Do you have an interview invitation and need to prepare quickly? In the following article, we will share our top tips and guidance for your interview, as well as a preparation checklist. An interview is a conversation which helps your employers find out more about you. Your interviewers will ask you a number of questions…>
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How Many Years Does It Take to Finish a PhD?
Starting a PhD? Wondering how long it might take?
It’s different for everyone, there’s no single answer.
This article covers key factors that shape the journey.
Read on to plan with clarity and confidence.
PhD Supervisor Guides
As a PhD supervisor, your role extends beyond guiding research; you play a pivotal part in shaping the academic and professional futures of your students. Balancing mentorship with your own career aspirations can be challenging yet rewarding. This page shares jobs.ac.uk’s articles to support your growth as a supervisor and your academic career while fostering…>
How to get job experience before starting a role
How to get job experience before starting a role If you are a recent graduate undertaking a job search, you will soon become familiar with current opportunities in the labour market. You will also come to appreciate that the majority of employers will be looking for candidates who have prior experience – whether that’s in…>
Event Jobs
Are you looking to turn your passion into a career? There are multiple roles to begin your career within the Professional Services and the Further and Higher Education sector. Whether you have recently graduated or have a background in events, jobs.ac.uk has created an events job guide to help support and guide you within your…>
How to tailor your CV to job roles efficiently
How to tailor your CV to your job roles efficiently There are numerous benefits to taking the time to tailor your CV effectively to job roles you are applying to. Not least, it highlights to an employer or recruiter that you have carefully considered the job role, the associated responsibilities, and what they are looking…>
Mentoring beyond the PhD
Helping academic skills transfer to non-academic careers Thirty years ago, I started training graduate students. I realize now that I had no idea what I was doing. That’s not a big surprise: like virtually all new professors I’d been taught how to design an experiment and write a thesis, but not (even a little bit)…>
Your PhD Application email
Congratulations on deciding to apply for a PhD! If you are applying to an institution where direct contact with a potential supervisor is expected, or for a funded PhD requiring supervisor outreach, you are in the right place. This article draws on my experience to help you make that crucial first contact effectively and authentically….>
What DO academics do in the Summer?
“It must be nice to have your summers off” – and other things we don’t know about each other If you’re an academic, I bet you’re like me: thoroughly tired, if not driven to hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing, by the well-intentioned comments you get about your summers. If I had 10p for every time I’ve heard…>