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Monthly Archives: March 2008
It’s exam time again!
The exam season is nearly upon us, with lecturers all over the country wrapping up their courses, planning revision sessions and negotiating their marking loads! It’s a tough time for students and teachers alike, and it made me stop and … Read More
Coming into the 21st century
Students demanding online learning resources: almost all of them Lecturers looking slightly panicked by this: many! I am amending old courses and designing new courses ready for 2008-9 at the moment. Academics certainly have to plan ahead, working sometimes 6 … Read More
Term Closes!
Well, this is the end of the second teaching term in my new job and I suppose it’s a good time to take stock of how I have been getting on and how I have developed my career over the … Read More
Jobseekers…I can't be that bad surely?!
It’s nearly the end of a long term and I thought it was time for a little light relief! I saw a really entertaining article in the Manchester Evening News this week about jobseekers and their strange interview habits: I … Read More
Replies, rejection letters – simply common courtesy?
Number of jobs applied for during my 3 years on the market: more than 50, less than 100! Percentage that bothered to get back to me at all: estimated 10% After reading this article in The Chronicle this week: http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2008/02/2008022001c/careers.html … Read More
