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08 Jun 2016 | 13:00 GMT

Team science and the early career researcher

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Careers articles, Collaboration, Communication, Data, Funding, Perspectives, Publishing, Relationships, Report, Research

Team science and the early career researcher

Guest contributor Lucia Possamai  … Read more

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18 Jan 2016 | 12:00 GMT

The faculty series: A case study

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Chemistry, Faculty, Research, Tenure

The faculty series: A case study

Guest contributor Samantha Terry  … Read more

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23 Dec 2015 | 15:00 GMT

Science communication: How to get a job

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Communication, Multimedia, NJCE15

Developing extra skills in your spare time will help demonstrate your passion for science communication in an interview.  Read more

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26 Nov 2014 | 12:00 GMT

CV skills with Sarah Blackford

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: #NJCE14

CV skills with Sarah Blackford

Contributor Simon Hazelwood-Smith  … Read more

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23 Oct 2014 | 14:00 GMT

How to identify and leverage experiential opportunities to bolster your credentials

Posted by Julie Gould | Categories: Ask the expert

How to identify and leverage experiential opportunities to bolster your credentials

Contributor Jim Gould  … Read more

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08 Oct 2012 | 14:59 GMT

How to make the most of transferable skills

Posted by Catherine de Lange | Categories: Blog, Communication, CV

The Vitae Research Development Framework

Transferable skills are perhaps the job-seekers biggest asset. They can certainly help you get a job – making your CV stand out and impressing an interviewer – and can also help you to succeed in pretty much any new undertaking. The problem is, much of the time transferable skills remain elusive – we know we must have some, but we often aren’t really sure what they look like and so can’t recognise them when we need to.  … Read more

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