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I’m a Postdoc Get me Out of Here
Have you decided being a postdoc is no longer for you? I've worked with postdocs now for over 20 years and before that I was a postdoc myself. So I've certainly been there, done that and come up with the escape plan! Today I’m going to take you through some tips for...
Using LinkedIn for Researchers
Is LinkedIn just for business types? No! It can be a brilliant tool to build your network - academic or otherwise. And really helpful for finding that next position. LinkedIn, some people swear by it and others that I know really don't like it. Personally, I think...
Answering Competency Based Questions at Interview
Can you tell me of a time when you successfully managed upwards? What is your best experience of herding cats? Today’s blog is all about competency-based questions and how to answer them. A lot of interviewers are using them now. If you’re not sure what they are,...
Understanding your role in a team
How do we make the most of our strengths? How can we work best with our PIs and our students? In today’s blog I want to focus on working in a team and how the Belbin framework can help. Now most postdocs work in teams. That might be as part of a research group, within...
Writing strongly about yourself in applications
Are you excellent? Insightful? Powerful? How do you write strongly about yourself in applications and why it's important to do so. So, the first thing we need to do is address the elephant in the room. The main reason we have to make sure we write strongly about...
Making postdoc career decisions
Shall I do another postdoc? Shall I apply for a lectureship? Have I considered all my options as a postdoc? In my work with postdocs I came across a framework whilst reading a really useful book. We're going to explore this framework a little bit in this blog as I...
