Non-Academic Careers

How To Shorten Your Job Search: By using a multichannel job search method

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https://youtu.be/NjyNVaVRmT8 Shorten your job search with a multichannel job search strategy. There are several job-hunting channels that will take you closer to landing a job. Searching job boards, effective networking, working with recruiters, professional development, using websites, direct approaches to organisations, and strategic use of social media. Combining these approaches together will provide power to … Read more

How to Write a Resume for a Job in Industry

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How to Write a Resume for a Job in Industry: Learn how to write a compelling resume for an industry job (or as we term here in the EU, an industry-relevant, or non-academic CV), as an academic, postgraduate or PhD holder. I’ve spoken to tonnes of people in the commercial world and reviewed plenty of … Read more

From Academia to Entrepreneurship

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I recently had a chat with Wilf Nelson a final year PhD candidate at the Centre for Human Brain Health, at the University of Birmingham, UK. Wilf’s research investigates how the brain processes information during simultaneous activation from multiple senses, using various neuroimaging techniques. Aside from finishing up work for his thesis, Wilf also runs … Read more