Ep 93: Identifying mentors / managers - red, green, and yellow flags - part 2 - Propelling Careers Podcast  

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Welcome to Propelling Careers Podcast episode 93. This is a 2 part podcast series following episode 92.  In this episode, we cover red, green, yellow and beige flags regarding identifying mentors / managers including these points below. As we heard in the last episode, there is a lot of nuance around this topic that we will cover.  As we mentioned in episode 91, your manager / mentor is really important.  We hope you find this episode helpful and that you enjoy listening!

• the manager/mentor is very hands of
• the manager/ mentor is very hands on
• the manager/ mentor gives you many ways to increase your visibility - wants you to present your work often, wants you to engage in different things to increase your network - collaborations, consortia, peer reviewing, co-organizing a panel at a conference, consulting for a startup out of their lab, serve on a few committees, etc.
• the manager / mentor is not very organized and kind of all over the place…
• the manager. mentor is new - so you are the first person they are hiring

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 we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!