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Lauren was in Chicago and Ohio a few weeks ago and the question of the two body problem came up a few times.  Jim and I decided to do this episode to provide insight on the two body problem.  We also cover insights on the academic nomad situation.   of career planning also since this can relate to the two body problem.  We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful as you plan for your career and life and hope you enjoy listening.   What do we mean by the academic nomad? What is the two body problemWhy does the academic nomad situation happen… Aspects to consider in planning for your career  Advice to navigate the academic nomad situation  Advice to navigate the two body problem  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listenersnavigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

Jim and Lauren both had busy weeks last week as part of national postdoc appreciation week (NAPW) which is the third week in September. In this episode, 76, we will cover topics below including what we talked about, questions from the audience, and other advice to help our audience. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening.   What Jim and Lauren were up to during national postdoc appreciation week Jim gave a workshop at University of Central Florida - “Hero’s Journey: Making the Most of Your Training” workshop.Lauren gave a talk at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus Ohio, on “Building and Developing Career Relevant Skills” Lauren also coached a number of postdocs and grad students on resume advice while at NCHJim gave a keynote at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterJim hosted NPAW events for the HMS postdocsLauren traveled to Chicago. to give an interactive workshop at the Career Development Symposium on "Transferring Your Academic CV to a Resume for Industry"   Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover advice for how to assess opportunities and evaluate job descriptions in terms of how to understand and interpret some of the language in them.  Wording in job descriptions are not there just to fill space. Wording is often carefully chosen to provide information about the organization and role. This can include information about the company stage, growth, culture, etc  We also add insights about what you might want to highlight in your application materials and to inquire about as you interview, based upon what you see in the job description. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening.    Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In our last episode, we talked about the steps in the job search process (26…).  To follow up this episode,  Jim and I decided to focus on advice for how to structure your time when you are in a job search in this episode.  We provide advice for people who are currently working and job searching as well as those who are fulltime job searching due to a RIF or other reason.  We will provide tips for how to organize your schedule to help you be more efficient as you do the many things that you should be doing as part of the job search process.  We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening.   Before we dive in, it’s important to mention that for many people, when they are working, their schedule is prettystructured.  It can be a shock when you find yourself suddenly not working, since the unstructured and unpredictable nature of your day can be really hard to deal with. This is why Jim and I are a big proponent of puttingin some sort of structure if you are job searching, otherwise, things may seem super haphazard, and nothing might get done…  We start with general concepts that apply to whether you are full time working and looking for a role or full timeunemployed looking for a role….   We talk about advice that is helpful to do if you are early in the job search We talk about advice once you get into a rhythmWe give some advice when you are mid Job Search ProcessWe give some advice when you are late in your Job Search ProcessLauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren outline all of the steps involved in a job search process. There are so many things you need to do if you are job searching and it can beoverwhelming to keep on top of everything. In the next episode we will talk about ways to help organize your schedule to help you be more efficient during the job search process.  We hope you find this advice in this episode andthe next one helpful and we hope you enjoy listening.  Steps in the job search process  (generally in this order)Reflect!!!!Identify organizations/sectors relevant to you identify job titles that interest you (and are relevant)Find job postingsIdentify external recruiters / recruiting firms / contacts in your spaceActivate your network - Look at LinkedIn to identify people to network with and reachout Identify networking orgsIdentify events to attend - networking and skill building events and attendWrite master resume Tailor individual resumes - for each role Write master cover letterTailor individual cover letters - for each role Get feedback from people on your application materialsWrite/update Linkedin profile Post on LIDo something fun/re-energizing!! Informational interview Follow up with people you networked with Follow up on applications  Find / ensure clothes that fit for interviews Interview prep Prepare job talkActually interview  Follow up on interviews  Get / engage referencesNegotiate job offerTop 10 most important stepsReflect on what you want in your next role, org, environmentIdentify organizations relevant to you identify job titles that interest you Activate your network Write master resume and CLTailor resume and CL for each role  Get feedback from people on your application materialsWrite/update LinkedIn profile Informational interview Do something fun!!   Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

With so many people impacted by RIF’s (reduction in force, layoffs, etc) we thought we would do this episode to provide advice specifically for people who have been impacted by this.  RIF’s can apply to everyone - people in academia, industry, on-profits, government, etc. We will focus on a few topics in this episode focused on helping plan your job search if you have been impacted by a RIF. We hope you find this advice helpful and we hope you enjoylistening.  Are there different types of RIFs? When do you start applying – right away, or should you reflect first before you send out so many resumes Do you mention the RIF when you apply or talk with people?  How does a RIF effect references How do you talk with your network about the RIF Should you do the “open to work on” LinkedInAdvice to help your network help youif you are international and on a visa and are part of a RIF how do you navigate RIF’sLauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

