jobs.ac.uk organised a live video Q&A on the subject of ‘How to secure a job after your PhD’. Our panel of experts answered questions from our audience covering:
Career Development
Post PhD, Where Do I Go From Here?
This article focuses on a difficult time in every academic’s career: what to do post PhD. Congratulations, you have had your viva and your PhD has been awarded, it feels as though you are at the end of a huge journey. However, it is also a time of uncertain futures….>
What is Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?
CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. It refers to the process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience that you gain both formally and informally as you work, beyond any initial training. It’s a record of what you experience, learn and then apply.
Options For Working While Studying
At undergraduate and masters level, where students spend just nine months of the year studying, working while studying is perfectly possible, particularly between the months of July and September. A full-time PhD however, is like a full-time job, which requires around 35 hours of study per week. Any less time…>
Career Opportunities With A History Degree
As a history graduate, you will have gained skills highly valued by employers, such as analytical and critical reasoning, oral and written communication and research skills – a history degree is a good launch pad for a wide range of careers, including law, the public sector, business management and finance….>
Benefits of Working in The Public Sector
Over 6 million Britons work in the public sector. Schools, councils, and emergency services are at the forefront, but there are also many scientific posts and research positions to be found within the sector. What is the public sector? Any organisation run by the government and funded by tax-payers money…>
