Research Interviews

Unlike any other so far, this week in ISM was entirely focused on individual work time and a self-driven schedule. Instead of being told what to do in class or what we had to accomplish before the end of the day, we were given the freedom to work on whatever we thought was most important or that we needed to get done. For me, my priorities were updating my blog, sending out more contact emails, and working on my ISM portfolio. Even though we had submitted our first two research assessments already, I still felt like revising them both a little more before they were polished enough to add onto my blog. Along with updating my research assessments, I also added an "About ISM" page to my blog, because many people don't quite understand what exactly this program is or what we do in this class. Furthermore, I spent the majority of my time this week sending out more emails to professionals about research interviews. I actually got my first two replies and scheduled my first research interview, which will be in a week! I'm really excited, and I can't wait to learn new information about biomedical engineering from the perspective of an individual currently working in the field. In preparation for my upcoming interview, I am creating more field-specific questions to ask and printing out final copies of my resume on resume paper. Lastly, I have started putting my portfolio together with everything I have accomplished so far and the resources I have collected up to this point, like my contact list and research assessments. This upcoming week, I'm going to contact more professionals, try to schedule another interview, and prepare for Business Symposium, which is in less than 2 weeks!