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The Menagerie of Potential Employers
It's important to realize that employers see the world differently than you do and to understand their specific emotional states, advises Joseph Barber.
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Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Mentor
Pallavi Eswara raises the most important ones -- and also provides some answers.
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Perfecting Your Panel Interview Game
Job interviews with groups of people are quite different than one-on-ones with individuals, and you never quite know what will happen. Saundra Loffredo gives some helpful advice.
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Help Is Right at Hand
Never again after graduate school will you have access to so many free, high-quality career development services, writes Melissa Dalgleish, who advises how to make the most of what your campus offers.
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Your Ph.D. Experience Is Great Work Experience -- Part I
Contrary to popular and judgmental opinion, your doctoral experience is some of the best real-world working experience you can get, writes Briana Mohan.
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Building Your Personal Brand
Just as corporations try to establish a memorable brand, Ph.D. students and postdocs seeking new opportunities should work to create a lasting impression, writes Gaia Vasiliver-Shamis.
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Mastering the Art of Presenting
Being able to give an effective presentation is essential to your career success, writes Christine Kelly, who provides six pointers on how to do so.
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Your Job Is Not You
How can you shift way from mind-sets that equate identity with academic work? And in doing so, can you relieve anxiety about exploring unfamiliar career pathways? Sarah Peterson provides some answers.