A few words about me.
I am a recent PhD graduate in Biomedical Science with quite impressive publication record. At least I am impressed. When I was starting my project, the goal was to complete. Preferably without giving up too much holiday and not spending nights in the lab. I never really meant to be very successfull with my project. Average was good enough back when I started. PhD is a PhD whether you get it with distinctions and medals or just a regular diploma. Completing a PhD is an achievement in itself, right?
But the truth is that no matter how much you plan to be indifferent to your research, it always takes your soul. I spent some holiday doing research and quite a few evenings but I only spent nights when I was writing up. And that was fun because it made me feel like a real writer.
So I completed this PhD with distinctions, medals and a very impressive list of publications and now I am looking for a job.
What kind of job?
Something interesting, ambitious, engaging and in line with my interests. I have loads of interests. I have passion for my PhD research topic, I am interested in intellectual property, I have a business heart in me. Hard working, enthusiastic, devoted, all the things that make a really good workaholic. The job market seemed to be my oyster. Untill I started applying for jobs. And it turned out that my brilliant PhD, my publication record, my broad interests, even my pretty face are not appreciated outside academia.
So here I am, writing this blog.
Mostly to help myself analyse how much this is caused by the current job market and how much this is because my CV is not printed on a pink, scented paper. Well, nowadays you don't even get to scent your own CV as they all remain electronic, but you know what I mean.
This blog will be about my thoughts and my attempts.
Follow me for a bitter-sweet insight into the PhD world and if you like pretty girls :)
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