SUMMARY OF SKILLS DESIRED IN BIOMEDICAL WORKFORCE JOB POSTINGS FOR GRADUATE DEGREE HOLDERS

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1 SUMMARY OF SKILLS DESIRED IN BIOMEDICAL WORKFORCE JOB POSTINGS FOR GRADUATE DEGREE HOLDERS Skill Category 1 1. Financial and process improvement 2. Project management 3. Leadership development 4. Business acumen 5. Communication 6. Policy and regulation 7. Academic culture 8. Programming languages 9. Statistical analysis Examples Accounting, operations analysis, financial analysis, economics Planning, budgeting, organizational skills, problem solving Collaboration, mentoring, supervisory skills Business development, business administration, business management Writing, presentation skills, negotiation, and persuasion Risk management, compliance, product and drug development Mentoring, academic advisement, curriculum development, grant writing JAVA, PERL, Linux, Python, C++, SQL Data analysis, SPSS, SAS Skills most important to recruiters 2 1. Communication 2. Problem solving 3. Team work 4. Self-motivation 5. Initiative 6. Logical thinking 7. Ability to work under pressure 8. Time management 9. Work ethic 10. Dependability 11. Adaptability 12. Leadership 13. Organization 14. Self confidence Skills employers want from PhDs: 1. Teamwork 2. Project management 3. Speaking and presenting 4. Delivering outcomes on time and on budget 5. Communicating effectively with lay audiences Your current or developing skills: Mason et al., Labor and skills gap analysis of the biomedical research workforce. The FASEB Journal article fj r. Published online April 13, Monster Biotechnology Jobs Report

2 *CV TO RESUME CONVERSION WORKSHEET Position: Generic responsibilities, qualifications, and/or skills listed in the posting: Project you ve completed: Skill Category Accomplishment Result Choose an item and category from your CV and align it with a skill category. E.g., item = Mentored Teaching Program; CV category = Teaching Experience; skill category = Leadership Development. Write specifically what you did with that skill and quantify it. E.g., Established effective collaborations between campuses; Developed and implemented program; Procured $4000 from department to support program. Some things we do make a difference because of a practical result. E.g.,......did it save time?...did it save labor?...did it save or earn money?...did it save or earn something else?...did it help a group meet a goal? E.g., Identified lecturers for department; provided postdocs needed experience. *This worksheet is adapted from information presented by Dr. Paula Chambers (The Versatile PhD) at the 2016 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting.

3 Skill Category Accomplishment Result

4 RESUME BULLET POINTS Example Postdoctoral Fellow, CU Denver Department of Psychology (August 2009 February 2013) Mentored Teaching Program Established collaborations with three CU Denver psychology department faculty members resulting in the development and implementation of a mentored teaching program for postdoctoral fellows. Procured $4000 from the psychology department to support summer salary for faculty members program participation. Effectively advertised program to postdoctoral fellows leading to 4x as many applications as spots available. Program resulted in multiple additional full-course teaching opportunities for 25% of program participants. The first word of your bullet should be the past tense active verb of a skill you used, such as Analyzed, Led, Wrote. Create your master resume and update it regularly. When you apply for a specific position, pick and choose those accomplishments that best fit the job positing arranged in order of importance remember be succinct! Your Resume Example Items:

5 Your Resume Example Items (cont.)

6 References: 1. Mason, J.L., Johnston, E., Berndt, S., Segal, K., Lei, M., Wiest, J.S. (2016). Labor and skills gap analysis of the biomedical research workforce. The FASEB Journal, DOI: doi: /fj R. 2. Monster.com (2011). United States biotechnology 2011 job candidates: Insights and analysis from professionals, recruiters and hiring managers.