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Are you one of us? Non-academic employers’ perspectives on researchers

March 16, 2018 0
Rachel Bray Whatever the job, employers have a common set of questions in mind when evaluating applicants. Are you capable of doing this job...

Relaunching the Early Career Blog!

March 07, 2018 0
Dr Steve Joy We are delighted to relaunch the Early Career Blog – with new articles and a team of new contributors! The blog has been view...

Structuring an academic cover letter

November 04, 2016 0
Dr Steve Joy This autumn, the Early Career Blog is undergoing various changes, not least in the colour & choice of font. Whilst we make ...

Your research: being necessary & useful

July 07, 2016 0
Dr Steve Joy At this time of year, many early career researchers are preparing job documents for academic applications. Lots of PhD students...

Five job application behaviours – and what they say about you

October 26, 2015 0
Dr Steve Joy [An edited version of this article was also posted on the Guardian Higher Education Network .] A couple of years ago, I propose...

Academic interviews: listening for the subtext

October 24, 2015 0
Dr Steve Joy It’s said that, across the whole world of work, interview panels are only ever asking three questions: 1) Can you do this job? ...

Job interviews: being likeable

June 12, 2015 0
Dr Steve Joy It's been a long time since I sat down to write a blog post, because I took a lengthy sabbatical & absconded to the Fre...
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