I'm a first-gen, poor, working class migrant #WOC & these roles were the way I wholly supported myself through university, without family help given our financial position. I'm proud of this work & the skills gained helped my career development, including my path as a scientist.
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Oh that stuff, yes def! But anything more specific than that ... most STEM jobs weren’t even posted at our career center. So it seemed kinda useless to me. I also might have just been cranky for 4 years lol.
Ah ha! Did they host careers fairs relevant to STEM, on campus?
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not that I remember. Me being cranky really is a possibility. I was a double STEM major with 2 jobs and leadership roles in student housing. Im honestly not sure how I survived.
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You mentioned they said keep your leadership out of applications - please tell me you weren't encouraged to take out your leadership in student housing AT LEAST.
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Of course I was! Student housing has nothing to do with SCIENCE Dr. Zevallos
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I found a way to mention my resident assistant experiences in my essay bc there was no way I was letting myself go through hell and not brag about it
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YES! I did put it in essays.
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Sorry to rant, just a realisation that I did a LOT of work during undergrad that I've always felt was "waste" but wasn't. Tx for thread /end
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Oh - I *have* been discouraged from including my high school from CV in the past, since I went to an unprestigious public school
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My high school was evident on my first job CV via my "other awards" section. It was not prestigious at all! Snobbery has negative consequences for students who went straight from high school to uni to looking for work. (That's me!) School achievements mattered to my skill base
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lmao what? Which school career center does this?? I’m shook
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Hey Itali! Are careers fairs via universities not a thing in the USA? I'm scared about the answer...
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Career fairs? Yes! For STEM specifically and not just like, City Year or Americorps or whatever? Nah
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Okay. Here's another question that I will divine I already know the answer to. Do your lecturers ever discuss where to look for work and HOW to apply for jobs in your field? Do they cover career pathways in science both inside and beyond academia?
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I’m at a museum with only a PhD program in my field so we are a bit different. Most students come in with masters because it’s a specialized, 4-yr program.
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Interesting. Do you know where your organisation advertises positions for your PhD program? Are these special recruitment drives (e.g. attending other institutional careers fairs)?
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Yes they have their own job sites. Both American Society for Virology and American Society for Microbiology
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