Managing your career
At last night’s Entrepreneurship 101 lecture, attendees learned about the importance of treating your career as something that can be managed, much as one manages a research program or a business.
Yet somehow it seems that managing your career is harder in that it relies on others (namely employers) to co-operate in hiring you for the job that you want. This is particularly challenging when you wish to transition from a research job to a business position.
Question of the week:
A number of people posed the question: how can I make my research experience and skills relevant to a business development job, for example? What would your answer be?
I’m looking for people who have been able to articulate how skills in the lab are indeed relevant skills for other non-lab jobs. I know that our Ent 101 audience would love some tips!
Downloads and Resources
- Webcast
- Class information
- ENT101 Facebook Group
- Presentation: “Managing your career: How to sell yourself and attain your career goals” (PDF)
As a Venture Group Advisor at MaRS, Tony advises entrepreneurs and high growth companies, particularly in environmental, advanced materials and manufacturing markets, with a special emphasis on mentoring and development of entrepreneurs.