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Propelling Careers

Lauren Celano
Networking
Linkedin
Harvard Medical School
Career Development
Propel Careers
Biotech
Job Search
Informational Interviewing
Job Search Process
Self-Reflection
Academic Nomad
Career Planning
Goal Setting
Reflection
Postdoctoral Research Symposium
Biotechnology
Postdoctoral Pay
Geographic Job Search
Two-Body Problem
Academia

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. This podcast provides insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward ... more

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Jim and Lauren recently gave a talk at the Festival of Genomics in Boston on Optimizing your CV in the AI Era. Wecovered a range of topics on resume creation, development and branding and we had a lot of questions during our talk. One of the audience... more

Welcome to Propelling Careers Podcast episode 109. We talked in our last podcast about a few ways to leverage the summer slowdown and one of these was to disconnect and unplug with intention. Therefore we thought we would do a specific podcast just t... more

The start of summer marks a turning point in the year. This can be a great time to reflect and refocus and recharge. In this episode, we focus on tips including these below, to help you leverage the summer time, especially if you are in a career sear... more

In many of Jim and Lauren’s coaching discussions, the topic of building a target list to identify organizations of interest comes up. This seems to happen regardless of the original focus of the coaching session. Since so many people are not sure how... more

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Jim Gould
Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School; serves as a primary host and frequent guest on career development discussions for postdocs and early-career scientists.
Lauren Celano
CEO of Propel Careers; co-host and primary driver of the podcast's coaching-oriented, career-transition focused conversations.

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Ep 79: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, & Mentoring Up - Propelling Careers Podcast
Q: How should researchers handle difficult conversations with a PI or lab mates?
Have upfront, transparent discussions about ground rules and boundaries, document them where possible, and revisit regularly. Encourage psychological safety and open dialogue to address authorship, workload, and direction disagreements early rather than after problems arise.
Ep 79: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, & Mentoring Up - Propelling Careers Podcast
Q: How can postdocs set realistic short-term and long-term goals within academia?
Use SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) and add accountability. Break larger aims into the smallest viable units, schedule milestones, and ensure regular check-ins with mentors to reassess relevance and feasibility.
Ep 79: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, & Mentoring Up - Propelling Careers Podcast
Q: What strategies have you found most effective for prioritizing time and energy to balance research, writing, mentoring, networking, and other postdoc responsibilities?
Start by identifying the mission-critical components of your work, reflect on what aligns with your larger goals, and then bucket tasks into needs-to-do versus nice-to-have. Use short planning sessions to set priorities for the week and re-check alignment with your mentor or supervisor.

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A practical, career-focused show that helps scientists and biotech professionals navigate industry transitions, search strategies, and professional branding. Across episodes, the hosts share actionable tactics for targeted outreach, networking, interview prep, and personal storytelling, with a strong emphasis on proactive research, realistic timelines, and sustainable career planning. The format centers on structured guidance, case examples, and conversational coaching, often anchored in experiences from academia and biotech industry roles. A notable strength is the blend of coaching-centric advice with concrete how-tos, making it valuable for listeners aiming to move into industry, startups, or leadership roles within life sciences. The sh... more

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