Advice
The importance of putting students in the (career) driver’s seat.
A good TPS is a living document and a key part of our self-assessment as educators.
How McMaster University’s faculty of engineering is motivating new professors to improve their teaching effectiveness.
Don’t wait until you are actively looking for a job to identify your transferable skills.
Moving beyond the traditional resumé-writing workshops, many centres are now helping students conceive of their career paths from the start of their studies.
Helium‘s approach is to interview guests from both inside and outside academia to help early career researchers make choices strategically, rather than reactively.
The secret CV doesn’t contain things you want to hide, but rather things that you’re proud of, and haven’t yet found a way to articulate.
When we stop to consider the demands that leadership can involve, we are enabling each other to move forward, together.
Tips for forming a successful partnership.
A successful career transition starts with an adviser who’s supportive, encouraging, and open to different ways of defining professional victory.
Mentorship can enhance your degree, but every program offers different takeaways.
As much as I’m in favour of making a change for the better, fresh starts often take persistence and sweat.
Partners who accompany international students tend to be well-educated, yet many experience difficulties pursuing their own career goals once in Canada.
Criticizing your colleagues for “dumbing it down” does a disservice to knowledge translation – and imperils the planet.
A new book aims to understand why a small subset of professionals actively resists retirement.
As time goes by, I’m having more and more misgivings about using social media.
A rejection is not a comment on who you are as a person, or even on your ability to do the job.
UA web editor Tara Siebarth tested out the tongue-loosening properties of improv games for science communicators at the Canadian Science Policy Conference.
While individual initiative is vital, a larger cultural shift is needed.
Why do hiring committees appear to favour graduates from big-league universities?