1. Tristan Grogan, MS Principal Statistician UCLA Department of Medicine Statistics Core

2.  My story ◦ Background ◦ Current job ◦ Daily routine  Jobs search advice ◦ Options for MS ◦ Advice for NOW ◦ Where to look ◦ Resume ◦ Interview ◦ Encouragement

3. Started Cal Poly Started working at UCLA Started CSULB Public Health Public Health Fall 2006Fall 2007Fall 2008Fall 2009Fall 2010Fall 2011Fall 2012 Gallo Freelance Fall 2004Fall 2005 Started CC Applied to Grad. Schools 1.CSU East Bay 2.CSULB 3.Oregon State

8.  Dentistry  Anesthesiology  The VA  Urology  Pediatrics  OBGYN  Dermatology  Surgery  Radiology  Infectious Disease  Oncology / Pathology  Biochem  Head and neck surgery  Cardiology

11.  Health and medicine ◦ Animal health, biostatistics, clinical trials, epidemiology, genetics, pharmacology, public health  Business and industry ◦ Agriculture, chemistry, computer science, economics, engineering, finance, insurance, manufacturing, marketing, quality improvement, sports  Government ◦ Bureau of Justice statistics, Census, ecology, forestry, regulation, law, national defense, population research, risk assessments, surveys, NIH, CDC, FDA, academics

13.  All nearby and on the UCLA campus; no commuting  Wonderful job opportunities; our students are in demand during graduate school and after graduation  Top notch faculty  Best weather of any Statistics/Biostatistics department in the country  A top ten School of Public Health (2007 US News & World Reports)  Excellent cultural/sports amenities  Salary ◦ New Ph.D./Dr. P.H. – 90k to 105k ◦ New M.S./M.P.H. – 65k to 85k  Jobs ◦ Industry, Academia, Government, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechs, HMOs, Insurance/Actuarial, Banking, Software, Aerospace.

14.  Start EARLY  Work Experience/Internships*  References  Courses (don’t be afraid to meander a bit)  Grades  *Single most important thing you can do!

15.  Career Center  Indeed.com / Dice.com / Beachlink.com / Olga’s Page  Network connections (classmates, professors, internships, family, friends, alumni)  Universities  Career fairs (especially statistical ones)  Statistics workshops  Amstat

18.  Tutor/consulting on the side ◦ Builds networking base, keeps your knowledge fresh  Keep track of where you applied and when on a spreadsheet ◦ Ideally add columns for salary, location, and a few sentences about the position

19.  Think about references from day 1!  Have a few “go to” professors for this  Pervious boss, coworkers, professor, mentor  Prep your references / give warning  Some will ask you to write your own letter of recommendation

20.  1 page ◦ Save details for in person interview  Defend resume ◦ Anything you put could be probed  Different resumes ◦ Customize by branches of statistics (health, business, survey, etc.)  Formatting! ◦ Have it looked at by career center / mentor  Cover letter ◦ Do one if the option is available and tailor it to the specific job

21.  Research the company  Practice  Listen carefully ◦ Take a moment to collect your thoughts  Be prepared for a few technical questions ◦ Especially for programming jobs ◦ On the spot tests!  Relax!  Ask questions!

22.  We are fortunate to have many qualified candidates apply to each of our positions. We have reviewed the qualifications of each candidate and after careful consideration, we have determined that the credentials of other candidates may better fit our needs at this time.

23.  Contact Info ◦ Tgrogan@ucla.edu Tgrogan@ucla.edu