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What next? Career navigation advice for PhDs/postdocs
What next? Career navigation advice for PhDs and postdocs
Choosing to pursue a PhD or postdoc requires you to make a huge investment. During your program, you invest your time, money, and dreams into doing something you love. Therefore, it is essential for you to ensure that after your research, you find a job you love. PhD students are often confused and anxious about choosing the right career path after their program.
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Mar 31, 2016
Academia or industry: Field-specific career options and trends for PhDs
“Should I stay in academia or join the industry?” is a question every PhD student or postdoctoral researcher faces as he or she draw closer to completing research. This post will take a closer look at the career paths available to researchers from five broad scientific fields – the life sciences, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and engineering. While academic research is often regarded as a preferred career path for postdocs, industry holds as much allure with the wide spectrum of options it offers to newly minted researchers. Therefore, the PhDs and postdocs from these disciplines would get a better idea about the variety of career paths available to them as well as current employment trends in their field.
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Apr 6, 2016
How to create an academic CV
Having a good academic CV is the first and perhaps most crucial step towards getting started on your career path after your PhD. Most often, the CV is the door that leads to interview calls. This post gives some helpful tips on how to create a CV that will appeal to potential employers.
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Apr 7, 2016
How to prepare for an academic interview
The process for an academic interview is quite different from a regular interview. This post explains what an academic interview is like and provides some tips on how you can prepare for it.
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Apr 8, 2016
