Feed, Nourish, Thrive - career education portal
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The Feed, Nourish, Thrive campaign website and portal help young people currently making decisions about their future explore various interesting and fulfilling careers in food and agriculture. By engaging with the site, and delving into its interactive resources, young people will learn that careers…
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team (NY Times)
Careers, Mentoring, Skills and AdviceNew York Times By CHARLES DUHIGG FEB. 25, 2016
Fascinating story of how Google approached the question of why some teams work better than others - by analyzing lots of data, they found evidence for whan many of us know intuitively, "What Project Aristotle has taught people within Google is that no…
American Society for Cell Biology Career Learning Center
Careers, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationThe Career Learning Center at ASCB encourages an integrative career and professional development process that enhances your skill set.
View Video and PDF resources to help you manage your career.
Taking Ownership of Your Own Mentoring
Careers, Mentoring, Skills and AdviceExcellent article that explores the many different ways we all need mentoring - from sponsorship to emotional support. This article, derived form Earth Science Women's Network, explains the many kinds of mentor you need, their roles, and provides a worksheet so you can make sure you've got them all.
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When It Comes to Mentoring, the More the Merrier
Careers, Mentoring, Skills and Advice
Good article that explains why you need a mentor network and how to build one.
"Stop looking for a guru.
Sure, it’d be nice to have your own personal (Dr.) Yoda instructing you in the ways of the academic force. But the idea that one person can meet all your mentoring needs and guide…
Nature, 2011. The PhD factory
Careers, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationData and surveys of career outcomes and attitudes of PhDs from various countries around the world, with lots of links to help you think about your career trajectory.
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Ten Simple Rules for Getting Published
Careers, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingWhen you are long gone, your scientific legacy is, in large part, the literature you left behind and the impact it represents. I hope these ten simple rules can help you leave behind something future generations of scientists will admire.
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How to build a better PhD
Careers, Finding Your Next Position, General InformationThere are too many PhD students for too few academic jobs — but with imagination, the problem could be solved. View this article from Nature (December 2015) that contains many useful links for thinking about your career prospects.
How to write consistently boring scientific literature
Careers, Skills and Advice, Writing/Reviewing/Publishing/CommunicatingAlthough scientists typically insist that their research is very exciting and adventurous when they talk to laymen and prospective students, the allure of this enthusiasm is too often lost in the predictable, stilted structure and language of their scientific publications. I present here, a top-10…