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DIA 2015 Student Forum: Job Hunter's Toolkit - Some Things Change, Some Stay the Same
Session Chair(s)
Dan Benau, PhD
Director, Biomedical Writing Programs
University of the Sciences, United States
The main contents of the job hunter's toolkit have been the same for decades: resume, business card, elevator speech, and networking. In addition to having the basic tools, today’s job hunter needs to have experience with the self-promotion changes made in recent years brought about by the increasing number of and newly focused electronic job boards, integrated social media sites, and the use of instant communications. Each platform offers job hunters a unique opportunity to search for jobs and more importantly to communicate job experience. Knowing the differences between the platforms is key to successfully receiving leads. This forum will explore changes that have reshaped the concept of networking and finding job openings, while incorporating and updating the job toolkit basics that are still important such as business cards and alternatives to the classical resume.
Learning Objective : Distinguish between good and bad practices with business cards and resumes; Discuss how to use social media to achieve advances in networking and self-promotion; Identify multiple methods to communicate job experience.
Speaker(s)
Fun and Serious Games with Business Cards
Dan Benau, PhD
University of the Sciences, United States
Director, Biomedical Writing Programs
Insider Tips on Breaking into the Industry
Sameer Thapar, PharmD, RPh
Oracle Health Sciences, United States
Global Pharmacovigilance Director
Social Media and Job Hunting
Robin Whitsell
Whitsell Innovations, Inc., United States
President
Seize Opportunities Along the Career Path
Lisa Palladino-Kim, MS
Rutgers School of Health Professions Clin Research Mgmt, United States
Program Director / Lecturer
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