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The Dreaded Networking Event: How a PDCO Workshop Changed My Perspective

December 18, 2019

Professional networking can be intimidating. Check out a PDCO networking workshop to learn how building mutually beneficial relationships via networking can be enriching, educational and painless.

Ashton Omdahl ⋅ Events and Happenings Career, Networking, Professional development, workshop ⋅

Finding Community in Graduate School

April 4, 2016

Graduate school can be a lonely time. As your research becomes increasingly specialized, it is harder to find people who can relate. During your first year, you spend one to two hours every day with your classmates in lecture. This common experience organically creates community. You share notes, study together and prepare for graduate board […]

Seun Ajiboye ⋅ A Day in the Life community, Networking ⋅

4 Conference Networking Tips for the Novice

September 21, 2015

I finally watched last year’s action flick Pacific Rim, and its portrayal of research scientists —stereotypically socially inept — made me cringe. In reality, the Ph.D. students I know are friendly and socially astute. But we tend to think of these qualities as social perks instead of professional skills. In the academic idyll, we think […]

melissabowman ⋅ A Day in the Life Conference Networking, Conferences, Graduate School, graduate students, LinkedIn, Networking, Professional Skills ⋅

Johns Hopkins Postdocs Receive Crash Course in Leadership

August 18, 2015

What makes someone a leader? Is it an individual who makes the important decisions in a group setting? Or is it someone who is able to dream and carry out his or her vision? For many new postdocs beginning their careers around the country, being put in leadership positions for the first time can be […]

Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Events and Happenings Academia, Johns Hopkins Professional Development Office, Leader, Mentoring, Myers-Briggs, Networking, Postdoc, Project Management, Publishing, Research Budgets, Research Leadership ⋅

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