<\/a>Where is the BRET Office located?<\/strong> View Light Hall in Google Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>How can I best prepare for my individual\u00a0advising session with Dr. Petrie or Dr. Brady?<\/strong> If you have taken the \u201cmyIDP Assessment\u201d and want to discuss the results regarding the Career Match piece, please bring the results to the appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>How can I get involved with the BRET Office of Career Development?<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/a>Where can I learn more about the career field I am most interested in?<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/a>Can<\/span><\/strong> you connect me to an alumnus? How can I tap the BRET alumni network?<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/a>Do you sponsor career fairs? When are employers coming to campus?<\/strong> Even though we do not sponsor career fairs, we do invite employers to our annual career symposium and to make site visits.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Will you proofread my CV\/resume?<\/strong> PhD students and postdocs in the biomedical sciences at VU or VUMC may use\u00a0this form<\/a>\u00a0to request a meeting with a member of the ASPIRE Team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>Do you have a folio or letter service?<\/strong> <\/p>\n
\nThe BRET Office is located in Light Hall, on the 3<\/span>rd<\/sup> floor, Suite 340. Advising appointments with Kim Petrie are in office 341A, next to conference room 350. If you are visiting campus for a seminar, the closest parking is available in the VUMC Hospital Parking garages, highlighted in pink. Please contact our office for details about visitor parking.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Light](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/public_files\/Light%20Hall%20Map.png\")
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\nIf you are preparing for or actively engaged in the job search, please send your CV and\/or resume to Kim Petrie<\/a>\u00a0or Ashley Brady<\/a> in advance of the meeting, and bring two copies to the appointment. Also bring job search materials you may have, including job descriptions, cover letters, research structures, teaching philosophies, and other appropriate application material.<\/p>\n
\nThere are many ways to be involved with the Office of Career Development including committee opportunities, writing alumni spotlight articles, and other organization involvement. Please visit the \u201cGet Involved\u201d<\/a> page for more information. Also, be sure to sign up for the biweekly e-newsletter<\/a> for updates, announcements, and upcoming events.<\/p>\n
\nPlease visit the first step in the Path to Career model, Exploration\/Self-Assessment<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe Office of Career Development encourages you to network using your own contacts, as well as reaching out via LinkedIn. We do not provide a listing of former alumni, and we do not make introductions for you. On the other hand, we do encourage you to reach out to alumni for informational interviews to gain more insight on particular career industries, different paths taken, and \u201creal world\u201d information about life post-Vanderbilt. For more on informational interviews, visit the Path to Career page.<\/p>\n
\nThe Office of Career Development does not sponsor campus career fairs. At various times throughout the year, employers will make site visits and host information sessions, and these events will be advertised for all interested to attend.<\/p>\n
\nThe Office of Career Development will give you feedback on content<\/em>, organization,<\/em> and the formatting<\/em> of your CV and\/or your resume, but no, we do not offer proofreading services.<\/p>\n
\nNo. The Office of Career Development does not provide a folio or letter service. Some students have used the online folio management system, Interfolio.<\/p>\n