Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers, Talks Transferable and Career-Relevant Skills
Graduate Medical Sciences was thrilled to welcome Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers, back to campus on Wednesday, Oct. 16, for “How to Evaluate, Build and Highlight Transferable and Career-Relevant Skills.” The 90-minute seminar and workshop was sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center and GMS Professional Development.
Students from a wide variety of GMS programs, both master’s and PhD, attended the seminar to learn how to decipher job applications and understand the skills needed to be successful in the application process. Throughout her seminar, Lauren covered how to know what hard and soft skills are needed for the roles students may want to apply to and how to describe those skills and experiences on an application. She also discussed how to highlight relevant skills in a job interview setting.
Lauren’s seminar appealed to students pursuing both research and non-research roles and emphasized common non-scientific skills that biomedical science professionals can build throughout their time at GMS and in other settings.
The interactive event encouraged students to participate by responding to poll questions and asking questions throughout the presentation. Attending students helped to guide the presentation with their questions, and C3 provided lunch for all attendees.
Lauren is a BU alumna and career coaching professional who supports people seeking careers in life sciences. She co-founded Propel Careers in 2009 with the desire of helping people find their way in the life sciences, encouraging STEM careers for women and underrepresented groups, and developing the next generation of life sciences leaders. She has recruited for over 60 innovative life sciences organizations to help them hire talent and has coached thousands of students, postdocs, medical residents and professionals to advance their careers.
Students seeking additional career, resume and CV coaching are encouraged to attend her Medical Campus Office Hours, by clicking here.