Advice
Networking can feel dehumanizing, and the easiest way to change that is to treat the people you encounter as complete humans.
How to immerse yourself in the linguistic world in which your readers live, write, and think.
“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.
Developing personal relationships with peers can act as a counterweight to the burden of graduate training.
These six strategies can easily be implemented as part of a proactive approach to essay writing.
Sitting on a board can help develop your ability to handle situations of accountability without authority.
“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.
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.
When all applicants are equally talented, the final decision often comes down to factors that are completely beyond our control.
Students will feel more in control if they are exposed to career exploration early and within their academic discipline.
Internships can help students realize their potential as thought leaders, data analysts, innovative thinkers, and complex-problem solvers.
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.
Some secret interviews are built into the formal interview process, some happen during informational interviews and some happen purely by chance.
The importance of putting students in the (career) driver’s seat.
A good TPS is a living document and a key part of our self-assessment as educators.
How McMaster University’s faculty of engineering is motivating new professors to improve their teaching effectiveness.
Don’t wait until you are actively looking for a job to identify your transferable skills.
Moving beyond the traditional resumé-writing workshops, many centres are now helping students conceive of their career paths from the start of their studies.
Helium‘s approach is to interview guests from both inside and outside academia to help early career researchers make choices strategically, rather than reactively.
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.