Let The Truth Be Told: Get The Right PhD Advice When You Need It

May 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Moral of The Story: Practice What You Preach Many online blogs/sites serve as a guide or resource, or to help provide advice and insights. But, at the end of the day, you still have to create opportunities on your own as PhD student. You just have to know where to get the best information and […]

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Ultimate PhD Networking Guide: How To Create Opportunities Out Of Thin Air (Part 2)

March 28, 2013 by 9 Comments

Part 1: Grad Student Advice Series: How To Network and Add Value To Yourself and Others I stared at the computer screen. I knew no one outside of academia. I thought about setting up a LinkedIn Profile but didn’t see the point. A feeling of hopelessness set in. I heard about the importance of networking […]

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Grad Student Advice Series: How To Network and Add Value To Yourself and Others

October 29, 2012 by 4 Comments

Part 1: The Dire Need to Network While In Grad School or Academia It’s Not What You Know It’s Who You Know That Matters Why is networking so important? Well, the short answer is that it all depends on what your objectives are. For example, some people network to expand one’s resources, learn about potential […]

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Networking Isn’t Just For Social Animals, The Importance of Networking and Biotech Happy Hour

August 14, 2012 by 1 Comment

Networking Isn’t Just for Social Animals July 1, 2012 As reported in the pages of In Business magazine. Networking is an important way to stay connected, but not every entrepreneur is comfortable with it. With a few exceptions, human beings are social animals and like to meet and share ideas, and perhaps nowhere are people […]

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