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Core Traits that will Take You the Distance

03/07/2021 |

Early on in my career as a headhunter, I became interested in the dozens of qualities that make top scientists stand out. Then, a conversation with one of my contacts shifted my thinking. “Success in the biotech industry, like any…

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Tags:  success

The Difficulty of “Plan B”

07/25/2016 |

  It’s quite a transition you’re planning. You know, the one where you leave Plan A behind (you, in a prestigious tenure-track faculty position) in favor of some last minute, rush-rush “Plan B.” The word “transition” is often chosen to…

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  • For the Jobseeker
Tags:  academia   job seeking   PhD oversupply   transitions

Three Categories of Career “Rules” in Industry and Academia

07/22/2016 |

  Many of my blog columns here describe the difficulties that some experience when they discover how different life is between the university and industry. I write about these things because I have a great passion for training young scientists and…

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Catetories:
  • General Career Advice
Tags:  career advice   company politics   rulebook   rules of success

Factors for Making Important Job Offer Decisions

07/22/2016 |

  (This piece was written for graduate students back in 2009 when the job market was not in good shape, and I hope it still has value to you in your job offer decisions). It’s frustrating to try and figure…

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  • For the Jobseeker
Tags:  career advice   decision making   job market

The “Killer Instinct” as a Search Parameter?

07/21/2016 |

  The senior executive leaned forward before entrusting me with his secret of success. This was a seasoned President of a billion-dollar corporation–someone whose words should be taken seriously. We had been discussing the personal characteristics of his most successful…

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Catetories:
  • For the Manager
  • General Career Advice
Tags:  career advice   killer instinct   perseverance   success

Getting Labeled – It’s hard to break out!

07/21/2016 |

  I got caught off guard in a recent workshop when one of my audience members asked me to describe the single most difficult career problem. For someone who writes and speaks about these issues all the time, it shouldn’t…

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Catetories:
  • For the Jobseeker
Tags:  career advice   career stagnation   company websites   job seeking   labeling
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