Registration is now open for the Employment Acquisition Skills Boot Camp for Scientists, a new professional development program by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS).
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate programs in the United States do an excellent job of preparing students for careers in academia. As students and a growing number of reports note, however, many STEM graduate students are interested in employment in a variety of sectors by the time they complete their degree. Students continue to report that they feel ill-prepared and ill-equipped to pursue employment in these settings. In response to this frustration heard from many graduate students, AIBS has developed a program to help scientists hone and practice the skills needed to secure employment. AIBS’s Employment Acquisition Skills Boot Camp for Scientists is an intensive, two-day program that is a blend of lecture and hands-on exercises. Designed by scientists and a career coach, this program provides graduate students to senior scientists with the information, tools, and resources required to successfully identify and secure employment in a diversity of career pathways, including science policy, communications, program management, government, non-governmental organizations, international development, and others. Course participants will: - Identify career interests and opportunities; - Learn to communicate their knowledge and skills to employers; - Develop strategies for finding employment; - Develop application materials; - Prepare for and practice different interview styles and scenarios; - Talk to scientists working in diverse employment settings and individuals responsible for making hiring decisions. Current graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and scientists interested in transitioning to a new employment sector should consider signing up. The program will be held in Washington, DC on December 17-18, 2018. The deadline to register is November 13, 2018. For more information and to register, visit https://www.aibs.org/events/employmentbootcamp.html. ___________________________________________ Jyotsna Pandey, Ph.D. Public Policy Manager American Institute of Biological Sciences 1201 New York Avenue, NW Suite 420 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-1500 x 225 www.aibs.org Follow us on Twitter! @AIBS_Policy -- This message is confidential and should only be read by its intended recipients. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender and delete all copies.