In the first part of this 2-part post, I introduced the whole subject of deciding when to quit the academic job search. In the second part of this post I’m going to lay out a decision-making framework for you. The framework is based upon a set of questions I originally Continue reading
What are your post-PhD job options? I don’t just mean within academia, but much more broadly – since doctoral researchers are capable of doing so many things after a PhD? I asked this question at the beginning of a recent talk at the University of Southampton on ‘How to market yourself Continue reading
Having read a lot of comments written by PhDs on job-related blogs in the past few months, I’ve been struck by the lack of confidence some PhDs have in their own skills and abilities. Typical comments I’ve seen include ‘Academic training hasn’t given me any skills I can use to get a Continue reading