Career Development

This page is a work-in-progress. Our goal is to provide a resource for STP members, gathering together a number of useful items in a single location. If you have any suggestions or comments, please send them to the WebMaster.

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Transition from Graduate School to Full-Time Employment
• The CV and beyond (e.g. cover letters)
• SOT Sponsored Early Career Awards
• Networking
  Get Networked!
• Executive Recruiters
  The Leyden Group
  Bench International
  
• Interviewing
  Successful Interviewing
  The 25 Worst Job Interview Mistakes
  
  Skills that Foster Success as a Contributing Scientist
• Technical Writing
  Writing Resources on the Web
  Writing Resources
• Scientific Continuing Education
  Pharmaceutical Education and Research Institute
  
• Time Management/Organization
• Self Promotion
• Regulatory understanding
  
  Skills that Foster Success as a Project Team Member
• Presentation
  Presentation Skills Compendium
  
• Interpersonal
• Oral communication (including listening)
• Political awareness/sense of timing
• Business/industry awareness
  
  Transition to Management
• Supervising Others
• Financial/Project Management
  Project Management Institute
  
• Leadership
  Center for Creative Leadership
• Vision
  
  General Resource Sites for Scientists and/or Managers
• NextWave, a weekly on-line publication devoted to scientific training and career development
• WSJ Career Journal
• BioMedNet
• BioView: Careers for Life in Science
• What Color is Your Parachute?
• Career Change Planning for Professionals
  
  Recommended Reading
• How to Manage the R&D Staff
• Managing Scientists

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