Job Hunting in Industry Part II: Resume Reviews
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Objectives
In this session, you will:
- Review how to tailor your resume for an individual position within industry
- Give and receive advice through peer editing of resumes
- Incorporate what you’ve learned to improve and refine your resume
Please note: This session is a follow-up to Job Hunting in Industry Part I, held on the same day. To get the most out of this session, you are strongly encouraged to attend Part I, then spend some time over the lunch break using what you have learned to review and update your industry resume. Bring your revised resume to Part II, along with the job description for a position you would like to apply for.
Participants: This course is designed for postdocs and GSRAs.
Course summary
In this free, 90-minute session, you will receive individual feedback on your research-oriented industry resume. Participants will pair up, exchange and review resumes, and receive feedback on their own resumes. The session leader will be available to answer individual questions about tailoring a resume for industry.
This session is presented by Bill Lindstaedt, Director of the Office of Career and Professional Development at UC San Francisco, where he assists graduate-level trainees and postdoctoral research scientists with career and professional development issues. Bill has developed particular expertise working with UCSF’s scientists as they transition from academic to non-academic careers.
Bill began his own career as a chemical engineer, later moving into the career counseling field after completing a Master's degree in the Counseling Psychology and Higher Education Departments at Indiana University. He has written career-related pieces for the Boston Globe, the Indianapolis Star and Science’s careers site. His insights have been featured in job market articles in the New York Times, Science Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today and Newsweek.
