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2024 Industry Skills Series | Session 4: Career Exposure | TIBBS Career Blitz
October 23, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
This series offers expert-led workshops, panels, and networking sessions focused on building essential skills for success in today’s professional landscape, with a special emphasis on scientific leadership, communication, and teamwork. Participants will have opportunities to connect with industry professionals and mentors, gaining valuable insights into career paths, opportunities, and the culture of the life sciences industry. The series also highlights the resources at UNC that support the move from academia to industry.
- 10/2, Industry Landscape
- 10/9, Professional Communication
- 10/16, Leadership & Teamwork
- 10/23, Career Exposure | TIBBS Career Blitz – At the Career Blitz 24+ PhD-trained scientists from more than a dozen different career tracks will be on hand in a casual, virtual (zoom) setting to answer your questions about what they do, how they navigated their career paths, and how you can follow in their footsteps. Each scientist, or pair of scientists with similar careers, will briefly describe their career and then answer questions from individuals interested in networking.
- 10/30, Design Thinking
- 11/6, Merk Research Symposium & Professional Networking
- 11/13, RTP Site Visit & Professional Networking | Ribometrix
- 11/20, Recent Hire Panel & Professional Networking