It’s never too early to think about your professional development and future career! Keep an eye out for new opportunities to present your work, interact with professionals from your desired field, and sell your brand!
See the information and links below for ways to get started
Click here to view MCDB’s collection of password-protected informational interviews. Current students and alumni can contact mcdb@osu.edu for password access.
Networking
80% of jobs are found through networking. Start networking early and use social media to maintain and expand your network, in addition to what you can do at the local level.
- ACS Columbus Chapter (ACS Columbus Chapter)
- Invite speakers for seminars on campus (MLS invitation)
- Become a member of national organizations (ASBMB, ASCB, AAAS, etc.)
- Buckeyes Helping Buckeyes
- Brand yourself with social media (see below)
- Create and maintain a Research Gate profile
- Connect with The Ohio State University Buckeye Network on linkedin
- Connect with the MCDB LinkedIn
Social Media
Tips to leverage your social media presence:
- 7 LinkedIn Profile Tips and Tricks
- How to Make a Better LinkedIn Profile
- The 31 Best LinkedIn Profile Tips for Job Seekers
- Research Gate Overview and Recommendations
Deciding on a Career Path
Utilize the resources below to help determine your career goals for after graduate school.
- myIDP – Individual development plan to assess your interests, skills and goals. Combines these three things to set monthly goals for embarking on your path.
- Careers in Biomedical Sciences – A book from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press describing the variety of career options available to science PhDs.
- ACS Career Portal – Examine career options and pathways and view a variety of resources for each step of the process: from choosing a field to interviewing.
- Versatile Ph.D. – Online community of Ph.D.s. Explore career options, paths and view job postings.
- MentorNet – Online community of STEM professionals that matches you with a mentor in your field of interest to provide you with advice and help you explore that career path.
- IGP Career Day – Hosted bi-annually by MCDB and other IGP programs to provide students with the opportunity to interact with successful professionals and learn about the variety of career fields available to STEM PhDs.
Other Resources:
Consider completing a graduate minor: Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Teaching, Business Health Sciences, Biomedical, Clinical, and Translational Science, and many more.
- Utilize the variety of on campus programs and workshops (summarized here)
- Preparing Future Faculty
- Ohio State Alumni Career Management Office – With links to webinars, networking events and career programming with fellow Buckeyes
- Individual Career Advising
- Buckeye Careers
- University Center for the Advancement of Teaching (UCAT) – And their sponsored monthly events to promote teaching
- Council of Graduate Students (CGS) and Ohio Union Activities Board (OUAB) – A new calendar every month including career and professional development workshops
- Explore the career resource center from your undergraduate institution. As an alumnus, you will always have access to their alumni networks and often will have access to their career advising as well.