All Episodes

Ep 111: Part 2: Q’s from Optimizing your CV in the Era of AI talk at Festival of Genomics - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 110: Part 1: Q’s from Optimizing your CV in the Era of AI talk at Festival of Genomics - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 109: Disconnect and unplug with intention - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 108: Recharging and Reinvigorate your Career Exploration during the summer slowdown - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 107: Building your Target List - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 106: Fighting the overwhelm: how to get started - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 105: Questions from Jim’s talks at MGH, AAI and Beth Israel - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 104: Defining career and professional success - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 103: Self-work to Network - Jim’s recent talk at the 3rd Annual New Mexico Postdoc Research Symposium - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 102: Jim’s talk on Organizational Behavior - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 101: Advice for building your personal brand on LinkedIn - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 100: Celebration of our 100th episode and our first guest - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 99: Informational Interview Questions from Lauren’s recent talk at Torrey Pines Training Consortium Transition to Industry Event - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 98: Networking Questions from Lauren’s recent talk at the Torrey Pines Training Consortium Transition to Industry Event - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 97: Effectively Maximizing Your Initial Interview - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 96: Applying to jobs, networking, and resumes - myth busting bad advice, amplifying good, and in between - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 95: Learning to let go - getting out of your own way in your job search - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 94: Advice to do a job search in a different location than where you live now - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 93: Identifying mentors / managers - red, green, and yellow flags - part 2 - Propelling Careers Podcast

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

Ep 91: Myth Busting and Amplifying Good Advice for Career Planning Part 2 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 90: Myth Busting and Amplifying Good Advice for Career Planning Part 1 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 89 – Trends we are seeing that may influence 2026 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 88: 2025 wrap up episode and look forward to 2026 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 87: Advice to prepare for setting goals for 2026 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 86: Giving Thanks - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 85: Leveraging the holiday season for your networking - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 84: Lessons learned on recent recruiting Part 2 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 83: Lessons learned on recent recruiting - Part 1 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 82: Help me help you….. - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 81: 10 Pro-Active Tips for Successful Mentoring Relationships - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 80: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, & Mentoring Up (Cont’d from 79 ) - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 79: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, & Mentoring Up - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 78: Negotiation of the 2 body problem - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 77: Academic nomads and the two body problem - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 76 : Lauren and Jim's activities during National postdoc association week - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 75 - Assessing opportunities / deciphering job descriptions – Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 74 - Tips to organize your time during a job search - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 73 - Steps in the job search process… Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 72 - Job search advice if you are impacted by a RIF - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 71: Continued Reflection on the Podcast and reflection on your job search - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 70 - Highlights of our first 69 episodes - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 69: Job Application and applicant processing insight - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 68 - Interview, culture assessment and follow up advice - part 2 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 67 - Interviewing advice - part 1 - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 66 - Jim’s visit to University of Louisville: career advice he covered - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 65 – Insights from recent conferences - GCC, BIO and ASM - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 64 - Universal pieces of advice to “all job seekers” (career area agnostic) - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 63: Myth busting - misconceptions people have about job applications, review and interview process - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 62: Career choices we are seeing as people navigate the current job landscape - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 61: LinkedIn Questions - applying, interpreting LI applicant numbers, job postings, and more - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 60 Salary Negotiation - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 59 General Negotiation Tips - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 58: Being ready and present - how do you put your “game face” on - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 57: The tough job market and navigating your job search in difficult times - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 56: more Questions from Lauren’s talk “The Talent Code: Understanding How Companies Assess Potential” at HMS - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 55: Questions from Lauren’s talk “The Talent Code: Understanding How Companies Assess Potential” at Harvard Medical School

Ep 54 Bolstering credentials and experience through (volunteer) engagement - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 53: Advice for International Scientists to navigate their careers - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 52: Developing and showing confidence in your speaking - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 51: Developing and delivering an effective job talk - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 50: Communicating your value on LinkedIn and application materials - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 49: Communicating your value - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 48: More career truths to help you shape and navigate your career journey - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 47: Career truths to help you shape and navigate your career journey - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 46: More advice on giving feedback and also advice for navigating difficult conversations - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 45: Giving and receiving feedback - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 44: Boosting good LinkedIn Advice for your career search / journey - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 43 - Finding the silver lining in change - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 42. Job Search Advice - dealing with time pressure to find a new role - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 41: New Year New Job - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 40: 2024 Wrapup and Podcast Highlights - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 39: Cultivating, Picking and using References - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 38: Giving Gratitude - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 37: Our Skill Building and busting a few myths - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 36:  Life Sciences job opportunities and challenges and ABRCMS conference - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 35: Deciphering job descriptions - how to understand what the org is looking for - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 34: Following up from Networking interactions - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 33: Deescalating networking to make meaningful connections - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 32: Job application advice and insights into how organizations review applications - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 31: To do a postdoc or not to do a postdoc…. - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 30: A few more career concerns/questions we are hearing from talent as well as how to maintain motivation during your search - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 29 - What are we hearing from people about their career questions / concerns and how to assess opportunities - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 28 – Check in Episode – what is upcoming for Jim and Lauren and some trends/data we are paying attention to - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 27 - Cover Letter Advice - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 26 – a myth busting episode on bad career advice and why regarding your job title, information in resumes and networking - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 25 - Effectively engaging with people like Jim and offices focused on career and professional development - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 24 - Effectively engaging with recruiters - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 23 - Resumes, Job Searching, Interviewing, Networking – Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 22 - Networking – Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 21 - Interviewing – Candidate Red, Yellow,  Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 20 - Interviewing – Candidate Red, Yellow,  Green and Beige Flags - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 19 - Interviewing Insights - Red, Yellow, Green and Beige flags - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 18 - Is community engagement outside of your research worthwhile? - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 17 - Informational Interviews - what to ask - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 16 - Informational Interviewing overview and who to connect with - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 15 - leveraging the ”summer slowdown” for your career journey - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 14 - resumes (3rd episode in a series of 3 about resumes) - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 13 - resumes (2nd episode in a series of 3 about resumes) - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 12 - resumes (1st episode in a series of 3 about resumes) - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 11 - following up, effective communication and ATS advice - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 10 - superpowers that graduate students and postdocs (and others) have - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 9 - how to highlight involvement in professional associations - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 8 - engaging with professional networks and professional associations - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 7 - excelling in an interview - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 6 - getting ready for the big game (i.e. interview) - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 5 - Insights from Jim's presentation on heroes journey in Louisville and Lauren's resume presentations - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 4 - myth busting covering job qualifications, application materials, job postings and more - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 3 - job search advice - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 2 - Jim's presents on his book Making the most of the postdoc, advice for building your network (especially for introverts) and overcoming obstacles in your research - Propelling Careers Podcast

Ep 1 - Intro to Jim and Lauren and the podcast! - Propelling Careers Podcast