We cannot assume that just because they successfully navigated their undergraduate years they will smoothly sail through graduate training, write Arnaldo Diaz Vazquez and Natalie Lundsteen.
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/08/09/advice-helping-first-generation-students-succeed-graduate-school-opinion
When asked in job interviews why you’re leaving academe, talk less about what’s driving you away and more about what’s attracting you toward something new, advises Derek Attig.
Brian Rybarczyk and Meredith Jeffers review how the events of the past year have changed the market and how you can ready yourself to put forth a competitive application.
Of all the academic job search documents, it’s often the most problematic for such students to conceptualize, write and discuss orally, writes Olga Koutseridi, who provides four pieces of advice.
Shoba Subramanian, Maggie Gardner and Beth Bodiya share advice for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and educators on how to develop trainee networks for enhancing professional growth during training and beyond.
You need guidance beyond what a faculty adviser can offer, writes Tithi Basu Mallik, who recommends identifying other people who can provide three key dimensions of support.
https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/11/15/benefits-phds-having-multiple-mentors-opinion
Gaeun Seo shares some insights to help early-career job candidates better prepare for this stage of the faculty hiring process.
Christine Kelly offers some lessons she’s learned that may help you find your way through this economic downturn and any others you might face during your career.
