On behalf of @USCViterbi Dean's Office, I'm organizing a free (virtual) 2-day workshop + "grad program fair" for UGs interested in pursuing grad degrees in STEM this summer. W/ 2days, we can cover many topics. What should we discuss? Who should I invite as speakers/panelists?
🧵 I did this previously and discussed the below in a series of panels (w/ lots of time for Q&A). I was thinking a similar format this time, along with a pair of a "plenaries" (but short talks w/ Q&A).

(Also, the below are on my group's YouTube channel.)
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I was just reviewing a colleague's student's CV & it hit home: academia does a horrible job prepping students to write CVs for industry positions. Here are a few pieces of advice based on my experience, but I want to hear from my industry friends!! #ScienceTwitter #lifeadvice 🧵 1) Emphasize what is important "to them". Sure, you care about the N publications you wrote, but a company cares about your technical skills. Put your skills/experience before a list of your pubs.

Things I've learned during my time as an editor. A thread.
1) Editors have 4 options: accept, accept w/ minor rev, accept with major rev, decline. The letters for the first & last options are obvious. The letter for the middle two sound like the MS is rejected.
#AcademicTwitter 2) Basically, no one gets accept on the first submission.

3) Good reviewers are hard to find. Corollary: Be a good reviewer.

4) Authors argue with editor decisions way more often than I realized. Corollary: Being polite and fact-driven is really important. #phdlife