Upgrade Your Job Search with Boolean Search Techniques
This is a guest article by Matthew Mercer from the headhunting agency Date Science Talent. I found Matthew and the company he works for through a simple Google search (without using Boolean operators), when looking for a recruiter specialised in the data science...
LOCKDOWN-SELF VERSUS TRAVEL-SELF
A list of 17 ideas of how to switch into travel mode while staying at home Covid-19 is a real bummer for job searchers. Companies are freezing their hiring processes because they are fighting to survive. With so many people working from their home office, it’s harder...
Smart Tribe: “Like Tinder for researchers and professionals – plus a real community”
The desire for meaningful connections in business contexts is high. While PhD graduates struggle to bridge the gap between research and industry* mainly because they lack the network, professionals in industry have trouble finding fresh talent for highly specialised...
How to turn your theoretical research niche into a career
Do you believe that your research topic is of absolutely no use to the non-academic world? And that, consequently, your expertise has no value in the non-academic job market? If your answer to these questions is yes, please think again. While there are certainly areas...
LinkedIn story – Or: An example of online networking
Kris Jack, whom I didn't know until yesterday, sent me a message request to tell me about his company: https://smarttribe.io/ - (It provides a great service to researchers who want to move to industry by connecting the two with an appealing profile of the researcher,...
Best strategies to get a job after university despite coronavirus pandemic
This is what worries many last semester M.A.s, finishing PhDs and postdocs with ending contracts: How on earth will I find an adequate job after university?? Does that question worry you, too? It’s true that millions of employees worldwide are put to short-time work...
