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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 ...
"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...
... 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 ...
While every individual is ultimately responsible for their own career success, the environment they find themselves can also have a substantial impact...
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...
Looking at some Google results, it looks like the answer to this question depends upon whether you're an "applicant" or a "candidate.&q...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...