Advice
“You and I only have one non-renewable resource in life – and that is time,” says Carleton University professor Tim Pychyl.
Reflections from a search committee member.
We gain far more by capitalizing on our strengths than by focusing on our weaknesses.
What do your flaws (yes, you have some) look like in their best, most advantageous form?
Good leaders listen more, assume less, and listen more again.
How to prepare in case someone discloses to you.
Moving from a PhD in religious studies to working at a teaching and learning centre has sparked an interest in communications and marketing for Dr. Muravchick.
Conferences are a great space to expand your network of higher-ed contacts.
Not only do people frequently redirect their careers, but they often do so with the help of their past experience, not despite them.
Focus on skills that are important for your chosen career path.
A detailed plan can help you decide when and what opportunities to say yes to and, more importantly, which to say no to.
Normalizing failure without taking a hard look at the system within which it happens may do more harm than good.
One academic’s experience working as a non-faculty staff researcher.
As pioneers in building careers that use their experience as scholars and teachers, former academics can show you what is possible.
Feedback from multiple sources ensures that faculty are not disillusioning themselves with misguided opinions on their strengths and weaknesses.
Helen Kang earned her PhD in sociology, with a focus on medical sociology and history, from Simon Fraser University. She is now a self-employed consultant who specializes in health-care communication. Find her online on LinkedIn and at helenkang.ca. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I was very […]
It’s reassuringly self-aware – and frankly, exciting – to hear someone reflect on how part of their career path made them who they are.
While every organization is different, sharing best practices can help inform process development.
Why you should investigate how your preferred graduate program can help you with your post-graduate plans, whatever they may be.
Whether you are a presenter, a chair, or a discussant, you will have some influence on the overall experience of the audience in your session.