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‘Where The Magic Happens’: How to raise your profile on LinkedIn (for PhDs)
“LinkedIn is ‘where the magic is happening,’ because you can start to become known more widely and also get in contact with a lot of people you might never meet in real life.” – Elena Hoffer: Co-Founder and CEO of Alma.Me **This post is a follow up to the June 2023 post focusing specifically on…
Research Skills Redefined: Leveraging simple thesis tactics to work out your next steps
‘Your research skills are by no means limited to a particular subject area. You can – and should – apply research skills to the job search itself.’ – Katina Rogers, Putting the Humanities PhD to Work (p.106) Picture the scene. It’s a Monday afternoon and you’re having lunch/coffee/PhD moral support chats with a pal. You’re…
Taking Charge: Three key things you don’t need when moving from academia to industry
‘Getting a job in industry isn’t about having all the right stuff, and then magically getting the job when you have that stuff. Instead, you just have to get out there and convince people you can do it.’ – David Giltner About a year ago, I stopped looking for the watch I’d had since I…
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