This episode continues from the last one, episode 70, to add a little more reflection on the last 69 episodes. In the spirit of reflection, we will also share a few thoughts around reflecting on your job search and why this is important to do. We hope you enjoy listening.  Our reflection of the podcast:Our biggest surprises from doing our podcastA few lessons we have learned from doing our podcast Current specific pain points Job search reflectionIf you are not hearing back from job applications, we mention a few reasons why If you are not making it past the HR screen, we mention a few reasons why If you are not making it past the Hiring Manager screen, we mention a few reasons why If you are not making it past the interview teams with colleagues, we mention a few reasons why  If you are not making it past the presentation part of the interview , we mention a few reasons why   Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

This episode is more of a retrospective of the last 69 episodes.  A few weeks ago, we had our 5,000th play and this got us thinking about doing a retrospective episode, since we have so much content. In this episode, we reflect on a few topic areas of the podcast to help for our listeners as they navigate the many episodes.  In addition to reflecting on the episodes, we also reflect on the themes, lessons learned and a few other points below. We hope you enjoy listening.  A few reflections on episodes covering Self-reflection: Intro (Ep 1), SF Trip (Ep 2), March Madness/Job Search/Interview (Ep 6/7), Summer Slowdown (Ep 15), Skill building & Myth busting (Ep 37), Silver linings in change (Ep 43), Game Face (Ep 58)), Salary Negotiation (Ep 60), Universal Advice (Ep 64) A few reflections on episodes covering Self-awareness: Skill building & Myth busting (Ep 37), Silver linings in change (Ep 43), Giving & Receiving feedback (Ep 45) Some of Lauren’s favorite episodes - Superpowers episode (Ep 10), Engagement with your community & myth busting (Ep 18), Advice for international scientists (Ep 53) Some of Jim’s favorite episodes Getting your game face on (Ep 58), all of myth-busting episodes, Finding silver linings in change (Ep 43), New year new administration (Ep 41), Giving gratitude (Ep 38), Thanksgiving/end of year (Ep40), Interviewing red/green flag series (Eps 19-23)  A few reflections on episodes covering Resumes and specific resume advice (Eps 9, 12, 13, 14, 69)A few reflections on episodes covering Interviewing (Eps 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 67, 68)A few reflections on episodes covering Networking (Eps 33, 34)A few reflections on episodes covering Informational Interviewing (Eps 15, 16)A few reflections on episodes covering Job searching and navigating career choices (Eps 6, 29, 30, 32, 64) What episodes have we gotten the most feedback on  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers.As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode , Jim and Lauren cover a range of advice focused on job applications, applicant screening, timing for filing roles, and a few other topics we have been asked recently. We hope you find this discussion helpful covering these points below and we hope you enjoy listening.  How do companies usually process applications? Is it in the order they are received? Or is it something else? Hundreds of people apply to each posting. Should I still apply if so many people have applied?  Is there a general average for how many positions people apply to before getting an interview?  Can an applicant apply to multiple positions in the same organization at the same time?  How common is it for companies to use AI to filter through CVs in hiring processes?Why am I not hearing back when I meet all the qualifications of a job posting. Do you have any suggestions for how to get an interview? Is applying to companies that you don’t know anyone at, worth it? How fast are positions filled nowadays? In your estimate, what % of job postings are not real After applying for a position, when should we expect to hear back from the company? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers.  As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

