RLemert
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RE: Everyone tells me to get networking, but no one tells me how to do it?

This may be one of the biggest arguments for joining - and being active in - the relevant professional society(s) for your field. When you're looking ...

5 years ago
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RE: What do I need to know to interview successfully by telephone?

"If someone calls you unexpectedly for a telephone interview without prior arrangement, they have to expect they may not catch you at an appropriate t...

5 years ago
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Re: How do you prefer recruiters contact you?

... yes, it would be highly embarrassing to be overheard by colleagues in a busy office muttering something along the lines of "yes, I am on the ...

6 years ago
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Re: Interesting topic in SCIENCE regarding STEM Education

While every individual is ultimately responsible for their own career success, the environment they find themselves can also have a substantial impact...

6 years ago
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Re: Cover Letters -- Never went away, still important

For me the most important parts in the letter are about why the candidate wants the job and what the candidate thinks that he/she can bring to the Com...

6 years ago
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Re: Cover Letters -- Never went away, still important

Looking at some Google results, it looks like the answer to this question depends upon whether you're an "applicant" or a "candidate.&q...

6 years ago
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Re: Cold contacts and even colder beer . . .

Although my wife and my son will disagree, I still consider myself an introvert. I am still uncomfortable, for example, going up to strangers at a par...

6 years ago
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Re: Why in the world would academics DO THIS???

I expect this practice is an outgrowth of the way some schools pride themselves on having the "top scientists in the field" on their faculty...

6 years ago
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Re: Work/Life Balance - A Valentine's Day Consideration

Regarding which has a better work/life balance - academia or industry - the answer has to be "it depends". On the academic side, you have y...

6 years ago
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Re: Won't someone help us spread the word about the Forum?

Dave I agree - this being a volunteer activity does significantly limit our options. I believe, though, that there is still value in asking the ques...

6 years ago
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Re: Won't someone help us spread the word about the Forum?

For some reason Ralf's response hit me in a way that no other response has. It made me realize that this forum has been around for more than twenty ye...

6 years ago
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Re: How do YOU feel about this LinkedIn controversy?

Dave - I don't believe our views are as divergent as you might think. I'm selective about my connections, but I don't feel I'm overly restrictive. If...

6 years ago
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Re: What's on the Soundtrack to YOUR Job Search?

I'm the exact opposite. If I've got something I really need to 'crank down' on, I have to avoid any music. Anything like music that will attract my at...

6 years ago
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Re: Bad advice travels fast

Dave Your problem here is that you've been working with PhD candidates for so long that you sometimes forget that you're the outlier. Most recruite...

6 years ago
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Re: New California law about asking salary history

It's human nature, however, for the best candidates to assume that they are worth more than the numbers they get when they ask HR what the salary rang...

6 years ago
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