x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Propelling Careers

Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. This podcast provides insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with

business careers

All Episodes

00:41:28

Ep 88: 2025 wrap up episode and look forward to 2026...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/12/29

As 2025 comes to an end, Jim and Lauren put together a wrap up episode to reflect on 2025 and look forward to 2026. It was helpful for both of us to do this episode to realize how much we did in 2025 and also recognize that there is still so much to cover as we look forward to 2026….. We want to thank you all for listening and we look forward to the 2026 Propelling Careers Podcast Season! Audience demographics, gender, age, and location – we now have listeners in over 50 countries! Top 10

en-us

00:32:07

Ep 87: Advice to prepare for setting goals for 2026 -...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/12/23

In the spirit of continuing with the reflecting theme that we have had over the last few episodes, Jim and Lauren planned this episode to give advice for how to use the holiday “slowdown” to help you as you set goals for 2026 and strategize for how you will accomplish or at least make progress on these. We hope you find this episode helpfuland we hope you enjoy listening. Why are we doing this episode: Self reflectionDo a Gap analysisReflect on feedback receivedDo you have unfinished/incomplete

en-us

00:29:56

Ep 86: Giving Thanks - Propelling Careers Podcast

Propelling Careers ·

2025/12/17

Given the holiday season Jim and Lauren put together an episode about giving thanks. We talk about different ways you could give thanks as well as what we are thankful for. We hope you enjoy listening!. Why should people focus on giving thanksAdvice for how people could give thanksWhen to give thanksWhat are we thankful for professionally and personally Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School,launched this podcast as a

en-us

00:32:29

Episode 85: Leveraging the holiday season for your...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/12/10

Welcome to Propelling Careers Podcast episode 85. Given the holiday season and the various networking opportunitiesthat come with it, we thought we would do this episode to provide advice for how to network during these various events/activities. We will cover advice for how to connect with your current network and build yours also. We hope youenjoy listening. Be authentic as you engage with peopleThere are many different events and opportunities to engage with and build your network Advice to

en-us

00:38:51

Ep 84 - Lessons learned on recent recruiting Part 2 -...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/12/04

This episode 84 is a follow up from the last episode, episode 83. In this episode, we share a few more lessons learned during the last few months of recruiting that Lauren has been involved with. Jim and Lauren hope that you find these two episodes helpful especially if you are in a job search. We hope you enjoy listening. Timeline wise - things sometimes move really fast If you cannot move quickly / start quickly, let the organization knowInterview fatigue is real – how organization try to

en-us

00:33:51

Ep 83 - Lessons learned on recent recruiting - Part 1...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/11/24

The last few months have been really busy for Lauren with the recruiting work that she does for entrepreneurial life sciences companies. In this episode, Jim and Lauren share a few lessons learned over the last few months, to help others who are on the job search (or who are in the process of hiring). We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening. So many applicants – advice to stand outSome orgs hiring a few people per role…. so not all “roles are

en-us

00:33:44

Ep 82 - Help me help you….. - Propelling Careers Podcast

Propelling Careers ·

2025/11/18

This episode focuses on ways to help your network help you especially if you are in a job search. We put this episode together to provide advice to make it easier for people to help you and we cover tips including these below. For many people, this might be their first real job search so they might not have thought about these tips before. Even for seasoned people, this job market is different than previous ones, so they may find these tips helpful also. We hope you find the advice in this episode

en-us

00:36:01

Ep 81: 10 Pro-Active Tips for Successful Mentoring...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/11/13

In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover tips, including these below, to make mentoring relationships more successful.Jim talks about this topic a lot and Lauren has also covered it in some of her talks. This is a really important topic and we are looking forward to this discussion. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening. Quit taking it personally (Q-TIP) Get a reality check Set goals and expectations together and re-evaluate often Always be prepared for a

en-us

00:40:37

Episode 80: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, &...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/11/04

This episode will continue from episode 79 to continue to focus on advice on questions Jim and Lauren get often about career readiness, self-advocacy, and how to mentor up. Both episodes 79 and this one, are Inspired by a recent Q&A session Jim had at BCH. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening. How should postdocs handle mismatched expectations between themselves and their PI or institution? What are some practical ways to navigate competition in

en-us

00:36:13

Ep 79: Career Readiness, Self-Advocacy, & Mentoring...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/10/26

Jim and Lauren both get questions about career readiness, self-advocacy, and how to mentor up. Inspired by a recent Q&A session Jim had at Boston Children’s Hospital, in this episode, we answer the questions from the audience, and other advice to help our listeners. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening. Why Jim was at BCH? Strategies we have found most effective for prioritizing time and energy to balance research, writing, mentoring, and

en-us

00:36:29

Ep 78: Negotiation of the 2 body problem - Propelling...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/10/17

