2014/04/24
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Do you consider a career outside Academia? Do you not have the time to travel to a career fair? Here is your chance: On 3-4 June 2014, the next Praxisbörse takes place in Göttingen. The Praxisbörse allows you to get … Continue reading
2013/11/12
by Katrin Wodzicki
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The ETH Zurch is offering a unique fellowship for postdocs with an unusual research idea: Society in Science – The Branco Weiss Fellowship is a unique postdoc program. It awards young researchers around the world with a generous personal research … Continue reading
2013/10/03
by Katrin Wodzicki
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In a former post, I stressed the importance of clarity about your individual profile of expertise, skills and personal characteristics. It might have raised the question whether or how to illustrate such a profile in your CV. In Germany, at … Continue reading
2013/08/22
by Katrin Wodzicki
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I recently wrote about career fairs as an opportunity to find out about potential employers and jobs. A similar chance is a trade fair such as the BIOTECHNICA in Hannover. The next BIOTECHNICA takes place from 8 to 10 October … Continue reading
2013/08/20
by Katrin Wodzicki
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Recently, I had a discussion with some postdocs about how to communicate about leaving academia to possible future employers. In the end, I believe it is not a question of why you want to leave science; It is rather the … Continue reading
2013/07/23
by Katrin Wodzicki
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End of June, the first workshop on job hunting and application skills took place and was fully booked. I even had to put some postdocs off until the next workshop – which is already in process of planning! The one-and-a-half … Continue reading
2013/07/11
by Katrin Wodzicki
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If you are interested in leaving academia, one worthwhile networking activity is visiting career fairs. On career fairs, you have the chance to get in contact with potential future employers and to explore career opportunities. Mostly, job vacancies of exhibiting … Continue reading