
Being a Mentor During Grad School
A few weeks ago, Beyond the PhD shared an article on how to find quality mentors to help shape and drive your professional development (read it here). Now, we want to dive a little deeper on the other side of mentorship: how to be a quality mentor. You might be a little hesitant to classify yourself as a mentor, especially if you are still a student or early in your career. Click here to read more!

Reflections from our Spring 2022 Campus Ambassador Program
This past Spring, Beyond the PhD welcomed our first ambassador program cohort. Click to read more about this program!

A Guide to CVs and Résumés
Have you ever considered what makes a CV or résumé effective? Maybe you’ve wondered what an employer is looking for when sifting through hundreds of applications? Crafting a CV or résumé is a difficult task full of nuance and skill. Recently, Beyond the PhD hosted a résumé and CV workshop to help answer some questions about creating these documents and using them for job applications. Click to read more!

Go Fund Me: Help us apply for 503(c) nonprofit status
Beyond the PhD is ready to expand to become a nonprofit organization. Please help us cover the costs of applying for 503(c) nonprofit status.

Words from a Retail Pharmacist to a Prospective Pharmacist
Hi my name is Jaden Richardson I’m currently a senior biology pre pharmacy major at the university of Hartford. My long term goals is too become a clinical pharmacist or potentially own my own practice one day. Hello to all students of pharmacy, prospective students of pharmacy, and anyone else who comes across this blog who is interested in this field. Through Beyond the PhD I was granted the opportunity to speak with Dr. Melissa Sandlin, a retail pharmacist, about her careerContinue reading “Words from a Retail Pharmacist to a Prospective Pharmacist”

The Importance of Making and Maintaining Connections
While you may or may not always be on the job market, it is not only important to make connections, but to maintain connections with your network that you have made. Click to read more about how to maintain your connnections in this article by Beyond the PhD Founder Dr. Robert Pijewski.

Career Showcase: Medical Science Liaison
Beyond the PhD recently hosted Dr. Leia Shuhaibar, who gave the first hybrid seminar in our Career Development Seminar Series. Dr. Shuhaibar is a Medical Science Liaison (MSL) at Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Click to read more!

Getting ready to apply for a job?
Join us on Friday July 1st (2pm ET) to hear from members of the Beyond the PhD team to learn about CVs and resumes. The Beyond the PhD team consists of Biomedical Science senior level PhD students, early career professionals in academia and, outside of academia with several years of job applying experience. Attendees ofContinue reading “Getting ready to apply for a job?”

How to find quality mentors in your PhD and beyond
Click to read some tips and tricks from Natalie Sandlin, Content Manager, Beyond the PhD Ambassador for Boston College for choosing mentors during your career journey.

Upcoming Event: CV/Resume Workshop
Join us on July 1st at 2pm for a FREE Live Training on CV and resume building for careers in science. Free event!

Considering a Career in Genetic Counseling?
This article was written by Mariangelie Beaudry a Beyond the PhD’ Spring 2022 Campus Ambassador. She helped organized and moderte Beyond the PhD’s seminar with Dr. Jennifer Stroop, a genetic counselor for the Hereditary Cancer Program at UConn Health Center. Click to read more about this event.

A Few Words on the Return of In-Person Conferences
ith the return of in-person conferences coming in hot, there are some things that can be easily looked over or forgotten. I recently attended my first two in-person conferences of grad school. Below you’ll find a list of things that I found helped (or maybe that I had forgotten) during these events.

Using LinkedIn to Create Your Brand and Network
LinkedIn is a social media site like no other. The site is a virtual platform for professionals to connect, share, learn, and network. At any stage in your career, LinkedIn can be a useful tool and can help you “link” up with professionals in your field, learn about different careers, find jobs, and much more. Click to learn how to get the most out of LinkedIn.

Upcoming Career Showcase: Medical Science Liaison
Beyond the PhD is excited to welcome Dr. Leia Shuhaibar, a Medical Science Liaison, for our first hybrid career discovery seminar on Tuesday May 17th at 1pm ET. This event will be streamed via Zoom, as with most of our recent events, but we will have the in-person portion on campus at UConn Health in conjunction with the Cell Biology Department.

Summer Office Hours
We are offering a program called Summer Office Hours for you to meet with us one-on-one to go over anything you’d like, whether it be your resume, your CV, your LinkedIn page, etc. Click to book your session!

Amanda Rendall: Transitioning into an MSL Role
Do you have a passion for teaching and enjoy finding new ways to effectively communicate scientific ideas to the public? If so, a career as a Medical Science Liason (MSL) may be perfect for you. Click to read more!

PhD Student Perspective: The Sunk Costs of a PhD
Perspectives piece by Dominqiue Martin about the costs of doing a PhD.

From PhD to Clinical Research Coordinator
Recently, Beyond the PhD hosted Dr. Hank Hrdlicka to share his career path to becoming a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare’s Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation in Wallingford, CT. Click to learn more about this career path.

The Non-Linear Path of a Graduate Student
This article describes the personal perspectives of Dr. Brittany Knight and her journey from undergraduate to graduate school and her current role as Program Coordinator of the United States Association for the Study of Pain.
Sai Nivedita Krishnan Personal Perspective
After spending most of my life in the city of Chennai, India, I moved out to the neighboring state of Kerala to begin my (what now seems never ending) academic journey in 2013. In a way, living in a state where I did not know the local language and eating food that looked vaguely familiarContinue reading “Sai Nivedita Krishnan Personal Perspective”

Dr. Chadene Tremaglio “Exploring Career Avenues to Science Education”
One of the most difficult struggles career driven individuals face on a daily basis is successfully balancing work and family life. If you’re anything like me, you’re wondering what is the best way to approach this dilemma. Thankfully, Beyond the PhD had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Chadene Tremaglio this past February, who was able to shed some light on her various struggles related to this topic and provide some insightful advice.
Academic Careers Off the Research Tenure Track
Beyond the PhD recently hosted Dr. Giulia Vigone and Dr. Pamela Monahan who talked about their involvement in academic careers off the tenure track. Both Giulia and Pamela work at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. They started by talking about their career paths that led them to their current positions in Higher Ed administration. GiuliaContinue reading “Academic Careers Off the Research Tenure Track”
Post-Graduation Job Opportunities: GOglobal Graduate Programs
Merck KGaA’s GOglobal Graduate Programs are made for graduates within one year of earning an MBA, Masters, and/or PhD. Rachel Gilmore one of Beyond the PhD’s Team members recently attended an informational webinar on these programs and decided to share what she learned in this blog article! click to learn more!

Meet Jaden Spring 2022 Campus Ambassador
Jaden Richardson is a junior at the University of Hartford study biology and pre- pharmacy. He graduated from Freeport high school in NY. Click here to learn more about Jaden!

Meet Mariangelie Spring 2022 Campus Ambassador
This Spring Mariangelie Beaudry was selected to participate in Beyond the PhD’s Spring 2022 Campus Ambassador Program. She is a junior at the University of Hartford studying biology. Click here to learn more about Mariangelie.
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