In this episode, Jim and Lauren share insights about career options we are seeing people looking to pursue now giventhe current job landscape and flux in the US job market.  We thought this could be helpful to share in case it helps others as they are considering their career choices. We dive into these points below. We hope you enjoy listening!    

We are seeing people considering new roles they had not previously considered due to the need to cast a wider net in the current environment

We cover what a few of these roles are 

We are seeing more people consider career opportunities outside of the US 

 ~50% of graduate students and 60-70 % of postdocs are international so it makes sense to consider careeropportunities outside of the US. Many come to the US to do their Ph.D. or postdoc and want to stay here, but if we don’t make it possible for them to stay here, they will seek employment elsewhere

We provide advice for how people can start to think about what other options might be a good fit for them

We highlight transferrable skills for a few of the roles we are seeing a lot of interest in such as research, patent law, medical writing, scientific communication, data science, consulting, medical science liaison

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