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!