The PhD usually came after the Bachelor’s degree for many years in the United Kingdom. There was no real need to successfully gain a Master’s degree before embarking on this mammoth task of empirical research. Whilst some undergraduate degrees still lead to a Master’s qualification, and many people still complete…>
PhD Studentship
What is a PhD and Why Should YOU do one?
What is a PhD? It is the highest level of degree that a student can achieve. It usually culminates in a dissertation of around 80,000-100,000 words, based on research carried out over the course of their study.
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….>
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…>
CV Cover Letters With Impact
Your Cover Letter is your key marketing document. Whereas the CV is a factual record of your experience, the Cover Letter is a chance for you to argue your case and prove how good a match you are for this particular opportunity. The purpose of the Cover Letter is to…>
A Recruiter’s View – Do’s and Don’ts When Applying for a Job
There are many seemingly obvious things people get wrong when applying for a job! In the past month, I have been involved in the recruitment of three new people to our team, two of whom I will be line managing. This has meant reading 161 applications and interviewing 13 short-listed…>
Classic Chronological CV Example
A Chronological layout gives an historical account of your career path so far. This is the format most people are familiar with – we have called this the ‘Classic CV Example’. Please see our Classic CV guidelines for more information, and download the Classic CV template here. PETER SMITH 10 Royal Street,…>
PhD Application Tips
You may think from the title of this article that it will concentrate on how to prepare PhD application documents, but if that were the case then you would miss out on some vital stages of the process of applying for a PhD. If you do move very quickly from “I want to do a PhD” to submitting a PhD application then this could affect the standard of your application and could also have effects on your subsequent PhD experience.