Ah, summer 2024… the summer of the UEFA Euros in Germany, the Paris Olympics, and, most momentously, the end of a pilot project that I’ve been working on for the past year. The goal of our project was to see what we could do, in 12 months, to create more opportunities for our PhD researchersContinue reading “Understanding employers beyond academia: tips for PhDs”
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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”
Curious, not creepy: ‘Networking’ your way to a post-PhD job
When your networking is driven by curiosity rather than asking for a job, I found people were very receptive to that. It didn’t come off as needy… or creepy! – Dr Kinga Stryszowska-Hill No, I’m not listing the world’s least effective dating strategies… these are all genuine ways in which I’ve known people findContinue reading “Curious, not creepy: ‘Networking’ your way to a post-PhD job”