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BY LIZ KOBLYK | May 17 2019

Networking can feel dehumanizing, and the easiest way to change that is to treat the people you encounter as complete humans.

BY LETITIA HENVILLE | May 09 2019

How to immerse yourself in the linguistic world in which your readers live, write, and think.

BY JENNIFER POLK | May 07 2019

“Fundamentally my overarching objective is to support researchers in driving their research program via securing national, European, or international funding awards and grants,” says Hayley.

BY MACKENZIE MOIR | April 30 2019

Developing personal relationships with peers can act as a counterweight to the burden of graduate training.

BY STUART CHAMBERS | April 26 2019

These six strategies can easily be implemented as part of a proactive approach to essay writing.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | April 22 2019

Sitting on a board can help develop your ability to handle situations of accountability without authority.

BY JENNIFER POLK | April 18 2019

“The traits and abilities which make medical science liaisons successful are the same that make a successful doctoral or postdoctoral scientist,” says the founder of Meristem Health.

BY ELISSA GURMAN | April 12 2019

Until more non-academic employers understand the meaning and value of a PhD, many more PhD holders will likely have to start at the bottom.

BY ANDREA EIDINGER | April 10 2019

When all applicants are equally talented, the final decision often comes down to factors that are completely beyond our control.

BY DERRICK E. RANCOURT | April 02 2019

Students will feel more in control if they are exposed to career exploration early and within their academic discipline.

BY MANISHA TALUKDAR, VINCENT NADEAU, AIDIN BALO, MASHA CEMMA & NANA LEE | March 29 2019

Internships can help students realize their potential as thought leaders, data analysts, innovative thinkers, and complex-problem solvers.

BY JENNIFER POLK | March 27 2019

In addition to how-to workshops and panel discussions, this year’s career education conference will include a series of career spotlights from PhDs working in a variety of fields.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | March 20 2019

Some secret interviews are built into the formal interview process, some happen during informational interviews and some happen purely by chance.

BY DERRICK E. RANCOURT | March 12 2019

The importance of putting students in the (career) driver’s seat.

BY ALISON FLYNN, GAVAN WATSON & JAY WILSON | March 06 2019

A good TPS is a living document and a key part of our self-assessment as educators.

BY OLDRICH BUBAK | February 26 2019

How McMaster University’s faculty of engineering is motivating new professors to improve their teaching effectiveness.

BY STEPHANIE DUPLEY | February 25 2019

Don’t wait until you are actively looking for a job to identify your transferable skills.

BY SUZANNE BOWNESS | February 20 2019

Moving beyond the traditional resumé-writing workshops, many centres are now helping students conceive of their career paths from the start of their studies.

BY MAREN WOOD | February 18 2019

Helium‘s approach is to interview guests from both inside and outside academia to help early career researchers make choices strategically, rather than reactively.

BY LIZ KOBLYK | February 14 2019

The secret CV doesn’t contain things you want to hide, but rather things that you’re proud of, and haven’t yet found a way to articulate.

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