Rob Hutcheson – Playing to Your Strong Suits - a podcast by David Mendes, PhD

During grad school, your personal interests and strengths can serve as a blueprint for what comes after graduation and inform the career choices you will make once you’re on the job market. Your personal interests are also key for keeping a healthy balance between work and your personal life, during your studies. In this episode, we will be talking with Rob Hutcheson, who will share his insights and experience achieving balance during grad school and charting his path in his current non-academic career.Rob Hutcheson is Senior Manager at Certara Evidence and Access, a leading global consultancy specializing in the demonstration of product value for pharmaceutical clients seeking to optimize market access and reimbursement for their products. Before joining Certara, Rob was Senior Medical Editor at IC Axon, an industry leader in the development of pharmaceutical sales force training programs and materials. Rob also holds a master’s degree in neurobiology from MgGill University, and is a Project Management Professional (PMP)certified project manager.Join the Papa PhD Postgraduate Career Exploration Group!What you’ll learn about in this episode:



Doing a master’s versus following through to a PhDChoosing a research subject you love
How staying open to new career opportunities that play to your strong suits can propel you to ever more fulfilling positionsTraining and certifications as ways of helping you boost your CV and appeal to potential employers
The importance of going to career fairs and of exploring the job market in your areas of interestHow your university’s career center can help you get a head start for your transition process
Transferable skills – analytical, organizational, and leadership skills – you will carry on with you from grad schoolThe role of mentors in helping you take career decisions and in learning the skills of a new jobNurturing a good mentor/mentee relationship through an attitude of openness to learning and to improving on yourself



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“In the end, it really comes down to what you can convincingly demonstrate you can do to help an organization reach their goals.”Rob's links: www.Certara.comLeave a review on Podchaser !Support the show on Patreon !You might also like the following episodes:Clarissa Wright – Publishing: PapaPhD.com/34
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