Policy advisor
An interview with Marlies Westerhof, Policy Officer Nature and Landscape at a municipality in the Netherlands.
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Professorships at Universities of Applied Sciences
When thinking about academic careers, we tend to only think of universities, while forgetting about the FHs. The differences between these two types of “university” go deeper than just the name: lectures, in-house research as well as permanent academic support staff are almost non-existent at FHs.
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Verve, ownership and team-work wanted!
We interviewed an HR manager at a chemical company in the Netherlands. Verve, ownership and team-work wanted!
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Interview with a quality manager
My daily work is different every day. We’re a small department with five or six people. In my daily routine there are, among other things, routine tasks, I take care of complaints and the analysis of process errors and assess whether this has an impact on the end product.
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Jobs in Industry: Production leader
If industry as such is the „real life“, then production is the beating heart of this real life. Which challenges await a production leader, how does her everyday life look like?
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The girl with the gun
A CV should not only show that you are the right person for the position, but also arouse interest in you. What makes you attractive as a future colleague? Hobbies can be exactly what makes you stand out from the crowd.
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The pregnancy issue
Not knowing the law pertaining to the hiring of and collaboration with employees as a group leader, however, is dangerous. Otherwise, your research might easily be put on hold because you are asked to appear in court.
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Biological age or academic age?
The major research institutions have decided to base their judgement with regard to excellence in research on the academic age (i.e. the years of active research) and not on the biological age (i.e. the years of one’s life). This is meant to even out twists and turns in the CV, such as parental leave. This is an important change of rules.
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The termination agreement
A termination agreement is not a golden handshake, not even a silver one. It’s the beginning of a complex process and a path that you do not go alone. The first point of contact is the works council, and a lawyer should manage your communication with the employer.
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My professor the career advisor
To reach the position they are now in, professors have overcome impressive intellectual obstacles. The inherent danger is that they are mistaken for omniscient oracles.
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