If you have an interview coming up and you want to boost your chances of doing well, here are some things that you should avoid saying.
How can a temp job boost your career prospects?
A temp job is definitely not ideal. It’s not something you want to be into for your whole life, it doesn’t offer job security and it probably pays less too.…
The other parts of the interview – Part III
The next part to be analyzed is the in-tray exercises. These use realistic scenarios which you are likely to face in your role and are designed to test how you…
Enterprise Week came and went
Last week was a busy week. It was the Global Enterprise Week, which means that numerous organizations had events planned and put together for that week. My institution wasn’t an…
How to survive a restructuring
Several UK higher education institutions are currently going through some sort of restructuring, either to improve their efficiency and services to the outside world, or to cope with the cuts…
Full Economic Costing
The other day I talked about bid writing being a part of my job. So a big part of this part of my job is to estimate the cost of…
Bid-writing support
A big part of my job, as I have said before, is to support income generation for the University. This income normally comes through what we call “third stream funds”,…
Freshers Week
The new academic year is officially here and our campus is suddenly packed with students and life. The beginning of the year 2009-10 was marked with last week’s Freshers’ Week.…
Working in Higher Education: all you need to know – Part II
If after reading Part I you would still like to go for a non-academic position in Higher Education, here are some tips on how to improve your chances.
Working in Higher Education: all you need to know – Part I
September and October are THE months for higher education, and recruitment of new staff is at its peak. So if you’re looking for a new job or want a career…