Below is a list of Speaking Engagements performed by Propel Careers from April - June 2018. If you are interested to talk about a presentation at your university, conference, or meeting, please contact Lauren Celano, CEO, Propel Careers at Lauren@propelcareers.com
April 2, 2018 @ Boston University
Career Resources for Trainees on the T32’s
Lauren presented to trainees at Boston University who are on T32’s to provide insights to the various career resources available to them
April 2, 2018 @ Boston University
Careers in Clinical Research
Lauren will be speaking about careers in clinical research to the Clinical Project Management course at Boston University
April 2, 2018 @ MGH
Becoming a Leader
Lauren presented to graduate students and postdocs at MGH on how to develop leadership skills while in academia
April 4, 2018 @ Boston College
Acing the Interview
Lauren presented to postdocs at Boston College
April 5, 2018 @ Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, Boston Chapter
Building Strong and Lasting Relationships: Injecting Chemistry into your Networking
Lauren presented on how to effectively develop and engage your network at the HBA Boston chapter event held at Merck Research Labs
April 9, 2018 @ University of Minnesota EMERGE program
Lauren co-taught the EMERGE program providing career development to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Minnesota. To learn more about the EMERGE program, see link: https://emergeinstitute.com/
April 12, 2018 @ Harvard Medical School
Acing the Interview
Lauren presented to postdocs at HMS
April 17, 2018 @ Science Pint night
Science by the Pint
Lauren will be a being a judge at the BPDA: Science by the Pint Event at part of the Cambridge Science Festival Event Series
April 18 @ Boston University Ph.D. program in biomedical sciences
Making the most of your Ph.D.
Seminar for the PiBS program covering how to proactively build skills and experience during a Ph.D program aligned to career paths of interest. To learn more about the PiBS program, http://www.bu.edu/academics/gms/programs/pibs/
April 19, 2018 @ Penn state
How to Evaluate, Build, and Highlight Transferable and Career Relevant Skills & Identifying Opportunities to Build Skills
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
April 19, 2018 @ Penn state
Overview of Career Opportunities and Tips to Develop and Effective Career Search Strategy
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
April 20, 2018 @ Penn State
Graduate Student Career Panel
Lauren joined a career panel to provide insights on career paths for students with graduate training
April 23, 2018 @ University of Minnesota
Developing an Effective LinkedIn Profile
Lauren gave a talk to postdocs and Ph.D.’s at University of MN about how to effectively build and tailor LinkedIn profiles tailored to careers of interest
April 23, 2018 @ University of Minnesota EMERGE program
Lauren co-taught the EMERGE program providing career development to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the University of Minnesota. To learn more about the EMERGE program, see link: https://emergeinstitute.com/
April 24, 2018 @ Boston University
Building an Effective Resume
Boston University, NIH funded BEST Program BEST Program, Boston MA
Seminar for Boston University Trainees focused on how to develop an effective resume for industry
April 25, 2018 @ Boston University
Developing an effective cover letter
Lauren gave a talk to postdocs at Boston University on how to develop an effective cover letter
April 25, 2018 @ Tufts University
CHAMP Mentoring Program
Lauren moderated a panel for the Community Health Alumni Mentoring Program (CHAMP) for undergraduates. To learn more about Champ:
https://ase.tufts.edu/commhealth/alumni/champ.htm
April 27, 2018 @ Mclean Hospital
Career Search Strategy: How to Identify Opportunities & the Best Practices for Job Searching
Lauren presented to postdoctoral fellows and graduate students at Mclean on this important topic
May 2, 2018 @ Boston College
Preparing for a Faculty Career
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students at postdocs at BC on this topic
May 2, 2018 @ Boston University
Making the most of your time at BU
Boston University, NIH funded BEST Program BEST Program, Boston MA
Seminar for Boston University Trainees focused on how to make the most of your Ph.D. or postdoc
May 8, 2018 @ MassBioEd’s Speakers in Schools Program
Career Paths in Life Sciences
Lauren presented to high school students in Boston as part of MassBioEd’s speakers in schools program to raise awareness about career opportunities in life sciences
May 9, 2018 @ Boston College
Transitioning Into and growing a Career In Clinical Research
Boston College Clinical Research Certificate Program - https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/cson/academics/continuing-education/clinical-research-certificate.html
Lauren teaches this course in this certificate program to provide an overview for how to get into clinical research and how to develop a career in the clinical research area
May 17, 2018 @ STEM Pathways & Networking Breakfast: Confidence is the Future
Keynote Address – Confidence is the Future
Lauren gave the Keynote address at this event
May 21, 2018 @ Keystone Partners, Boston Area
Career Insights Panel
Lauren joined the panel to talk about career advice
May 23, 2018 @ Boston University
Developing your LinkedIn Profile
Boston University, NIH funded BEST Program BEST Program, Boston MA
Lauren presented to Boston University Trainees and focused on how to develop an effective LinkedIn profile tailored to careers of interest
May 29, 2018 @ JVS, Boston MA
Career Panel
Lauren joined the panel at JVS’ Bridges to College Biotech Class to provide insight about career paths in the life sciences sector.
June 3, 2018 @ SMDP Program, Boston MA
How to Develop a High Impact Resume & Cover Letter
Lauren gave a talk for the new SMDP program to provide insight on how to build a cover letter and resume for industry. To learn more about SMDP see link: http://www.icpdprograms.org/
June 8, 2018 @ Mclean Hospital
Looking Your Best on Paper: Building a Resume or CV and Cover Letter
Lauren gave this talk for postdocs and graduate students at Mclean Hospital in Boston
June 12, 2018 @ Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NICHD)
Preparing for the Academic Job Search
Lauren gave a talk to fellows at NICHD on advice for how to prepare and be competitive for an academic search
June 12, 2018 @ Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NICHD)
Preparing Application Materials for Academic job applications
Lauren gave a talk to fellows at NICHD on advice for how to prepare applications for various academic career paths including research and teaching positions
June 14, 2018 @ Indiana University School of Medicine
Looking Your Best on Paper: Building a Resume and Cover Letter for Industry
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
June 14, 2018 @ Indiana University School of Medicine
Building a Positive Online Brand: Using LinkedIN, Blogs, and Other Social Media Tools
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
June 15, 2018 @ Indiana University School of Medicine
Acing the Interview
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
June 15, 2018 @ Indiana University School of Medicine
Networking Insights: An Overview of Networking Events, Resources, and Organizations
Lauren gave a talk to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
June 18, 2018 @ Boston University STARS Program
STaRS Workshop - Building a LinkedIn profile and preparing an elevator pitch
Lauren gave a seminar to the STaRS program focused on developing an effective LinkedIn profile and elevator pitches for various occasions.
June 19, 2018 @ Boston University
Recognizing, highlighting, and developing transferable skills for various career paths
Boston University, NIH funded BEST Program BEST Program, Boston MA
Lauren presented a seminar for Boston University Trainees focusing on recognizing, highlighting, and developing transferable skills for various career paths
June 27, 2018 @ North Shore Technology Council
Finding, Retaining, Funding the Best Talent: The Foremost Business Challenge of All Time Just Keeps Getting Tougher: Expert insight on how to win
Lauren joined the panel to provide insights into this important topic
June 27, 2018 @ Boston Children’s Hospital
Phone Interview Advice
Lauren gave a talk on how to prepare for and ace the phone interview for postdoctoral fellows at BCH
June 28, 2019 @ Brandeis University
Building a Cover Letter
Lauren gave a talk on how to build an effective cover letter to graduate students at postdocs at Brandeis