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Sounding Smarter = Being Smarter
Joseph Barber offers advice on how to sound knowledgeable -- and, in fact, be knowledgeable -- about a career field even without any direct experience in it.
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Networking Gone Bad
Natalie Lundsteen gives advice for dealing with situations that veer unexpectedly from the professional to the personal.
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Confusion at the Border: Career Counseling
Career counselors need active partners like enrollment management administrators, graduate deans and faculty members to manage international students’ expectations, says Alfreda James.
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Interview Like Rembrandt, Not Picasso
When talking with potential employers, you should communicate in a way that projects clear and detailed images rather than complex and distorted ones, writes Thomas Magaldi.
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How to Land a Nonprofessor Position After Grad School
Jake Livengood shares advice from employers on how Ph.D.s can find jobs in four key industries.
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Third-Party Recruiters and Ph.D. Candidates
Natalie Lundsteen offers advice for doctoral students and postdocs looking for nonacademic jobs and considering working with headhunters.
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Self-Talk and Job Hunting
New Ph.D.s need to conquer the negative messages they hear from themselves, writes Sue Levine.