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Thursday, January 22nd , 2015<\/strong>
\n\u201cFinding Funding: An Introduction to Community of Science\u2019s PIVOT\u201d<\/strong>
\nLearn how to put a Vanderbilt resource, COS PIVOT, to work for you in finding funding for your endeavors.\u00a0 Learn how to establish your personal profile, do funding searches, set up saved searches to receive weekly updates, use COS PIVOT to manage your applications and more!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thursday, February\u00a026th, 2015<\/strong>
\n\u201cWriting a Better Cover Letter\u201d<\/strong>
\nLearn cover letter basics such as general cover letter structure, what should be\/should not be included, & what it means to tailor your letter to the position.\u00a0 We will explore tips for polishing your cover letter, look at some examples of good and not-so-good cover letters, and discuss strategies for making your cover letter stand out.\u00a0 If you dare (!), feel free to bring along your own cover letter, and accompanying job description, to share with the group.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thursday, \u00a0April 2, 2015<\/strong>
\n\u201cInformational Interviewing-your most powerful networking tool\u201d<\/strong>
\nHave you ever heard of an informational interview?\u00a0 Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you.\u00a0 Find out what an informational interview entails, how to set one up, what questions you should be asking, and how this type of activity can help you explore career options while also growing your professional network.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, April\u00a023rd, 2015<\/strong>
\n\u201cCrafting a Compelling Elevator Pitch\u201d<\/strong>
\nWhat\u2019s an elevator pitch and why would I need one anyway?\u00a0 In this session we will discuss the fundamentals of the elevator pitch, identify places where you would use one and explore ideas about how you might tailor it to specific situations.\u00a0 We will look at examples, craft our own, and take some time to practice them and provide feedback to one\u00a0another.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, May 28th, 2015<\/strong>
\nSpecial Session 4-5\u00a0pm in 350\u00a0Light Hall\u00a0\u00a0with invited guest speaker Andrea Stith, Ph.D.<\/strong>\u00a0Asst. Dir.\u00a0for Interdisciplinary Education, University of Colorado BioFrontiers Institute, Boulder, CO
\n\u201cMaking the Most of Mentoring- How to Develop this Essential Leadership Skill\u201d<\/strong>
\nExperience and Interest in mentoring others is a strong leadership skill that can help you stand out to potential employers.\u00a0 Learning how to help others learn, grow, and be more effective, will also help you to succeed as well.\u00a0 In this session we will explore what makes a good mentor, how you can get the most out of being mentored yourself,\u00a0and discuss ways you can develop your skills during your postdoctoral training.<\/p>\n

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Thursday, July\u00a02nd, 2015<\/strong>
\n“Emotional Intelligence”<\/strong>– Session led by Mistie Germek, Ph.D., BRET Psychologist
\nLearn how Emotional Intelligence can help you build stronger professional relationships, obtain a job, succeed at work and achieve career goals.\u00a0\u00a0We will talk about how to increase our emotional intelligence by developing self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and professional relationship management.
\nHandouts: Developing Emotional Intelligence<\/strong>
\nEmotion Record<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, July\u00a028th, 2015<\/strong>
\n“Leveraging LinkedIN”<\/strong>, Kim Petrie, Ph.D., BRET Dir. Career Development
\nIn this session, you’ll learn how LinkedIn can help you explore career paths, research companies and industries, build your professional network, create a professional online presence and find job opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015<\/strong>
\n“Managing an\u00a0Online Scholarly Presence”,<\/strong> Ed Warga, Institutional Repository Coordinator,Vanderbilt University Library and Morgan Daniels, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Research, Jean and Alexander Heard Library
\nSocial media has been making an impact on all our lives including how we work and maintain a professional network. This workshop offers some ideas for managing your online presence with researcher profiles, researcher IDs, and article level altmetrics. We will discuss options for researcher profiles like Google Scholar, Academia.edu, Researchgate, and Vivo; get started with researcher IDs to help link online content to an individual researcher; and explore how altmetrics allow you to identify important work by tracking citations and mentions of work in blogs, twitter, and other social networks.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, September\u00a08th, 2015<\/strong>
\n“Behind the Curtain: An inside look at Peer Review of F32 NRSAs”, <\/strong>Kim Petrie, Ph.D., BRET Dir. Career Development and Ashley\u00a0Brady, Ph.D., BRET Office of Career Development
\n“Think like a reviewer” is advice commonly given to new grant writers. \u00a0But if you’ve never sat in on a peer review session, how do you do that? \u00a0In this session, we will watch a video\u00a0of a mock review of a real F32 NRSA application and discuss how F32 proposals are reviewed. \u00a0You, too, can learn to “think like a reviewer”.
\nHandouts: ACS_Making the Cut<\/strong>
\nBRET_training Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday,\u00a0September 22, 2015<\/strong>
\n“Preparing for a Teaching Demo<\/em>“<\/strong>,\u00a0Cynthia Brame, Ph.D., Asst. Dir. ,Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
\nHow do you put together an effective teaching demonstration for a job interview? How is it different from a research seminar–and how can you link the two? Come learn about key considerations for developing this important piece of your interview portfolio.
\nHandout: The Teaching Demonstration; CBE 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday,\u00a0September 29, 2015<\/strong>
\n\u200b”NIH Career Development (K) awards \u2013 which one is right for you?”<\/strong>, Abby Brown, Ph.D., BRET, Director, Outcomes Research
\nLearn the basics about the different types of K awards, from institutional (K12) to K99 awards.
\nHandout:\u00a0Resources Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, October 20,\u00a02015<\/strong>
\n“Grant Resources at Vanderbilt”<\/strong>, Abby Brown Ph.D., BRET, Director, Outcomes Research
\nLearn how Vanderbilt can help you write your grant: a focus on resources for writing career development or R grants.\u00a0 Will cover the many grant writing resources available to Vanderbilt researchers to help produce strong grant applications.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday,\u00a0November 10, 2015<\/strong>
\n“What to Expect from a Faculty Position Interview”;<\/strong> (faculty panel: Todd Graham, PhD, Scott Hiebert, PhD, Chris Wright, PhD)<\/p>\n

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015<\/strong>
\n“How to Give A Chalk Talk”<\/strong>, \u00a0(faculty panel: \u00a0Chuck Sanders, PhD, Tony Weil, PhD, Chris Wright, PhD)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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