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Recommendation letter writer’s block

Careers Editorial | Jun. 20, 2018

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Want to connect with other graduate students? Check out this new online community

Careers Editorial | Jun. 18, 2018

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My career seemed to hit a wall. Now I see that it was discrimination

Careers Editorial | Jun. 14, 2018

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Interview prep is key to hitting your job search target

Careers Editorial | Jun. 13, 2018

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The power of being persistent

Careers Editorial | Jun. 7, 2018

Robert Neubecker

Lumping and splitting: The value of career taxonomies

By Jeremy BergMar. 23, 2018

Experimental Error

Recommendation letter writer’s block

By Adam RubenJun. 20, 2018
Grad Student Life

Want to connect with other graduate students? Check out this new online community

By Elisabeth PainJun. 18, 2018
Working Life

My career seemed to hit a wall. Now I see that it was discrimination

By Sharon Ramos GoyetteJun. 14, 2018
Tooling Up

Interview prep is key to hitting your job search target

By David G. JensenJun. 13, 2018
Working Life

The power of being persistent

By Asia L. Dowtin, Delphis F. LeviaJun. 7, 2018

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Experimental Error

Recommendation letter writer’s block

By Adam RubenJun. 20, 2018
Tooling Up

Interview prep is key to hitting your job search target

By David G. JensenJun. 13, 2018
Taken for Granted

The push for graduate student unions signals a deep structural shift in academia

By Beryl Lieff BenderlyJun. 6, 2018

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Want to connect with other graduate students? Check out this new online community

By Elisabeth PainJun. 18, 2018

How to write your Ph.D. thesis

By Elisabeth PainApr. 30, 2018
Collaborating for the win

By Elisabeth PainFeb. 28, 2018

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Want to avoid a ‘default postdoc’? Try an internship

By Katie LanginMay. 7, 2018

Training fellowship recipients are more likely to get future funding

By Michael PriceApr. 25, 2018
Greek expat academics' initiative aims to reverse the country's brain drain

By Stav DimitropoulosNov. 29, 2017

Working Life

A woman with her head against a wall and her children behind her

My career seemed to hit a wall. Now I see that it was discrimination

By Sharon Ramos GoyetteJun. 14, 2018

The power of being persistent

By Asia L. Dowtin, Delphis F. LeviaJun. 7, 2018
After years in the Navy, I found my sea legs again—in the lab

By Nathan BradshawMay. 31, 2018

Editor’s Picks

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How being inventive built my career

By Paul R. SanbergMay. 3, 2018

From biochemistry to neuroscience to AI: One researcher's career transformation

By Alaina G. LevineMay. 23, 2018
An outer view of the interview

By Adam RubenMay. 16, 2018

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How to write your Ph.D. thesis

By Elisabeth PainApr. 30, 2018

In the job search, it pays to take the difficult path

By David G. JensenMay. 9, 2018
I was worried about teaching, but it turned out to be a highlight of graduate school

By Moamen ElmassryMay. 24, 2018

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Get comfortable with discomfort and start communicating

By Shuai LiMay. 10, 2018

Want to avoid a ‘default postdoc’? Try an internship

By Katie LanginMay. 7, 2018
There's no shame in leaving academia

By Barbara A. WanchisenMay. 17, 2018