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Achieving professional success in US government, academia, and industry: An EMGS commentary
Author(s) -
Poirier Miriam C.,
Schwartz Jeffrey L.,
Aardema Marilyn J.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental and molecular mutagenesis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1098-2280
pISSN - 0893-6692
DOI - 10.1002/em.21871
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , job security , public relations , business , marketing , psychology , political science , engineering , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics
One of the goals of the EMGS is to help members achieve professional success in the fields they have trained in. Today, there is greater competition for jobs in genetic toxicology, genomics, and basic research than ever before. In addition, job security and the ability to advance in one's career is challenging, regardless of whether one works in a regulatory, academic, or industry environment. At the EMGS Annual Meeting in Monterey, CA (September, 2013), the Women in EMGS Special Interest Group held a workshop to discuss strategies for achieving professional success. Presentations were given by three speakers, each representing a different employment environment: Government (Miriam C. Poirier), Academia (Jeffrey L. Schwartz), and Industry (Marilyn J. Aardema). Although some differences in factors or traits affecting success in the three employment sectors were noted by each of the speakers, common factors considered important for advancement included networking, seeking out mentors, and developing exceptional communication skills. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 55:525–529, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.