Biophysical Society Newsletter | December 2017

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

2017

DECEMBER

Career Development Center Career consultants Andrew Green and Alaina Levine will lead workshops and provide one-on-one career counseling sessions in the Career Center from Saturday, February 17, through Tuesday, February 20. Registration is required for the limited number of one-on-one career counseling sessions. You can sign up for these appoint- ments onsite at the meeting beginning Saturday afternoon, February 17.

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Translating Your Credentials:Writing Effective Resumes, Cover Letters, and your LinkedIn Profile (Andrew Green)

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling 8:30am – 1:00pm | 2:30pm – 6:00pm Monday, February 19 Workshops: 10:00am – 11:00am Demystifying the Academic Job Search II: Preparing yourWritten Application Materials: CV, Cover Letter, and Research Statement (Andrew Green) 11:30am – 12:30pm Networking for Nerds: How to Create Your Dream Career (Alaina Levine) 2:30pm – 3:30pm Nailing the Job Talk, or Erudition Ain’t Enough (Andrew Green) 4:00pm – 5:00pm Careers in Entrepreneurship (Spoiler Alert: There’s more here than launching your own start-up!) (Alaina Levine)

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE: Saturday, February 17 Workshop: 3:00pm – 4:00pm

Going Live: Preparing for Interviews in Industry and Academia (Andrew Green)

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling 1:00pm – 2:20pm | 4:30pm – 5:30pm Sunday, February 18 Workshops: 9:00am – 10:00am

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling 8:30am –12:30pm | 2:00pm – 5:20pm Tuesday, February 20 Workshops: 9:30am – 10:30am

Networking for Nerds: Getting the Most out of the BPS Annual Meeting (Alaina Levine)

Looking Beyond Academia: Identify- ing Your Career Options using MyIDP, LinkedIn &More (Andrew Green)

10:30am – 11:30am Green Cards for Scientific Researchers: How to win your EB-1A/NIW Case! with Getson & Schatz, PC (Brian Getson) 12:00pm – 1:00pm

11:30am – 12:30pm

Evaluating a Job Offer (Alaina Levine)

Demystifying the Academic Job Search I: Understanding the Search Process from the Perspective of Search Committees and Decoding Job Announcements (Andrew Green)

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Going Live: Preparing for Interviews in Industry and Academia (Andrew Green)

One-on-One Resume and Career Counseling 8:00am – 12:00pm | 2:00pm – 5:00pm

2:30pm – 3:30pm

Evaluating a Job Offer (Alaina Levine)

Registration is not required for the workshops, but please show up on time!