Resume Writing Tips and Workshop

Please join MASS-AWIS for a workshop on resume and CV writing.  We will review the differences between resumes and CV's and discuss tips.  Please bring along your resume/CV – we will break into small working groups for review and critique. 

Featured workshop leaders:

Yushen Chang – Randstad

Kathleen McTeague – Randstad

Jessica Sedan – Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories

Nick Zweig – Stratacuity

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

220 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 132

Cambridge MA

 

6:00-8:00 p.m.

FOR DIRECTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION, REGISTER AT

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=170324

 

AWIS MEMBERS ONLY

 This event is open to MASS AWIS members only and space is limited, so secure your reservation early!

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"How Can She Ask?": Negotiation and Gender in the Workplace

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008

 6:00pm-9:00pm

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Description:
When it comes to negotiating for higher pay, women have a dilemma: negotiating for higher compensation is likely to pay off financially, but it's socially risky. Studies have shown that it is sensible for women to be more reticent about negotiating for higher pay than men, because they pay a higher social cost for doing so. Hannah Riley Bowles will present her current research on negotiation and gender, and identify strategies that women can use to overcome this compensation negotiation dilemma.  

 Note: This event is co-sponsored by the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) and Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST).

 Speaker:
Hannah Riley Bowles is an Associate Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School whose research focuses primarily on gender in negotiation and the attainment of leadership positions. Bowles teaches leadership and negotiation in numerous executive programs, and is the faculty director of Women & Power, the Kennedy School's executive program for women leaders. She won the Kennedy School's 2003 Manuel Carballo Award for Excellence in Teaching. Earlier in her career, she was a research associate at the Conflict Management Group and Harvard Business School. She was a technical advisor to the Minister of Natural Resources, Energy & Mines of Costa Rica and has been a fellow at the Argentinean National Institute of Public Administration, the West German Parliament, and Oxford University's Forestry Institute. She has a DBA from the Harvard Business School, an MPP from the Kennedy School, and a BA from Smith College

Cost:
Advance Registration (by 6pm Tues. Dec. 9): 

$15 for PostDocs & Students

$25 for WEST and AWIS members

$40 for non-WEST/non-AWIS members

At the Door: 

$10 additional

Refreshments are included.

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 Become a WEST member now and receive the Member Rate! Click Here

Become an AWIS member now and receive the Member Rate! Click Here

Event Location:

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, 200 Cambridgepark Dr, Cambridge MA
(One block from red-line Alewife T stop)     DIRECTIONS

Agenda:

6:00-7:00 Registration, Networking and Refreshments

7:00-8:30 Program

8:30-9:00 Networking and Refreshments

 

Sponsor

Wyeth Research

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Pre-registration ends 6pm Tues. Dec. 9

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Career Development Speaker Series at WPI

If you are in the Worcester area, mark your calendar for a Career Development Event Series.  Join us to learn, share and meet area colleagues. 

This program is sponsored by AWIS, The WPI office of Women's Programs and RXi Pharmaceuticals.

Location: Gateway Park, 60 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA

Speaker:  Joanne Kamens, Director of Discovery, RXi Pharmaceuticals and Past President, MASS AWIS

DATES:

11/12 4-5pm:  Mentoring 101

12/2 4-5pm:  Networking Workshop

Information:  jkamens@rxipharma.com

 

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HBA (Healthcare Businesswomen's Association) event Nov. 13th:

Global Commercialization:  Similarities and Differences Between Device and Pharmaceuticals 

 

The global commercialization of new products is an important value driver for companies across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and diagnostics sectors.  Key market issues greatly influence pricing, brand name and product promotion, distribution channels, organization design and the decision to market globally. 

 

Join us for an interactive panel discussion exploring the key components of global product commercialization and highlighting the similarities and differences for commercialization strategy of device vs. pharmaceutical products.

Topic:
Industry Topic: Global Commercialization

Learning Objectives:
•Learn about the key market issues important for global product commercialization

•Discover the similarities and differences between the global commercialization of device vs. pharmaceutical products

•Hear a dynamic discussion of the challenges faced by the pharmaceutical and device industries in the global marketing and commercialization of future and existing products 

 

Speakers:

Sandy Lauterbach, VP Endocrine Marketing, EMD Serono

Nerissa Kreher, MD, MS, Medical Director, Genzyme Corporation
Cynthia Ansari, VP, Global Marketing, Stryker Spine

 

Date and Location:
Thursday November 13, 2008
500 Kendall Street
Cambridge , MA 02142
Tel: 617-252-7500

Directions:

Click here for directions

Agenda:
5:30 - 6:15pm - Registration/Networking  
6:15 - 6:30pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
6:30 - 8:00pm - Program
8:00 - 8:30pm - Q&A, Closing Remarks, Evaluations
8:30 - 9:00pm - Networking and Program Close

Cost:
HBA Members: $25 (by Oct 31); $30 (after Oct 31)
Non-Members: $40 (by Oct 31); $45 (after Oct 31)

Registration Deadline:
Online registrations 5 PM Tuesday, November 11, 2008.  Walk in registrations available.

Registration Assistance/Program Information:
For questions or issues with registration, please contact us at boston@...

Refunds:
Refunds are available upon written request until 5PM Friday October 31st.  No refunds will be available after October 31st. .  All cancellations and refund requests must be submitted in writing to boston@....

 

CLICK HERE:  To REGISTER For The Event

 CLICK HERE: To JOIN The HBA

 If you see a message stating you are "not eligible",
please click here as you must be logged in to register.

 

 

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TITLE: "Networking Skills Workshop"
DATE: Saturday, November 15, 2008
LOCATION: One Main Street, Cambridge MA.  (One block from Kendal Sq. T stop)
TIME: 9:00pm-1:00pm
HOST: WEST/Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology
COST: Advance registration: $100 WEST Members, $150 Non-Members ($25 more at the door).  Refreshments included.  Anyone is welcome to attend.
REGISTRATION AND MORE INFO:  www.westorg.org

DESCRIPTION: Four-hour, interactive workshop that takes the mystery out of networking, and teaches concrete skills for reaching out to others.  Workshop leader Sarah Cardozo Duncan is a career strategist with an established national and international client base who was recognized in 2003 by Boston Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in Boston.  In this session you will learn to:

    * Build more effective professional relationships
    * What to do at a networking event
    * How to approach someone you don't know well