{"id":8671,"date":"2015-12-31T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/?p=8671"},"modified":"2015-12-29T18:37:12","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T18:37:12","slug":"naturejobs-lets-look-over-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nature.com\/naturejobs\/2015\/12\/31\/naturejobs-lets-look-over-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturejobs: Let\u2019s look over 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Naturejobs<\/em> blog has flourished this year \u2013 we hope you have too.\"naturejobs-reads\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

2015 was a great year for science, and it\u2019s been a wonderful year for Naturejobs <\/em>as well. We\u2019ve hosted three career expos \u2013 in London, Boston and D\u00fcsseldorf \u2013\u00a0have published more free content than ever before, be it blog post, podcast or video. We\u2019ve met interesting scientists, visited all manner of fascinating labs, and covered a wide remit of news, views, and everything in between.<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019ve all been entertained by, and have benefited from, the advice and stories we publish here, and we\u2019re hoping to see you all in the 2016 for more careers content that will help you find \u2013 and succeed at \u2013 that dream job. Here\u2019s a quick rundown of the stories you most enjoyed from 2015.<\/p>\n

Procrastination and how to do it efficiently has been on the top of everyone\u2019s mind, it seems. Daisy Hessenberger\u2019s post<\/a> teaches us how to waste time wisely.<\/p>\n

Viviane Callier and Jessica Polka discussed the need for more career development for postdocs in their column<\/a> for Naturejobs<\/em>, and gave some advice on developing independence during these crucial first few years as a professional researcher.<\/p>\n

Anthea Lacchia blessed us with some tips and tricks<\/a> on writing for high-impact journals, as delivered by Kyle Vogan, senior editor at Nature Genetics<\/em>, at the Naturejobs <\/em>Career Expo in Boston 2015.<\/p>\n

Robert Aboukhalil pointed out the elephant in the lab<\/a> for us when he wrote about the amount of training young researchers have for academic jobs that no longer exist at universities.<\/p>\n

Up to 85% of job vacancies are never actually advertised online. Barry O\u2019Brien wrote<\/a> about unearthing the job you want from places you wouldn\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n

What, exactly, is a postdoc position? And what can a scientist make out of a postdoc position? Julie Gould answered<\/a> this and more in the second part of the postdoc series<\/a>. She went on to discuss the plight of the postdoc<\/a>, which also makes it into our top ten posts of the year.<\/p>\n

On that topic, some postdocs won new rights this year, enabling them to pursue career-development activities at the University of California on paid time, Helen Shen reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Making your CV look its very best is always a popular topic here at Naturejobs<\/em>, and this year was no exception. Carol Spencely delivered a treatment plan on how to make your work history shine. Tip one was \u201cDon\u2019t Panic!\u201d \u2013 read the rest here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Julie Gould\u2019s opening post<\/a> to the postdoc series \u2013 on insights, opinions, and careers \u2013 is a great way to end our list, and a great place for you to start reading.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d like to thank all of the bloggers, contributors, interviewees, advisors, colleagues, readers, tweeters, speakers, commenters and spambots that have made the Naturejobs<\/em> blog what it is today, and are looking forward to hearing from all of you in the New Year.<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019ve found us useful over the past year in landing that dream job, and continuing with your career development. If you have any ideas for a guest post you\u2019d like to be published on the Naturejobs<\/em> blog in 2016, please feel free to contact the editor<\/a>. Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

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