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Path to My Postdoc: Creating Collaborative Connections
Researchers shared their experiences with the postdoctoral process, including applications, securing funding, and the value of publications.
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Student Events at the 2014 APS Annual Convention
Applying to graduate school and finding employment after you’re done with your program of study are formidable undertakings, to say the least. At the 2014 APS Annual Convention, to be held May 22–25 in San
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The Job Candidate’s GPA: There’s More Than Meets the ‘A’
At face value, a job applicant’s grade point average seems a reasonable predictor of effective job performance – a high GPA signals the individual has a considerable degree of competence. No wonder two-thirds of all
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Your mean boss could be insecure
The Washington Post: Most people who work inside organizations know the experience of having their ideas shot down as soon as they’re floated. And for some folks, it’s a daily barrage. In their book, The
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How To Hate Your Job Less
Prevention: Remember that vocational test in high school that measured your career interests? You know, the one that told you to be an architect (which you then ignored and became a nurse)? Turns out they
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What Type of Worker Are You? Your Next Boss May Want to Know
TIME: At one point or another, many of us have been stuck with a job that wasn’t necessarily in our field of interest. That can be bad for the employee in question, of course —
