It’s Friday and as I prepare for my busiest season when I go off on my spring round of careers surgeries I've been thinking how fortunate I am in that I love my job. It keeps me on my toes but I also really like the people I work with. more...

One of the common questions we get asked is whether it is better for to take a lower paid graduate positions to get my foot in the door, do further retraining (maybe management), or, if you are in a job at the moment to just hang on?

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How many of you freeze when you have to get up and present? Whether it is part of your job or part of getting a job, a presentation can be a nightmare. In fact, presenting to an audience often tops the list in surveys of people's top fears - more than heights, flying or dying. more...

Friday again and as I make my morning coffee I am faced with an array of different packets, each doing something unique and I think what happened to the simple coffee and water option? more...

I have been asked this week about writing a personal statement for a PhD application. I thought it might be useful for all you folks out there who may be preparing to do the same to have some tips for writing one. more...

I am asked quite regularly how to get into scientific publishing and what that involves. more...

It’s freezing outside but it’s a Friday! This week has flown by too quickly for me; let’s hope the rest of the year doesn’t go so fast. more...

I'm back after my Christmas break and raring to go. I have been looking for some inspiration for today's blog and came across an article on 10 journalists who spent a day doing their dream job: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/jan/04/ten-journalists-work-experience more...

This will be my last blog of 2009 as I will be on holiday now until January.

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Later on today I am going up to Nottingham Trent University to talk to the students about professionalism. The question is, what is professionalism and what does it mean to me? more...