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Tag Archives: publishing
Let’s Talk: Dr. Ritu Mahendru on Networking and Cultural Mobility
Ritu: I maintain an extensive professional network through writing, reading and research. I make prospective employers aware of my work and establish a continuing dialogue to contribute significantly towards health, social research and policy. This also helps me to find and select the kinds of projects I am keen to work on.
Let’s Talk: Meeting Dr. Ritu Mahendru
Let’s Talk resumes its interview series with higher education professionals, and is delighted to welcome Dr. Ritu Mahendru. Ritu has a PhD in Sociology from the University of Kent (2010) and authored the book: “Young People’s Perceptions of Gender, Risk and AIDS: A comparative analysis of India and the UK (2010).
First off, many congratulations on completing your doctorate in Sociology. Would you like to comment on your early career experiences now that you’ve got it under your belt? What are your career plans, and what do you think of the present job market in the UK and outside it? Read More
Tagged: activist, being human, Britain, career building, critical, diaspora, doctorate, gender, higher education professionals, humanities, India, international development, living in two countries, marginalization, migration, priyali ghosh, public health, publishing, research, research and teaching, ritu mahendru, sexual health, social sciences, sociology, south asian, South Asian Sexual Health Forum, voice
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Rejection and Re-motivation
I received my first rejection letter for my as-yet unfinished novel last week. A proud moment for any author! Advice to writers always stresses that you will receive many, many rejections and that you must learn to deal with them. … Read More
Tagged: creative, fiction, publishing, writing
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Supervisor and Career Advisor?
A recent (very American) article in The Chronicle Of Higher Education struck an initial chord with me: To: Professors; Re: Your Advisees (September 28, 2011, Karen Kelsky). Karen Kelsky runs an ‘academic-career consulting business’ to help students, basically, get jobs … Read More
Tagged: career building, creative, human contact, publishing, writing
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Interview advice – tell them the truth they want to hear
Interview advice – strategies for interviews in publishing Read More