This episode continues from episode 67 and covers a few more pieces of advice relating to interviewing including presentations as well as how to assess culture fit and also how to follow up from interviews. These are really important topics and many of you listening may have similar questions to these points we cover below. We hope you find this helpful and we hope you enjoy listening. How to convince the hiring manager that while you do not have one or two techniques they want and you do not have it, to be not an issue? How can I come across as competent and confident if I have a low publication record? What helps more: Practicing in front of mirror or like giving mock interviews with peers and friends? Practice using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) or PAR (Problem, Action, Result) technique to prepare responses for common interview questionsElevator pitches - how to tailor these Advice for presentations duringinterviews (we also have an entire episode (51) on this Are there things to look out for during interviews regarding company culture ?How a candidate might use the interactions to assess whether the prospective employer is a good fit.Should we send a “thank you” email to each person after the interviews?Should you follow up with a thank you on LinkedIn if you don't have the email address for the people you interviewed with?When is the best time to follow up with the hiring managers? Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover advice for interviewing. This is the first of two episodes focusing on interview advice.  Lauren recently gave a talk to postdocs and grad students at Harvard Medical School on interviewing in early June and this episode covers questions received during this talk as well as questions that Jim and Lauren have received during coaching discussions. We cover these questions below in this episode. We hope you find this episode helpful and we hope you enjoy listening.  Should candidates apply to jobs first or prepare their materials first for job applications? Advice to sound more enthusiastic during HR Screening Advice to tailor interview responses to the role you are interviewing forShould candidates prepare an overview slide ppt for the first interview with hiring manager?How should candidates answer the question “Why do you want to leave academia?“ Should candidates prepare differently / prepare different responses for interviews at big organizations vs startups?Advice to answer the question "what is your biggest mistake” or “a weakness that you have”? Advice for how to approach interview responses if you have worked on various projects across different areas  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers.  As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, we cover Jim’s recent trip to Louisville Kentucky. He travelled there to give a few career focusedtalks to grad students and postdocs at University of Louisville as part of their CRAFT (Career Research Advancement Focused Training) series for professional and career development. We cover a number of pieces of advice that Jim covered, such as these below. We hope all of you enjoy listening.  Why were you in Louisville Jim? How was it being there? Was it all work, or were you able to see friends/family also?Jim’s talk on Day 1 - Future-Proofing Your Career: Taking control in Uncertain Times – a few things he coveredAdvice for uncertaintyInventory Your SuperpowersMaster the subtle powersEvaluate and lean into your Transferable SkillsDay 2 - Career Clinic – a few things he coveredCrafting your CV and Resume: summarize the highlights of your career in just a few pagesDemystifying Cover Letters: quickly and concisely convey interest and fitInterview Prep Strategies: convincing others (and yourself) of your relevant experienceQuestions Jim was asked during his visit  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren talk about a few conferences that Lauren attended / spoke at between June 10th and 23rd 2025 covering these points below.  Lauren was at the Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) conference in Minneapolis MN from June 10-13, The BIO conference in Boston from June 15-18 and the American Society of Microbiology Microbe (ASM) conference in Los Angeles from June 19-23.   What is the GCC conferenceHow was the GCCOur talk at the GCC – along with Vanderbilt and the Science Communication Lab about our respective podcasts - The title: “Still listening?  a Comparison of three Ph.D. podcasts and a discussion of their relevance in 2025.   Questions we got about our podcastsInvolvement in the Scholar Mentor and Development Program - as part of BIO https://smdp.icpdprograms.org/ Panel moderation at the SMDP program on Getting HiredAdvice that the panelists shared during the panel  BIO conference networking and engaging with international groupsThe possible talk at BioDeveloping a high impact resume talk at the ASM Career SymposiumMentoring at ASM Takeaways from Lauren’s talk at the ASM Leadership Symposium on How to develop and engage your professional network Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listenersnavigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss universal pieces of advice, including these below, that apply to everyone,regardless of career focus, functional department, or industry sector. We hope you find this helpful as you navigate your career and search and we hope you enjoy listening!     You should keep an updated resume even if you are not looking for a role since you might need it for other types ofopportunities - such as volunteer opportunities or board opportunities. People cannot read your minds - be careful with jargon and being so specific with details that people cannotunderstand what you do / what your impact was Your resume is built for someone else to read – remember this Tailor your resume for each role that you apply to  Don’t just cultivate your network when you need a role - you should be cultivating it all the time. Find ways to reachout to and follow up with people in your network  Keep your LinkedIn profile updated to enable others to know what you might be up to Share updates on LinkedIn to let your network know what you are up to and amplify others Have your elevator pitch ready in case you need to use it - at the baseball game, conference, networking event, etc Self-reflect - understand/remind yourself that you have blindspots, biases, strengths, value, and areas to improve Periodically check in with yourself to see where you are in your career Show gratitude, say thank you, show appreciation Realize that others face similar challenges and may be struggling as well - it’s not always about you Give yourself grace Be organized  Be intentional Be realistic  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren discuss myths that we have heard from people regarding the job application process, application review process, and interview process.  Wedispel these myths, including points below, and share insights about why these myths are not accurate. We hope you find this helpful as you navigate your career and search and we hope you enjoy listening!     Myth: The best-qualified candidate with the best technical skills always gets the jobMyth: You should apply to as many jobs as possibleMyth: If you don’t hear back quickly, you didn’t get the job Myth: AI/ATS controls the whole application processMyth: You can only get hired if you know someone Myth: The more resumes you send, the more interviews you will receive Myth: You only need to have 1 resume Myth: Your resume needs to be one page. Myth: Resumes are only work related Myth: You can only apply if you meet 100% of the job requirements Myth: You should hide employment gaps at all costs Myth: Industry doesn’t care about your publications  Myth: If a job is only asking for a BS and you have a Ph.D, then you are overqualified and should not apply Myth: No one reads your cover letter Myth: Interviewers are trying to trip you up Myth: Do not follow up after the interview. If you do, it will be viewed as nagging and will be annoying Myth: If you don’t get this job, it means you failed or you’re not hirable Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listenersnavigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren share insights about career options we are seeing people looking to pursue now giventhe current job landscape and flux in the US job market.  We thought this could be helpful to share in case it helps others as they are considering their career choices. We dive into these points below. We hope you enjoy listening!     We are seeing people considering new roles they had not previously considered due to the need to cast a wider net in the current environment  We cover what a few of these roles are We are seeing more people consider career opportunities outside of the US  ~50% of graduate students and 60-70 % of postdocs are international so it makes sense to consider careeropportunities outside of the US. Many come to the US to do their Ph.D. or postdoc and want to stay here, but if we don’t make it possible for them to stay here, they will seek employment elsewhere We provide advice for how people can start to think about what other options might be a good fit for them We highlight transferrable skills for a few of the roles we are seeing a lot of interest in such as research, patent law, medical writing, scientific communication, data science, consulting, medical science liaison Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice weprovide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening! 

