Five things to leave off your industry CV
When it comes to writing an industry CV, less is more. The objective statement, job dutues and a publication list should all go.
https://jobs.newscientist.com/en-gb/article/5-things-intelligent-scientists-should-leave-off-their-industry-cvs/
Preparing future professionals by enhancing workforce readiness
Nature Biotechnology 34,111–113doi:10.1038/nbt.3459
A new course aims to help combat the absence of sufficient workforce preparedness for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Vitae website: Vitae is an organisation that works to meet society’s need for high-level skills and innovation. Vitae is dedicated to realising the potential of researchers through transforming their professional and career development.
The future of the postdoc
Intersting article from Nature News on the “post-doc pile-up”:
There is a growing number of postdocs and few places in academia for them to go. But change could be on the way. Click here for the full story.
Is the idea of the postdoc position obsolete in today’s scientific landscape?
Responses to the above question, asked by Science.
Emerging network of resources for exploring paths beyond academia
An article that looks at the expanding collection of resources is helping trainees acquire important knowledge about careers outside academia – it’s quite US-focused but the points reaised are widely applicable.
