REGGIE >> Hey all, this is future PhD Dr. E here and this is my last vlog of the season.
I'm not sure if I'm going to continue the vlogs either in my private channel
or if these vlogs will be reinstalled for season 2, but in case I don't I want
to make sure this episode is very special. Regardless of if you go to graduate
school or not, regardless of if you do a PhD or masters, regardless of if you go into
academia or industry, I think this episode will be meaningful for anyone who
watches it. Consider this a thank you for all the people who watched me since day
one, with that very very atrocious first episode so with that, let's get into it.
Hello everyone, this is future PhD Dr. E and this is another episode of Putting
the U back into Graduate School. Today's topic we're gonna talk about NRMN.
So NRMN stands for the National Research Mentoring Network, and I don't think I
can overstate how important mentoring is, but for those who are still unconvinced
here's the reasons why mentoring is important. Number one:
connections, as the old adage goes, it's not what you know, it's who you know.
Finding great mentors could definitely get the connections to get the dream job
you always wanted. Number two: knowledge. My mother always told me don't make my
mistakes, make your own, and a mentor can definitely give you a lot of knowledge,
such as who to work for, who to avoid working for, as well as things that they
tried and failed and through their experience you can learn what works and
what doesn't. ut say you don't want to do research anymore, say you want to do
law or regulation or maybe something outside of science, mentors can be a
great source of finding a pathway to something that you want to do now. You'd
be surprised. A lot of mentors have a lot of
experience changing fields, and even if they can't help you they can
definitely find someone who can. So with that let's get into NRMN. But minor
disclaimer, NRMN was originally developed for people in the biomedical
sciences. However that shouldn't deter you from using the NRMN network
because the same skills that you learn for one job are the same skills you need
to learn for another. For example, do you think a president of a battery company has
different skills than a president at a drug company? Nope. The only difference are the
fine details. But don't let those smaller details distract you from the
larger picture. Alright so there are two biggest features of NRMN. The first
is My NRMN. So My NRMN allows you to browse profiles of registered NRMN
mentors and mentees from around the country, build your network by connecting
with mentees and mentors that share the same interests as you, send direct
messages to your connections, share documents, build your CV and set
appointments with your mentee-mentor through your personal calendar. Finally
invite new mentees and mentors to the NRMN network to connect them with you.
So basically My NRMN is professional social media.
However unlike LinkedIn the user engagement is so much higher and all the
mentors we've had have told us to get LinkedIn, but it's such a social obligation
a lot of people don't respond to it. But with My NRMN
people want to be there, people want to help you, people want to get help, so the
response rate is so much better and faster than LinkedIn. Also LinkedIn is very pay
to win in the sense you have to pay more money for people to notice you and your
profile to be more active. However NRMN is completely free and the algorithm does
not play favorites in terms of money. And now the next feature we're going to talk
about in NRMN is My Mentor.
So My Mentor allows you to
find a partner using the algorithm or they can find a mentoring partner for you
to establish a long-term mentoring connection facilitated by guided prompts,
and create and work towards accomplishing your personal goal. And
that's it! It's really that easy. So join NRMN, make an account, find a mentor,
expand your network, work hard, profit in your career. This is future PhD Dr. E
signing off and thank you for watching. Bye all!