Breaking into Biotech & Pharma: Key Takeaways from Harvard Alumni Panel

Last week, we gathered for a Biotech and Pharma Alumni Career Pathways Panel, where industry professionals shared insights on navigating careers in this dynamic field. Whether you missed it or just need a refresher, here are the major takeaways and …

By Caroline Rende
Caroline Rende Associate Director of Graduate Career Exploration
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Students and Research Mentors Can Navigate Career Conversations Together

Raquel Y. Salinas offers advice for graduate students and research mentors on how to have better conversations about career planning.

“As a trained scientist, I had a fantastic research mentor. We talked about my research project, which experiments to prioritize …

By Laura Stark
Laura Stark Associate Director: Academic Careers & Pursuing the PhD
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Succeeding at Career Fairs

Career fairs can be a good way for those looking for a job, to meet a number of prospective employers at one place. Singapore has been having such events pretty regularly recently and those looking for a job should certainly …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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6 Tips for Attending a Career Fair

Below are the top MCS tips for attending career fairs: 

Explore which organizations will be attending by logging into Crimson Careers > Events > Type=”Career Fairs & Expos.” Search and filter on things like who is looking for Master’s students …

By Deb Carroll
Deb Carroll Executive Director, Mignone Center for Career Success
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Leveraging your Humanities degree: how to talk about your degree to employers. 

First, some facts about employment and humanities: 

Add in that employers actively seek humanities concentrators’ skills: 

So, why are some employers still so focused on your concentration? Sometimes it’s assumptions and sometimes, it is truly a way for organizations to …

By Katie Fell
Katie Fell Advisor, Harvard College Still Deciding, Exploring, & Self-Assessment
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What to expect in a biotech/pharma compbio interview

by Dean Lee, Computational biology for cell therapy @ Novartis | Figure One Lab

If you have not previously interviewed for a compbio role in biotech/pharma, it may be unclear how you should prepare. Read on for an outline of what to …

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Learn the FORD Method and You’ll Never Struggle to Make Small Talk Again

Use this foolproof system to keep a lively conversation going with just about anyone.

“Starting a conversation doesn’t have to be intimidating. The problem for many of us when it comes to talking to strangers is thinking up questions to 

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