Developing a Career Search Strategy: Advice to Identify Opportunities
Join us for an insightful online event where Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers, will share valuable tips on developing a career search strategy to help you identify career opportunities aligned to your interests and experiences. This presentation will focus on the life sciences sector, but the information shared can apply to other sectors.
This presentation begins with a focus on questions that every job seeker should ask themselves before they begin their search to ensure a focused search on roles and organizations aligned to the job seeker’s values, interests, and skills. The talk then provides tips on how to identify and research organizations, outside of just using LinkedIn, so that you can build a target list. We will then focus on how to leverage this list to identify potential opportunities. We will cover how to engage your network in your search so that you empower others to keep an eye out for you. Lastly, we will provide tips for how to keep track of progress so that you can maintain momentum on your search and share insights on timelines.
About the speaker:
Lauren Celano is the co-founder of Propel Careers, a life sciences search and career development firm and she is also the co-founder of the Propelling Careers podcast which is a podcast providing career advice on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. She has recruited for more than 60 innovative life sciences organizations and has coached thousands of students, postdocs, medical residents and professionals to advance their careers since co-founding Propel in 2009. Lauren presents often on career development topics to inspire the next generation of talent. Before Propel, she spent about 10 years in life sciences advancing drug molecules through SNBL USA, Aptuit, Quintiles, and Absorption Systems. She has a B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Gettysburg College and an MBA (focused in the health sector and entrepreneurship) from Boston University. She is on Boards including: MassBioEd (Chair), MassBio, National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association and Advisory Boards: the Professional Science Masters Program at Framingham State University and NE Graduate Women in Science.
This talk is one in a series of talks:
Building a Resume and Cover Letter for Life Sciences
Nov 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
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Advice to Identify Career Opportunities in Life Sciences
Nov 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
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Leveraging LinkedIn: Build, Brand, and Boost Your Profile
Nov 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
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Acing your Life Sciences Interview: Answering with Confidence
Nov 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
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How to develop and engage your network during your job search
Nov 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
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