Archive for August, 2009

Need a job? It’s not too late!

Monday, August 24th, 2009

This can be an incredibly tough time of year for people searching for a job. As the new term creeps ever close you might feel that you have run out of time and missed out on securing a post for next year. But this is not true. There are plenty of last minute opportunities out there, you might just have to amend your jobseeking strategy a little.

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Clearing week

Monday, August 17th, 2009

This week those of you living in the UK will hardly be able to escape the news coverage of A level results. This has a large impact on universities as well and many of my weekly tasks will revolve around getting new students into our classrooms for next year. So how does it all work?

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How to get a job: good advice!

Monday, August 10th, 2009

This week I want to pass on some great advice I read for recent post-docs and how to get their first teaching job. You can read the full article by Gary de Coker here but I have pulled out the key sections relevant for the UK job market below.

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Conference time!

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

I have just returned from my one and only summer conference this year having spent a very enjoyable three days in Cambridge. Academic conferences are considered by those outside the profession to be somewhat of an indulgence: a chance to let your hair down and relax! Far from it, they are actually really useful to the job seeker.

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