The BME Grad Podcast

Join Allie and Grace as they chat with Lena Gandevia! Lena graduated with a bioengineering and biomedical BS from the Thayer school of engineering at Dartmouth in 2019 and Allie graduated from the UNC/NCSU joint biomedical engineering BS program in 2019. Lena and Allie dive into the details of their first jobs in an international rotation program, the Halma Future Leaders Program. Read more about the Halma Future Leaders Program: https://www.halma.com/our-people-and-culture/careers/future-leaders For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Meet our co-host! Grace Cronin is an Automation Engineer at Biogen after graduating from the UNC/NCSU BME program in 2019. Grace and Allie chat about what this role means and how it fits into the biotech scene. For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/

Grace and Allie discuss preparing for interviews from the BME perspective, ending the interview, and red/green flags to watch for during the interview.  For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Jazmin McCorkle is an Associate Drug Product Investigator at Pfizer. She graduated from the UNC/NCSU BME program in 2017, and graduated with her Masters in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in 2019. Jazmin joins Allie and Grace to talk about what it means and what it takes to be a Drug Product Investigator. For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Grace and Allie discuss finding, practicing, preparing for, and succeeding at engineering career fairs. A how-to on planning, networking, and following up.  For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Jacquelyn Davi is a Senior Strategy Analyst at Triangle Insights Group, LLC, a strategy consulting group for life sciences organizations. Seh Jacquelyn joins Grace and Allie to talk about her career progression and provide context for what consulting is like with a BME background.  For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Alyssa Burke is a Validation Engineer at Barry-Wehmiller Design Group and was previously a Bioprocess Engineer at Novartis Gene Therapies. She is also a 2019 grad of the Joint Program of Biomedical Engineering at UNC and NC State. Alyssa joins Allie and Grace to talk about industry vs. research internships and key takeaways.  For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Heidi Scott Giusto is the founder and owner of Career Path Writing Solutions, which provides businesses, institutions, professionals, and job-seeking individuals with consulting, coaching, writing, and editorial support. She holds multiple career certifications for interview coaching, resume writing and empowerment coaching. Heidi is also a frequent guest on podcasts and maintains a blog on these topics - all of which can be found on her website. In part 2 of this interview with Heidi, the group talks about keywords and language in resumes, file formats and applicant tracking systems. Career Path Writing Solutions website: https://careerpathwritingsolutions.com/ For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Heidi Scott Giusto is the founder and owner of Career Path Writing Solutions, which provides businesses, institutions, professionals, and job-seeking individuals with consulting, coaching, writing, and editorial support. She holds multiple career certifications for interview coaching, resume writing and empowerment coaching. Heidi is also a frequent guest on podcasts and maintains a blog on these topics - all of which can be found on her website below. On this episode, Heidi joins Allie and Grace to talk about resume strategy and structure for BMEs. See our next episode for part 2 of this interview with Heidi! Career Path Writing Solutions website: https://careerpathwritingsolutions.com/ For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak

Grace and Allie share their experience with the job search process, mistakes, and advice for job-seeking BME grads. For more information on The BME Grad Podcast, visit the Joint Department of BME at UNC and NC State's website: bme.unc.edu/home/news-events/the-bme-grad-podcast/ Connect with or reach out to Host, Allie Mitzak, on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/allie-mitzak