Advice
This is a guest post by Raj Dhiman, PhD, who works as an inside sales manager (small business) at Rogers Communication. Unemployment hurts. Plain and simple. I experienced it when I left academia about five years ago. I was PhD in hand and applying for the “obvious” jobs: assistant professor, research scientist, postdoc. No luck. […]
When it comes to skills development, sometimes you have to make advantage before you can take advantage.
Some colleagues and I were recently discussing the myths that prevent people from managing their careers happily and successfully. Kerri Latham, a McMaster career counsellor, spoke about a myth that everyone can relate to: the right career will present itself, fully formed, like a push notification. Perhaps because we focus on job titles, we expect […]
The process starts with an honest self-assessment.
Regardless of how hard we try, graduate student parents often feel at odds while trying to mend the gap between academia and parenthood.
Today, the civil service is lean, constantly under pressure to deliver high-quality results while keeping departmental budgets low.
Kara Brisson-Boivin created a program at Carleton University that plants the seeds of career transition early in the PhD process by weaving it into the curriculum, as well as professional development training.
When you’re searching for a supervisor you have to do your homework.
How a “fantastic failure” inspired me to change the way we do grad student professional development at Brock.
If you’re looking for ways to test out new skills and discover new experiences, your career centre may have a program for you.
Guest writer Jessica Hartshorn says conferences can, and should, be a place to add to your reputation and develop name recognition.
When asked by students for advice on email etiquette, I tell them to stick to the three golden C’s: be clear, concise, and courteous.
The more open universities are about where their PhDs are getting jobs, the better equipped current students are to forge their own career paths.
We need to equip our students to be ethical actors and advocates in their future workplaces, inside and outside of academia.
Our readers continue to favour articles on mental health in academic life.
A few tips that can help PhD mothers complete some of the major dissertation milestones.
After receiving advice to buckle down until I got tenure, I wish I had stopped to raise my head every once in a while.
Many people still get hired without having mastered their weaknesses – so why are you try to conquer them all before applying?
In this new series, we explore the ins and outs of graduate studies.
Bringing together individuals and institutions from across North America who are actively working to help smart, creative people move from graduate studies into meaningful work.