Promoting Yourself and Increasing Your Visibility in the Workplace

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Location:360 Stage #3, Exhibit Hall A&B

Career Center Moderator(s)

Mustafa Bookwala, M.S.

Ph.D. Candidate
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stacey Axler

Community Manager
AAPS

Career Center Speaker(s)

Binodh DeSilva, PhD

Vice President
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Skilman, New Jersey

Handouts
Lauren Stevenson, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer
Immunologix Laboratories
Tampa, USA, Florida

As a pharmaceutical professional have you discovered your why? Do you know how you can Shape Your Future for a successful career path? You might be a scientific expert with strong technical skills but that is not enough to excel in your career. Are you aware of how to use your top skill sets to grow your career?

In this session, participants will: (1) learn from leaders in industry the soft skills needed to navigate the complexities of a workplace and increase their visibility; (2) gain insights from the speakers about the attributes that helped them to get where they are in the stages of their career path; (3) learn how tapping into their strengths can help them excel in their careers.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to define the soft skills needed for a successful career.
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to learn how to identify their purpose.
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to relate their strengths to their career goals.