Postdoc Career Development
Seminar Series Schedule

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    Location: NRB Auditorium
    Time: 4-5pm
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Topic

Toby Freedman spoke about the different types of career opportunities in biotechnology and drug development and the ways to prepare yourself to enter these fields.

Speaker Bio

Toby Freedman is the owner of Synapsis Search, a search firm specializing in biotechnology and pharmaceutical placements for middle management, ranging from Scientist to COO/CSO positions. Additionally, she is also the author of Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development, recently published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in 2007. Before that, she was an executive search consultant in the life sciences where she conducted searches for CEO, VP and Director level positions for emerging venture-backed biotechnology companies. Previous experience was in corporate development in a biotechnology startup developing cancer therapeutics.

She is a board member of the BioScience Forum, which is a leading non profit educational forum serving the Bay Area biotechnology community, on the program committee for PWHA (Professional Women's Healthcare Association), and served as an advisor to the Women's Technology Cluster (an incubator).

Her specialities include: executive search for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies recruiting startups venture capital backed companies.

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    Location: NRB Auditorium
    Time: 2:30-4:30pm
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Topic

Art Hershey will be speaking about how to convert your CV into a non-academic resume, how to target your resume for specific industries and positions, networking skills, and non-academic interviewing skills

Speaker Bio

Art Hershey has 35 years experience in senior level management, human resources, and community relations. In the course of his career, he managed the conduct of over 50,000 interviews and screened over 150,000 resumes! Currently he consults and coaches executive level clients on job search strategies.

Art is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations with advanced studies at UCLA. He is on the UCLA Extension faculty teaching Recruiting and Selection and heads the Human Resources Management Certificate Program and Loyola Marymount University Extension. He has lectured on management and human resources at over twenty colleges nationwide.

He is a life-long member of the Society of Human Resources Management and Professionals in HR Association, and has served as officer and director of both groups. He has also served in a voluntary leadership capacity for multiple non-profit community and professional organizations locally and nationally.

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    Location: NRB Auditorium
    Part 1: Making the Most of a Career Event, 3-4pm
    Part 2: Resume Writing Workshop, 4-5pm
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Topic

Many of you attended Art Hershey's workshop on Resumes, Networking, and Interviewing in February. His workshop was so helpful, we asked him to come back for Postdoc Week. He'll be giving a two-part presentation (you can attend either or both parts). The first hour will be dedicated to how to successfully prepare for and work a career fair. The second hour will be a workshop on resume writing. Please bring a copy of your normal academic CV and a draft of your conversion of the CV into a resume. Those of you who attended the February workshop should use his suggestions to make a first draft. Those of you who did not attend the first workshop should still make a first attempt. Mr. Hershey will work with you to help you craft a resume that will help you get noticed when you apply for non-academic jobs.

Remember the Following

• Keep it brief - a resume should be two pages max. If you have a lot of publications, attach an addendum.
• Write a brief summary of your qualifications (not objectives), no more than 2-3 sentences.
• Keep resume items bulleted and to the point, leave lots of page space visible.
• If you missed the seminar, use online resources to make the first draft of your resume. This Career Handbook from Stanford has useful information: Stanford Handbook.

Speaker Bio

Art Hershey has 35 years experience in senior level management, human resources, and community relations. In the course of his career, he managed the conduct of over 50,000 interviews and screened over 150,000 resumes! Currently he consults and coaches executive level clients on job search strategies.

Art is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations with advanced studies at UCLA. He is on the UCLA Extension faculty teaching Recruiting and Selection and heads the Human Resources Management Certificate Program and Loyola Marymount University Extension. He has lectured on management and human resources at over twenty colleges nationwide.

He is a life-long member of the Society of Human Resources Management and Professionals in HR Association, and has served as officer and director of both groups. He has also served in a voluntary leadership capacity for multiple non-profit community and professional organizations locally and nationally.