop, leave immediately; a Yellow Flag could mean warning, slow down, you may want to investigate further; a Green Flag means proceed and a Beige flag could refers to a strange or odd behavior or item that catches someone off guard but typically does not hurt anything. A beige flag is neither good nor bad, but it does draw attention. As we discuss a few scenarios, including these below, to highlight each of these flags, we will provide thoughts to consider if you do any of these flags. We hope you enjoy listening! Scenario: responsiveness to interview scheduling and to emails in general Scenario: doing (or not doing) your research on an organization before you interview and asking questions about this Scenario: Lack of clear communication during an interview Scenario: Lack of questions to ask during the interview Scenario: Being defensive when asked questions Scenario: using Chat GPT during an interview Scenario: Favoring one interviewer in a panel interview Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 19 - Interviewing Insights - Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast	10 juil. 2024	00:38:21
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 19. In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on interviewing insights in the context of what to look out for if you are a candidate interviewing at organizations. These things can indicate if the organization is organized or chaotic, if the culture is positive, if the team members seem to have good working relationships and respect for each other, if your manager will be a good manager and support their team, and others. We will share actual examples from candidate interviews in this episode and we will discuss these in the context of Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags. For context, a Red Flag could refer to something that means stop, leave immediately; a Yellow Flag could mean warning, slow down, you may want to investigate further; a Green Flag means proceed and a Beige flag could refers to a strange or odd behavior or item that catches someone off guard but typically does not hurt anything. A beige flag is neither good nor bad, but it does draw attention. As we discuss a few scenarios, including these below, to highlight each of these flags, we will provide thoughts to consider if you encounter any of these flags. We hope you enjoy listening! Scenario: Efficiency (or not) in setting up the interview process Scenario: Consistency in what interview team members share with you about the role and/or organization Scenario: How the organization interview members responds to the question you ask about their values and how they demonstrate these Scenario: Pay attention to questions the interview team asks you, especially if you are asked the same question by most people in the interview team Scenario: Panel interviews – pay attention to the interview team interactions Scenario: Ask questions to understand team dynamics / environment to ensure alignment to what you are looking for Scenario: Being offered a job without being able to interview with the full team Scenario: Hiring manager talking negatively about his current team Scenario: Being asked unrelated questions to the job, such as what is your favorite animal, food, vacation spot, etc Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 18 - Is engagement in your community outside of your research worthwhile? - Propelling Careers Podcast	03 juil. 2024	00:36:00
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 18. In thisepisode, Jim and Lauren would like to focus on the importance of being involved in your community outside of your research activities. This involvement can increase connections and enable you to develop soft and sometimes hard skills outside of your research. These activities could also increase diversity and inclusion depending upon which organizations you are involved with. We thought this would be timely given the focus ondiversity in June and also the importance of contributing positively to your respective community. We will share a few of our involvements as well as highlight a few that we have seen recently in resumes covering these points below and more. Jim has emphasized a few times during the podcast series that we are all human beings doing human things and involvement is a great way to show this! We hope you enjoy listening! Engagement in your community is important You can gain skills and experiences through involvement in your respective community that help you build skills outside of your day to day work You can be energized by these – therefore you could be less likely to burn out Sometimes these activities can enrich and inform your “day job” You can increase your network and perspectives You can gain leadership and management skills. You may learn something new Ask yourself why do you want to do it and how can I go about doing that, and what you can draw from the experience to help you plan what to engage with. Seeing this on a candidate’s CV or resume is often seen as a positive We talk about a few examples that we have seen to help the audience with perspective here such as - Involvement in local chapters of national org's - Involvement in specific groups at universities - Founding an organization to serve a need you see - Involvement in community wide organizations It is important to draw parallels to the skills you are gaining through involvement and how these can impact your “day to day” work Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 17 - Informational Interviews - what to ask - Propelling Careers Podcast	25 juin 2024	00:33:48
Welcome to Propelling Careers podcast episode 17. In this episode, Jim and Lauren build upon information shared about informational interviews in Episode 16 which focused on why to do informational interviews and how to identify people. This episode focuses on what to ask during an informational interview covering advice including these details below. We hope you enjoy listening! It is important to reflect on what informationyou would like to learn from informational interviews and develop tailored questions based upon these. There is no standard checklist of questions to ask during informational interviews. These tailored questions empower the personyou are speaking with to provide you with relevant information To develop your list of questions, start high level and then dive deeper as you learn more about a given career area and have more informationalinterviews. Questions you ask can focus on themes such as Day to day work, State of the industry/sector/field, Compensation, growth, and advancement, Skillsand experience needed, Fit and culture, Blind spots (what haven’t I asked about that I should) We cover do’s and don’ts for informational interviews to help make these effective. These include not being transactional, don’t make extra work for the person you are informational interviewing with, and follow up on suggestions and/or connections. Following up after the discussions. Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident intheir decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!
	Ep 16 - Informational Interviewing overview and who to connect with - Propelling Careers Podcast	19 juin 2024	00:31:27
In this episode and also episode 17, Jim and Lauren focus on informational interviewing. In Episode 15, we talked about how the summer slowdown can be a great opportunity to reflect on your career and informational interviewing is a wonderful opportunity to put this reflection into action. Informational interviewing is so important for career insights. Many people who you would like to reachout to may have more time during the summer so this creates a unique opportunity for you. This episode will cover these points below and episode 17 will focus on what questions to ask. We hope you enjoylistening! What is an informational interview Why these are important Why type of person are you looking to connect with How to identify people for these How to connect with people What are some unique considerations that are helpful for students and postdocs to think about when doing informational interviews? Find ways to be helpful also to the person you informational interview Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers.

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