In the last episode, no 77, Jim and I talked about the 2 body problem and reasons why this might occur, and in this episode, we thought we would continue the discussion to talk about how to negotiate if you find yourself in a two body situation. We cover points such as these below. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening. From the institutional perspective, the 2 body problem presents both strategic opportunities and operationalchallenges. What are a few

en-us

00:36:29

Ep 77: Academic nomads and the two body problem -...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/10/10

Lauren was in Chicago and Ohio a few weeks ago and the question of the two body problem came up a few times. Jim and I decided to do this episode to provide insight on the two body problem. We also cover insights on the academic nomad situation. of career planning also since this can relate to the two body problem. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful as you plan for your career and life and hope you enjoy listening. What do we mean by the academic nomad? What is the two body

en-us

00:34:28

Ep 76 : Lauren and Jim's activities during National...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/10/04

Jim and Lauren both had busy weeks last week as part of national postdoc appreciation week (NAPW) which is the third week in September. In this episode, 76, we will cover topics below including what we talked about, questions from the audience, and other advice to help our audience. We hope you find the advice in this episode helpful and hope you enjoy listening. What Jim and Lauren were up to during national postdoc appreciation week Jim gave a workshop at University of Central Florida - “Hero’s

en-us

00:40:43

Ep 75 - Assessing opportunities / deciphering job...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/09/24

In this episode, Jim and Lauren cover advice for how to assess opportunities and evaluate job descriptions in terms of how to understand and interpret some of the language in them. Wording in job descriptions are not there just to fill space. Wording is often carefully chosen to provide information about the organization and role. This can include information about the company stage, growth, culture, etc We also add insights about what you might want to highlight in your application materials and

en-us

00:39:15

Ep 74 - Tips to organize your time during a job...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/09/11

In our last episode, we talked about the steps in the job search process (26…). To follow up this episode, Jim and I decided to focus on advice for how to structure your time when you are in a job search in this episode. We provide advice for people who are currently working and job searching as well as those who are fulltime job searching due to a RIF or other reason. We will provide tips for how to organize your schedule to help you be more efficient as you do the many things that you should

en-us

00:36:44

Ep 73 - Steps in the job search process… Propelling...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/09/05

In this episode, Jim and Lauren outline all of the steps involved in a job search process. There are so many things you need to do if you are job searching and it can beoverwhelming to keep on top of everything. In the next episode we will talk about ways to help organize your schedule to help you be more efficient during the job search process. We hope you find this advice in this episode andthe next one helpful and we hope you enjoy listening. Steps in the job search process (generally in this

en-us

00:36:10

Ep 72 - Job search advice if you are impacted by a...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/08/29

With so many people impacted by RIF’s (reduction in force, layoffs, etc) we thought we would do this episode to provide advice specifically for people who have been impacted by this. RIF’s can apply to everyone - people in academia, industry, on-profits, government, etc. We will focus on a few topics in this episode focused on helping plan your job search if you have been impacted by a RIF. We hope you find this advice helpful and we hope you enjoylistening. Are there different types of RIFs? When

en-us

00:38:51

Ep 71: Continued Reflection on the Podcast and...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/08/22

This episode continues from the last one, episode 70, to add a little more reflection on the last 69 episodes. In the spirit of reflection, we will also share a few thoughts around reflecting on your job search and why this is important to do. We hope you enjoy listening. Our reflection of the podcast:Our biggest surprises from doing our podcastA few lessons we have learned from doing our podcast Current specific pain points Job search reflectionIf you are not hearing back from job applications, we

en-us

00:40:49

Ep 70 - Highlights of our first 69 episodes -...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/08/12

This episode is more of a retrospective of the last 69 episodes. A few weeks ago, we had our 5,000th play and this got us thinking about doing a retrospective episode, since we have so much content. In this episode, we reflect on a few topic areas of the podcast to help for our listeners as they navigate the many episodes. In addition to reflecting on the episodes, we also reflect on the themes, lessons learned and a few other points below. We hope you enjoy listening. A few reflections on

en-us

00:37:54

Ep 69: Job Application and applicant processing...

Propelling Careers ·

2025/07/31

In this episode , Jim and Lauren cover a range of advice focused on job applications, applicant screening, timing for filing roles, and a few other topics we have been asked recently. We hope you find this discussion helpful covering these points below and we hope you enjoy listening. How do companies usually process applications? Is it in the order they are received? Or is it something else? Hundreds of people apply to each posting. Should I still apply if so many people have applied? Is there a

en-us

88 results

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

Handelsblatt Crime - spannende Streitfälle der deutschen Wirtschaft

Ina Karabasz, Solveig Gode, Sönke Iwersen

Deffner und Zschäpitz – Der Wirtschafts-Talk von WELT

WELT

Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

Guido Brera e Gian Luca Comandini -...