Pay it forward – your postgrad advice
Think back to those first few weeks of your Masters or PhD.
What do you wish you’d known then, which you know now?
Obviously, being a careers blog, anything related to careers or employability would be very relevant, but it might be just as useful to know where’s the best place to get a good cheap meal near campus, or the best place to sit in the library.
Either drop me a comment here or tweet me @ManPGCareers (what about a hashtag like #pgpayitforward ?).
If you tell me what you wish you’d known about careers, I’ll try to include it into my induction talks & resources.
And, if you’re a new postgrad, getting ready to start your programme:
- Welcome to the University of Manchester Postgrad Careers Blog!
- Tell us what you want to know, and we’ll try to find you an answer (or at least, point you in the right direction).
I would like to have known at the start of my PhD about what academic employers look for when recruiting for post-doc positions.
Thanks Robbie
I’ll make sure I highlight our website, An Academic Career, but I’m also going to a conference workshop next week on a survey which has just been carried out on … how to get your first academic job! Very timely – I’ll blog about it here when I get back.
Cheers
Elizabeth