Which type of conference delegate are you?
Which type of conference delegate are you? Do this test to find out whether you are the Newcomer, the Conference grouch or the Overseller.
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My last day as postdoc
Today I finished the last day officially being a postdoc. I cried partially because it felt like a breakup. It took 6 years and change of three continents to gain enough clarity that, working as an academic professor is not where I want to be personally and professionally. Have I just failed?
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Online and Offline
Of course, online can´t reproduce all elements of personal interaction. However, in-house seminars also can´t reproduce all benefits of online learning and meetings; spatial and temporal flexibility as well as the possibility to learn at one´s own speed to name just a few.
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Research project: Conference formats
Research project: Conference formats. In this conference research project, we’re trying to find out which effects non-standard conference formats can have on scientists’ conference experiences.
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First show your skills
First show your skills, then present the wish list. When is it best to discuss your wishes in demands during an application process?
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In the job interview: Braving the gaps
It´s really hard. I am looking for the perfect replacement for this open position for four months now. In the beginning I was still dreaming of the Allround-Mr-Perfect, but I left this notion far behind me by now. I would already be happy if I would glimpse some potential for this Allround-Mr-Perfect.
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Body language during the job interview
For hours we sit at our desk to prepare for the job interview. The company website, annual reports, Top 100 questions for job applicants- we go through all of this several times. Well prepared we enter the room. Boom! Within a second our interview partners have already decided whether to give us a chance to get the job or not.
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Overcoming the PhD Stereotype
When I’m honest with myself, I’ll admit that there are two main reasons I got a PhD. The first was the realization while earning my undergraduate degree that one doesn’t truly become a scientist with only 4 years of college. If I wanted to become a physicist, I needed a PhD.
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Management consultant
We are a large consulting and auditing firm with more than 170 000 employees worldwide. KPMG delivers a whole range of consulting services beyond auditing and tax counselling, services in deal advisory and within that segment also strategy, to name but a few.
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Working for an NGO
Nirmal Jivan Shah is ‘the face’ and the CEO of the largest and oldest NGO for conservation in a place where other people make holidays; the Seychelles. We have been lucky to interview him about his career and his social media presence.
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