In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover questions about LinkedIn that we have gotten in the last few weeks. These questions focus mostly on job’s posted on Linkedin, job search features, applicant numbers, and other questions regarding using LinkedIn for a job search.  We thought these topics, including these points below, would make a useful podcast episode since many of you listening may have the same questions.  We hope you enjoy listening.     How to interpret LinkedIn job numbers, if a role has 1,000 people who have applied, should you still  apply?   Are all of the people applying to a role on LinkedIn qualified?  Should I be wary of postings that only have a few applicants after a certain timeframe?  If a role has been posted on LinkedIn for a month or more, is it still active?  How does LinkedIn suggest roles for you? How do organizations review applications on LinkedIn Advice for reaching out to people on LinkedIn about a job posting that you see on LinkedIn   Is the “Indicate Interest” tab useful to use on LinkedIn. Do recruiters look at this?  Is LinkedIn Premium worth it?  How far back should you list information on your LinkedIn profile?  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In our last episode, we talked about negotiation tips in general.  In this episode, Jim and I focus on salary negotiation tips.  We will offer advice for different parts of this process including the self reflection part, research part, and the offer negotiation part.  We cover these points below. Lauren gives talks on this topic often, and has also given a large number of offers, so she think about this topic a lot!  We know many people get anxious even thinking about this topic, so we hope people listening and find this helpful.    Before you start negotiating, you should reflect on a few things one of which is what is important to you We cover a few thoughts for industry as well academic offers Do your research for insight into salary ranges for roles We cover pay transparency laws since this helps with salary insights Components of an offer covering industry and academic offersParts of offers that could be negotiable Evaluate the entire package  How to approach negotiation  Different ways to approach negotiation  Negotiating multiple offers Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In this episode, Jim and Lauren focus on the topic of negotiation. We cover advice that can apply to different types of negotiation scenarios. We will talk about how to prepare for negotiation as well as a few tips for negotiation.  This episode will not talk about salary negotiation - we will cover this in episode 60. We know many people get anxious even thinking about negotiation so we hope you  all listening, find this helpful.    Negotiation happens all the time - small and big negotiations   This happens in personal and professional settings   Many of us have these skills, we just need to practice these, especially to prepare for the big negotiations We share a few scenarios in which negotiation may happen  Why negotiate Things to consider as you plan to negotiate Do your homework Run through multiple scenarios to help you anticipate and then practice, practice, practice! Don't be afraid to ask for what you want Focus on interests, not positions  Think about what your BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) isAssume best intentions, think about the time and place for negotiation and get into the right mindset When negotiating, build rapport, listen actively, be inquisitive and ask questions, take your time  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!

In many of our episodes, we talk about how to be competitive for the job market and how to navigate the current job market. This episode will provide advice for how to “get your game face on” to help you as you engage with others, whether this is during the job search process, such as in interviews, or when networking, or in other settings.  Our physical posture and body language can influence our thoughts and feelings (known as embodied cognition) and there is a reciprocal relationship between body language and mental state. We cover topics such as these below.  We hope you enjoy listening.  It can be helpful to stand up and/ or move around Smiling, even if you are not looking at anyone directly, is helpful  Power poses are real!  Remember - you are the expert, especially if you are giving a talk Routine or rituals are helpful   A few tips to get into the right mindset  The role music can play  Don’t forget about your environment Reflect Time-limitedness - understanding that whatever you’re about to do is temporary but important  Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!