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jobs.ac.uk careers - December 11, 2019

jobs.ac.uk’s new Professional Services campaign message is ‘a career in higher education means more’. We are aiming to highlight the fantastic benefits of working within professional services at universities, to…

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Is working in the Higher Education sector right for you?

jobs.ac.uk careers - March 22, 2018

  If you’re looking for a new job or want a career change and you’re thinking of working in HE, here’s what you need to know to help you make…

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Post-PhD transitions – interview with Dr Ruth Price, Senior Consultant

Anna Gruszczynska - March 23, 2017

This is first in a series of interviews with PhDs who chose careers outside of academia – hopefully will provide inspiration and an insight into possible paths after the doctorate!…

New podcasts on the blog – accounts of post-PhD transitions

Anna Gruszczynska - October 26, 2016

When I listen to stories of post-PhD transitions, whether in the context of various communities in which I participate or in the context of coaching conversations, the theme of silence…

Confidence in personal and professional life, PhD edition

Anna Gruszczynska - September 18, 2016

A couple of weeks ago I was called into the office of the boss of my line manager who told me that I needed more confidence in my delivery. And…

Talking about unemployed PhDs

Anna Gruszczynska - September 4, 2016

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the post of my fellow Post-PhD life blogger, Ellie Mackin on her experiences of job insecurity one year out of PhD and the…

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The Value of Professional Services

Adam Greenwood - August 25, 2016

I was interested to read the recent article by Jack Grove in Times Higher Education (August 2016) about Professional Services staff feeling undervalued. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/professional-service-staff-feel-undervalued-study-suggests The article is based on a…

On being “overqualified” on the job market

Anna Gruszczynska - August 8, 2016

Recently I’ve been reflecting on the topic of PhDs being “overqualified” after the issue cropped up in a couple of conversations with colleagues and coachees. Some of the concerns were…

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Ideal jobs and the post-PhD hunt

Anna Gruszczynska - July 25, 2016

The topic of “ideal job” seems to be coming up quite frequently in the context of the coaching conversations I have with PhD students and graduates. Sometimes it is because…

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Keeping a record of achievements: why it’s important to remember the things you forgot

Adam Greenwood - July 6, 2016

Working in student support is certainly a fulfilling and worthy area of employment in a University environment. Of course, a University thrives on the academic quality and the teaching spaces.…

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