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CV Advice
Academic CV Guide for a PhD Graduate
What is an Academic CV? How do you write an academic CV that helps you stand out for all...>
Academic CV Guidelines
Guidelines for writing an academic CV How do you write an academic CV that makes you stand out, in...>
Interview Tips
Using AI for job applications
Have you ever used AI for making job applications? Have you been able to create successful applications? More and...>
Job Interview Tips: How to Prepare, Advocate for Yourself, and Play to Your Strengths as a Neurodivergent Jobseeker
Job interviews can be a stressful occasion at the best of times, but when you’re neurodivergent, whether you’re autistic,...>
Career Development
Academic CV Guide for a PhD Graduate
What is an Academic CV? How do you write an academic CV that helps you stand out for all...>
Writing a Personal Profile for your CV
A CV personal profile is often considered the sales pitch of your CV. Learn from jobs.ac.uk when a CV...>
Resources
How to Successfully Navigate a Career Change | Webinar Summary and Recording
Webinar Summary and Recording jobs.ac.uk is excited to bring you a webinar to support Academics and professionals in HE,...>
Interview Skills for Neurodivergent Candidates | Webinar Summary and Recording
Webinar Summary and Recording AuDHD coach and recruitment expert Lisa Gills shares insights from over 13 years in recruitment. She...>
Studentship Advice
PhD Funding – A Checklist of Possible Sources
Are you thinking about completing a PhD however you are not sure about funding options? In this article, Henrietta...>
How to Choose Where to Do a PhD
Are you looking to pursue a PhD? It’s a big adventure, and you have lots of options as you...>
Country Profiles
Work in China – Country Profile
At just under 10 million square kilometres, China is the second-biggest country in the world by land area. In the times of the ancient dynasties, China was a leader in culture and science...
Work in Germany – Country Profile
Consisting of 16 states governed as a federal democracy, Germany sits at the centre of Europe and its influence on the region is keenly felt both economically and politically...