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I am ready for work, but is work ready for me?

by ginger | Jun 11, 2014 | career, fitting in, new job, office space, research, science, sulab, training period, work, work place terratories

Yes! Yes, of course! There is always plenty to do and so much to learn in an awesome lab. This is not what I mean by data mining The lab that I joined does a lot of data mining and has a lot of ongoing projects many of which could use participation from the general...

Finding an awesome job-is it just dumb luck? part II

by ginger | Jun 5, 2014 | career, career advice, cover letter, job search, sulab, work

Previously, I discussed how my wonky unconventional cover letter enabled me to garner the interest of an awesome potential employer. I should mention that this approach has its risks, as the cover letter might not be appreciated by the person (or computer) that reads...

Finding an awesome job–is it just dumb luck? part I

by ginger | Jun 2, 2014 | career, career advice, cover letter, job search, sulab, work

As I was finishing up my PhD, I followed the relevant advice I received from colleagues, acquaintances, and linkedin posts quite faithfully: I carefully considered the traditional and non-traditional post PhD routes; I used AAAS’s IDP tool to find new...

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