I remember the day when weekends away with friends would begin by comparing the new outfits we’d each bought for the holiday. Now we’re into our 40s, it seems that comparing new threads has been replaced by comparing what medications we’re all on. C’est la vie. Anyway, one weekend over the summer I realised thatContinue reading “Repackage your PhD: How to pitch your skills to any employer”
Category Archives: Job interviews
Keeping it Simple: Preparing a ‘mock teaching session’ for interviews
– “Wait… I just have to pretend that these senior academics interviewing me are… a bunch of undergrads…?!“ – Almost every person ever who’s asked to do ‘mock teaching’ in an academic interview When I started working in post-PhD careers, one of the most common distress calls quickly became: ‘HELP! I’ve been asked to planContinue reading “Keeping it Simple: Preparing a ‘mock teaching session’ for interviews”
I Practised What I Preached: What happened when a PhD careers adviser took her own advice
‘I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it’ – Alice, Alice in Wonderland 2022 marked me passing five years in my current job. Over five years… that’s the longest I’ve ever done anything. Longer than any degree I’ve done, relationship I’ve had, place I’ve lived (except my parental home). With thisContinue reading “I Practised What I Preached: What happened when a PhD careers adviser took her own advice”
Non-academic job interviews: convincing your interviewers that you’re “just the job”
‘Just the job’: [British. Informal. Idiom] – exactly what is needed. E.g. ‘I was so thirsty, that cup of tea was just the job.’ Synonyms: excellent, ideal. This post is based on a recent interview with Grad Chat for PhD Balance on top tips for PhD career transitions beyond academia, available as a podcast orContinue reading “Non-academic job interviews: convincing your interviewers that you’re “just the job””