Defining Successful Mentorship w/ Dr. Kevin Frick

Kevin D. Frick, PhD, is a Professor and Vice Dean for Education at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Prior to holding this position he was at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for more than 16 years. …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

5 Ways Alumni Can Get Involved with the Life Design Lab

By Madeline Amonick, Communications Assistant, JHU Class of ’21 In our most humble opinion, we have the greatest alumni network in the world! How do we know this? Because we noticed that amazing networking, mentoring, and skill-building happens when we …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

What The Best Mentors Do

Being a mentor doesn’t necessarily mean giving advice. As the following article outlines, the best mentors act as a source of ideas and light when confronting serious personal and professional decisions and hurdles.

“The next practice of good mentors is …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

The Future of Scientific Careers

Johns Hopkins Career Services Pro, Kate Bradford, on the future of scientific careers
Kate Bradford: Associate Director of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Career Services at Johns Hopkins University

Like many of us, Kate Bradford has been working from home during the …

By Hanju Lee
Hanju Lee
Read more

8 Meaningful Professional Development Experiences As A Life Design Educator (So Far)

By Smiti Nathan, Life Design Educator: Physical and Environmental Sciences Since starting as Life Design Educator at Johns Hopkins University, I have had many opportunities to develop professionally. This post details my 8 meaningful professional development experiences as a Life …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

Where to Find People To Network With

By Smiti Nathan, LDE for Physical and Environmental Science You have been probably told that networking is important, especially for forming connections with people in your field. This post offers suggestions on where to find people to network with.

Why …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

Don’t Let a Coffee Meeting Just be a Coffee Meeting

How to turn informational interviews into longer term relationships

By: Rebecca Aman

Okay, so you’ve gone on your informational interview. Over the thirty minute conversation, your coffee-mate gave you insight into what the organization is like, how it’s structured, and …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

How to Build Professional Development into your Grad School Coursework

By: Rebecca Aman

Never let a paper be just a paper. Let it be a reason to…

1. Connect with your professor during his or her office hours This one-on-one face time with a professor is invaluable. There you can …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

Get Adventurous with your Leadership Training

By Christopher G. Myers and Mike Doyle

Organizations spend billions of dollars each year on leadership development. Yet research has shown that many of these programs don’t seem to work — they fail to help individuals develop the sorts of 

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more

Linkedin Learning Courses to Boost Your Career Growth

Written by: Yasir Kurt

The International Career Collective’s (ICC) Think Tank, held on Friday, June 7th, served as a vital platform for career services professionals to gain insights and strategies tailored to the unique opportunities for international students. This focus …

By Jishuo Yang
Jishuo Yang
Read more