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ROAD MAP

1. I am looking for a ___Pharmaceutical


Chemical
1. Engineering
Position_______________________________
(type of job or specific job)
2. The specific industries (or companies)
I’m most interested in are: ____
1. _Astra Zeneca, Pfizer,
Pharmaceutical Process control,
pharmaceutical synthesis
3. skills do these types of jobs / employers
typically require or prefer? (Your answers
here will help you choose Key Skills for your
new resume)
1. Lab skills, team work,
communication, coding skills,
4. Based on what I know about these types
of jobs, what do I think makes me a good
fit? What will I bring to these jobs that will
be advantageous / beneficial?
1. I work great in groups and have lots
of leadership experience. I also angled
myself in my college career towards
pharmaceutical engineering and
processing.
5. Do I have any potential weak areas of
skill / expertise / education compared to
what this / these job description(s) call for?
If so, what are they? (You will want to
consider these then determine if you should
deploy any specific strategies to help offset
these.
1. I do not yet have a ton expirence in
this field. Being a college sophomore, I
have only done 1 internship that would
be applicable.

Step Number 2:
Study the job description(s)
If you have one specific job you’re pursuing, great.
Study that. If you are applying for multiple potential
new jobs, once you have a ballpark idea of what
you’re gunning for, you should head over to one of
your favorite job boards and snag some job
descriptions that line up pretty well with your vision
for what that ideal next job looks like.
The purpose of this exercise – again, if you’re not
aligning your resume to just one specific opportunity –
is to see the common terms, phrases and required
skills that go along with the roles you’re gravitating
toward.
1. What are the required or preferred skills / terms /
qualifications that are common to these positions?
(Compare these to the things you listed in Question 3
above)
Lab skills, Coding skills, oversight/leadership, ability
to work in a team, BS in Chemical Engineering,
technical expirence

Step Number 3:
Consider Your Value Proposition or
“So What?”
What makes me a great candidate for this (these)
role(s)? Why should the hiring manager or recruiter
pay attention to me for this role I am pursuing? If you
don’t have a handle on this, don’t expect your
audience to. Let’s spell your value proposition, or your
“So What?”
Complete these questions / statements with your
specific job or target audience in mind:
1. I am really good at:
1. Working with a team and making
sure everyone is on the same page.
2. Learning new skills quickly and
efficiently
3. Process calculations and regulation
2. Something that I’m going to bring to this
job that will make an immediate impact is:
1. A passion to be on a great,
productive team.
2. Technical experience with coding
and material balances
3. If a recruiter or hiring manager spends
just 20 seconds reviewing my resume, what
do they need to see / know about me right
away? What’s my “must have” messaging?
1. My lab experience with
algae/cyanobacteria engineering.
2. Leadership skills from USPAA,
Committees
3. Volunteer work/work ethic

Step Number 4:
Share the Stuff You’re Proudest of
Answer these questions for each role you’ve held. As
you answer them, keep your target audience / target
job in mind so that you highlight things that may
directly appeal to the decision maker, for that role.
1. What am I most proud of? What do I
consider my crowning moment(s)?
1. Biological Engineering Internship
2. Presenting at Scholars Summit in
San Antonio, Texas
2. If you asked the people around me,
“Hey, what’s the best part about working
with [YOUR NAME]?” here’s what they would
probably say:
1. Always gets work done on time
2. Puts in good effort and gets good
results
3. Fun to work with
Often, it’s the answers to these very questions that
will help you realize your true value and enable you to
stand apart from the competition.

Step Number 5: Summarize &


Strategize
Given the information outlined above, here are the
key points I need to make sure come across in this
new resume:
1. I am qualified for this position
2. I have excellent leadership skills
3. I am excited to work in this position
4. I have a great work ethic

And I need to make sure and weave these key skills /


key words into the resume and / or include in my Key
Skills / Areas of Expertise section:
1. Coding experience
2.lab skills
1. Leadership experience
2. Key engineering classes/calculation skills
3. Pharmaceutical passion
4. Communicative skills
5. Quick Learner
6. Lab machines I am qualified to use
7. Work ethic
Summary

What are three job titles that commonly describe the


role(s) you are pursuing?
These will be titles that you may run across the top of
your new resume, setting the stage for the reviewer
that you “are” the very thing they are seeking.
Reminder: choose generic, common titles that reflect
your desired role and align with your background.
1.Pharmeceutical Process
2. Process Engineer
3. Chemical Engineer
Bullet Point #1 – Your Elevator Pitch
This will be the overarching introductory statement
that introduces you to the reviewer and sums up who
you are and in what you specialize.
Example:
• Influential and transformative marketing
director with 15 years of experience building brands
and driving revenue growth through innovative
strategy, exceptional team leadership and meticulous
project execution.
Now, your turn:
Passionate and hardworking biochemical
engineer with experience in bacteria
engineering with excellent leadership skills.
Bullet Points #2 & #3 (or #2, #3 and #4)–
Highlight Specific Strengths
Your second and third bullets – or second, third and
fourth bullets – will each highlight a specific strength
you bring to the table, or experience you have that
aligns directly with what your target employer is
looking for. If you can include specific, objective
evidence of your strengths, even better.
Example:
• A “best of both worlds” marketer with deep
expertise across both digital and traditional marketing
platforms, and an ability to devise and execute
integrated campaigns that engage audiences and
deliver strong ROI.
• Superior rapport-building, client relations and
negotiation skills. Drove a 47% increase in revenue
and improved brand recognition by forging a strategic
alliance with a leading global retailer.
Now, your turn:

 Expert in MATLAB coding for enzyme and


organic material balancing
 Enthusiastic team leader hand chosen for
the USPAA Scholar Summit
 Superior lab presence with extensive
experience in many lab procedure:
Titrations, centrifugation, cell growth, cell
immobilization, OD, spectrophotometry, etc.

Final Bullet (If needed)


If needed, you may use a final bullet to spell out
specifically how or why your combined background
aligns directly with that your target employer is
seeking. This last bullet point can really come in
handy when you’re maybe not a super obvious on-
paper match, or if you’re trying to make a deliberate
career pivot.
You can use this last bullet point as a quick
opportunity to marry your skills for -- and outline your
intentions to the reviewer, so that he or she can
understand how or why you’re a good match. The
example below features our sample candidate from
Module 5, who has early career background in
accounting, and is now pursuing marketing leadership
roles within the financial services sector.
Example:
• Present a skill set that combines marketing
leadership with accounting experience.
Specifically interested in meshing these areas of
expertise to deliver value as a senior marketing leader
within a financial services or accounting firm
environment.
Now, your turn:
Presenting engineering technical experience with excellent soft skills.
Interested in meshing these skills to successfully lead a pharmaceutical processing team.

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