How to Ace a Phone/Skype Interview

Following multiple rounds of email checking and refreshing, you’ve just received that email saying ‘congratulations, you’ve been selected for a phone/skype interview.’ Great news! Immediate feelings of pride that your CV/resume made the cut and excitement that you will now get the chance to impress, may eventually turn to feelings of anxiety as the reality … Read more

How to Handle Rejection and Use it to your Advantage

Dear Vicky,  We have now reviewed your application/submission for >>INSERT GRANT/JOB/JOURNAL/PROMOTION HERE<< and on this occasion the panel did not feel it fulfilled the criteria we were looking for. This was a highly competitive round, with strong applicants/candidates. Thank you for your interest and we wish you all the best with your future endeavours.  Yours … Read more

The Biomed Badass Community

Welcome to Biomed Badass where weekly updates are provided on career advancement for academic researchers. We have a community discussion group that focuses on supporting career development both inside and outside academia: Outside academia: Conversations around finding alternative careers to academia and how to obtain/excel in those positions Inside academia: Conversations around the issues involved … Read more