by Emma | Mar 2, 2022 | Job application, Workplace skills
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...
by Emma | Feb 10, 2022 | Job application, Workplace skills
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,...
by Emma | Dec 27, 2021 | Job application, Workplace skills
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,...
by Emma | Dec 9, 2021 | Job application, Workplace skills
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...
by Emma | Aug 13, 2021 | Workplace skills
If I could wave my postdoc agony aunt wand, it would be to fix people’s writing issues. I’m not sure why this is such a challenge for people, but the struggle is real! People either can’t find time for writing, don’t know how to get started, get stuck, think that they...
by Emily Montgomery | Sep 5, 2020 | Being cunning, Workplace skills
SPACESHIP!!!! OK, not a spaceship. But a ship. Or a boat at least. But the Nerd Coach has returned from the family holiday with her powerboat licence. Oh boy (or buoy?) was it fun. My boat was a mix of the Enterprise (at least I said Warp Factor 6 in my head whilst...
