Dear Biologists - do not dismiss the power of LinkedIn | Genomics with Georgia

Описание: Join me in today's video discussing the importance of a good LinkedIn profile for all biologists! LinkedIn is the career platform of the modern tech-savvy day and even biologists need to be clued up on the how and why of this platform.


0:00 intro
1:13 types of connection
7:10 career growth
8:30 recruiters
9:50 side hustles
11:00 career help
12:15 your profile
16:49 outro

*Links to mentioned helpful things:*
★ https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2...

*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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*Music Creds:*
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