‘The biggest challenge you’re likely to face […] is the perception that you’re overqualified for entry-level positions, but underqualified for more senior listings. This double-edged sword threatens most academics as they depart higher education.’ – Dr Christopher L. Caterine If I could ask a Careers Adviser Fairy Godmother to grant me a simple, practical answerContinue reading “I have a PhD: what-the-heck level of job can I apply for beyond academia?”
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Careers in the Time of Covid: Nine Tips for Postgrad Researchers
Greetings from the dinner table, or as it has been for 46 (?!) weeks now, ‘the office.’ Wherever in the world you are, I hope you’re safe and keeping as well as possible. These are uncertain times for us all, and things in the UK have changed rapidly over the past year. There was MarchContinue reading “Careers in the Time of Covid: Nine Tips for Postgrad Researchers”
PostGradual: what’s this all about, then?
In the beginning was the word, and the word was… ‘overqualified’ My post-PhD job hunt wasn’t going well. It was mid-October, T-minus three weeks to viva day. I’d finally gotten sick of the endless ‘oh, it’s your viva soon? Well, I heard a friend of a friend was in theirs for 6 hours and thenContinue reading “PostGradual: what’s this all about, then?”