Ep 92: Identifying and working with mentors / managers - red, green, and yellow flags - part 1 - Propelling Careers Podcast

In this episode, we will cover red, green, and yellow flags regarding identifying and working with mentors / managers. There is a lot of nuance around this topic that we will cover. We cover scenarios including these below. As we mentioned in episode 91, your manager / mentor is really important to your career development, happiness and success.  We hope you find this episode helpful and that you enjoy listening!  You are looking to join a lab or a company where the manager / mentor is really high profile The mentor/ manager is not from your background - such as, they are an immunologist and they want to hire an AIperson (you) to join their group    The mentor is someone who drives people really hard - has high standards and wants to only publish in nature, cell, science….  -   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!