What do you do when you realize that scientific research may not be for you? Priya Lingutla shares how she found a job that allowed her to balance her interest in writing with her experience in STEM, and how she’s thinking about applying it full time in jobs in different sectors next year. Priya also speaks to the importance of not pigeonholing yourself in internships you don’t enjoy to give yourself the time to find the right path for you! Name: Priya Lingutla Job Title: Science Writing Intern at Argonne National Laboratory Location: Lemont, IL College: University of Chicago Year: 4th year Major: Astrophysics What are you doing this summer?…
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Seeking out Mentors and Surviving Disappointment | S1E11 GTGAJ feat. Leah Fulmer
Welcome to the eleventh episode of Get This Girl a Job! In this podcast, Rosana and I interview recent college graduates to talk about the steps they took to get their first jobs in different industries. The questions follow the development of their career from their first year of college, to how their field of study changed, to the internships they had over the summer, to how they got hired for their very first job! We take turns conducting interviews, and every third week, we co-host a mini-episode answering questions from the audience. Finding Your Support Network I learned so much interviewing Leah Fulmer for today’s episode of Get This Girl…
