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No Correct Answers
The best tool you bring into a job interview is comfort with yourself, not a set of practiced responses, writes Stephanie K. Eberle.
Stay Inside the Lines
In any Ph.D. job search, if there is an application process, you should read the instructions before you do anything, writes Natalie Lundsteen. You should take your time, be thoughtful and follow directions.
Paving a New (Metaphorical) Path to Success
Thinking about metaphors as they frame your career is not merely a fun thought experiment but also a way to test assumptions you've made, writes Julia McAnallen.
Collaborate: An Imperative for Graduate Students
To prepare for a rapidly evolving job market, Ph.D. students must gain experience working as part of a team, argues James M. Van Wyck.
Peridoctoral Stress Syndrome
The shift from a subordinate learner as a grad student to a would-be peer on the job market is one of the most predictable traumas in an academic's life, inducing professional and emotional distress in almost everyone who encounters it, writes Tim Cassedy.
Interview Success Through Better Listening
A job interview is a conversation, writes Jake Livengood, and to engage in it effectively, you must be a good listener.
Is More Job Experience Really Better?
While people typically view an internship as the only or best way to explore a career, you should think twice before you jump into one, warns Paula Di Rita Wishart.
Don't Be a Professional Downer
Talking about our professional problems to a point where our peers and colleagues may perceive us as pessimistic can be damaging not just to our mental health but also to our career prospects, writes Thomas Magaldi.