Like many people I see, you may have found yourself in a position where you don’t know where your career is heading; maybe you don’t know where you want it to go! Never fear, the answer is easier than you might think. more...

In The Times this morning there is a piece on how to negotiate in business. It got me thinking about negotiation and it came to me that the most common negotiation we do is for salary. Even in the current climate. It is something we often shy away from, but should we? more...

Many people believe that there are huge differences in the stability of a job between academia and industry but are they right? more...

I read a great article in The Times yesterday. It talked about how you might prepare for a career break.

 

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So you have your Chemistry degree and are looking into laboratory jobs. Everyone has heard of analytical chemists but what else is out there? more...

Charlie and I are off to AGCAS Biennial (a conference for careers advisers) for the rest of the week so it'll be a little quiet here. I'll being Tweeting anything that may be of interest from the conference so keep an eye on our Twitter feed.

Come back for the next post next week!

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Q: I’m about to start applying for my first postdoctoral position and, as I don’t have a CV, need to put one together from scratch. Earlier this year you wrote a column about CVs but said that academic CVs were different. Can you elaborate on this and give me some guidelines on getting it right?

A: In the UK the most fundamental difference between an academic and non-academic CV is the length. Non-academic CVs as a rule of thumb should only be two pages long, whereas academic CVs have no maximum length.

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The message that we give is to network, network, network in order to get a foot in the career door. 80% of jobs are hidden, i.e. not advertised and most of these posts are filled through networking, but there is a problem.


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Retirement. Its something many people put off thinking about but it's worth taking a few moments to consider it through out your working life.

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We’re at that time of year again where the office is quiet as all your colleagues go on holiday. You may have found yourself stepping into your colleague’s or perhaps your boss’ shoes for a couple of weeks whilst they are away. This can be a daunting time as you try and juggle both your workload and theirs. more...