Career Blogs
Welcome to jobs.ac.uk’s Career Blogs. Our bloggers share their thoughts and real life experiences in both academic discipline blogs where you can pick up tips and join in conversations about a particular subject, and more general blogs about jobseeking, academic life, working abroad and much more. If you would like to blog for us we would love to hear from you - please email us.
This blog covers a wide range of topics within American History including social and political history, North American history, the history of the Native Americans, political conflicts and movements and much more.
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Teaching at Masters Level
This blog covers a wide range of topics within applied linguistics such as sociolinguistics, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, bilingualism, multilingualism and second language acquisition.
This blog covers a wide range of Careers Advice including CV tips, interview advice, managing your career and dealing with workplace issues.
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CV or Resume - which should you go for?
This blog covers a wide range of topics within Education including early childhood education, learning technology, teaching and learning, research methods and much more.
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Linking teaching and research - a Nexus
This blog covers a wide range of topics within English for academic purposes (EAP) including English language learning and teaching (ELT) and English for specific purposes (ESP).
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6. Surviving the first week
This blog covers a wide range of topics within Finance & Accounting including Finance and Accounting, Economics and much more.
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Touchstone for Teaching
This blog provides thoughts and experiences of an academic in her first permanent role as a Lecturer in a UK university. We also include tips and advice for academic writing, teaching & learning, professional development and of course careers and job advice.
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Jenny Walklate, Job Snob for Hire
This blog covers a wide range of topics within languages and literature such as fiction and non-fiction writing, writing tips, creative writing and cultural studies.
This blog covers a wide range of topics within law such as disability law, contract law, property law, criminal law and constitutional and administrative law.
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Think of a number...
This blog covers a wide range of topics within Media and Communications including communication studies, journalism, media studies, publishing, tv and film production and much more.
This blog covers a wide range of topics within Music including composition, contemporary music, music theatre, anthropology and sociology of music and culture, the history of music and much more.
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Does having a PhD change anything?
This blog provides a real insight into life as a PhD student. We give advice for existing PhD students on how to get the most out of your PhD and also helpful tips for people considering doing a PhD Studentship.
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Writing a Thesis Plan
This blog covers a wide range of topics within psychology including biological psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, comparative psychology, industrial and organisational psychology and social psychology.
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The pros and cons of a part-time research post - Part 2
This blog covers a wide range of topics within Science and Technology including digital communication, physical science, astronomy and space communication and much more.
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Pre Eventual System
This blog provides information on Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). We include tips and advice for how to become a TEFL teacher, the highs and lows of TEFL, TEFL career planning, lesson planning and effective teaching methods.
This blog covers a wide range of topics specifically for professional support staff working in universities across the UK. We include information and opinions on general higher education issues, funding changes and relationships between academics and professional support staff.
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Qualities in support staff
This blog provides advice for academics and researchers currently working or considering moving abroad. It includes topics such as applying for jobs overseas, international globalisation of Higher Education, living and working in different cultural settings, differences between different university education systems and much more.
This blog provides advice for academics and researchers looking to move to Hong Kong to work in a University. It includes topics such as settling into the culture and environment, starting a new job abroad, differences between the UK and Hong Kong Higher Education systems and much more.
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Education in Hong Kong - Part 2
This blog provides advice for anyone looking to move to Qatar to work. It includes topics such as settling into the culture and environment, starting a new job abroad, differences between the UK and Qatar working life and much more.
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How to find a job in Qatar*
This blog will focus on a wide range of topics within the information technology industry. It will provide discussion on the latest IT employment statistics, software developments, technological advances and the future of the industry.
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Branding Yourself
