What to add to your bioinformatics CV to set yourself apart - applying for your first job

Описание: Applying for jobs is easy, but getting someone to read your CV and then move you onto the "lets interview these people" pile is the biggest piece of effort. Watch this video for some fun ideas of creative ways to add to your CV and make YOU stand out at the application stage.

BIOINFORMATICS ISN'T JUST ABOUT CODING.

00:00 intro
1:20 main
10:36: outro


*Links to mentioned helpful things:*
★ https://www.fiverr.com/search/gigs?qu... (offer your teachign services)
★ https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engageme...
★ https://codeclub.org/en/
★https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templa...

*Learn to code like me*
★ Learn Python on Codecademy https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/la... (Specifically Learn Python3)
★ Learn R https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-r
★ Learn the command line https://www.codecademy.com/learn/lear...
★ Code First Girls Uni Kickstarter: https://codefirstgirls.com/courses/co...
★ My article with EI about why undergrads should learn to code https://www.earlham.ac.uk/articles/st...

*Academic Background* 🧬
Cert HE Medical Science Uni of Buckingham (2015-2016) 🧬
BSc (Hons) Molecular Biology & Genetics University of East Anglia (2017-2020) 🧬
Bioinformatics Internship with GenSoc at Earlham Institute (2020) 🧬
Employment as Genomic Data Scientist (2020)

*Non-traditional Background*
❥ Worked full-time during 2/3rds of my degree (I made the best Martini in Norwich)
❥ Estranged from my parents
❥ Carer during undergrad

*Frequently Asked Questions:* -

Q. How old are you? - A. 26 -
Q. When did you start learning to code? - A. August 2019 -
Q. What languages do you mainly use in your work? - A. Python, Bash, R -
Q. Where are you based? - A. I work in London, UK - Q. What do I work on? - A. I’m a bioinformatician working on Cancer Research -
Q. Why are you making this channel? - A I feel very lucky to have stumbled into this field slightly before the start of the pandemic. I love my job so much and want to share how I made the transition from a wet lab biology degree and bring more transparency to the field of bioinformatics and genomic data science

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