Monthly Archives: June 2008

End of year report

Today’s the last day of the summer term and for an academic whose role is based on teaching that usually means a complete change of working life for the next couple of months. I am also finishing my A level … Read More »

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Would you lie in a job interview?

Well, the title says it all really. It’s the million dollar question for a jobseeker, along with ‘would you lie on an application form’. But I really want to think about a specific sort of interview lie that seems to … Read More »

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Third Stream: what does it mean for you?

I went to an interesting training session run by the Research, Enterprise and Development Team at MMU this week all about what our VC calls ‘third stream’ activities. As academics you may have heard this phrase bandied about and wondered … Read More »

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Career building: set up your own networks

I was invited to give a talk last week in Liverpool about how to maximise your chances int he academic job market. Although I am not a trained careers adviser I do have a lot of personal experience and obviously … Read More »

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