Recap and Setting the Scene We all experience rejection in academia. It comes in many forms, be it actual rejection (desk rejection of journal articles) or self-perceived rejection (like that horrible feeling you get when you see all the red comments from someone on a piece of your work). Rejection hurts. But, there are someContinue reading “Rejection, Rejection Everywhere – Part 2 of 4: Resiliency in Rejection”
Author Archives: Chris Kilby
Rejection, Rejection Everywhere – Part 1 of 4: Rejection hurts everyone
Rejection hurts, but it happens to everyone The scene: You submit a year’s worth of work as an article to a journal. You wait anxiously for a few weeks or months. Then the decision letter comes in. The adrenaline is high, the anticipation almost unbearable. You open the letter and… “We regret to inform you”Continue reading “Rejection, Rejection Everywhere – Part 1 of 4: Rejection hurts everyone”
The First Time I Lectured
The prep was crazy So, I was asked to cover for a lecturer. I knew the content back to front and was a confident speaker. I could do this. Then it hit me “but the references needed updating”, “but there were a few minor bugs in the slides”, “but I want to have my ownContinue reading “The First Time I Lectured”
Identifying Employment Opportunities in Academia
Academic hiring is changing As I neared the end of my PhD I was provided with the opportunity to talk to someone in academia over coffee about how I find jobs in academia. I was told to look at newspapers as they often have an academic job listing. Unfortunately, as I found out, this isContinue reading “Identifying Employment Opportunities in Academia”
The Silver Platter of Work Experience: The Power of Word of Mouth
The phrase “to be offered on a silver platter” means to have something offered to you, often in a way that is very easy to acquire. Much of my work experience was offered on a silver platter. Employers and clients came to me requesting my time. I now have a rather eclectic range of work experience. So how did I manage this?
Phase 1. PhD | Phase 2. | Phase 3. Post-Doc
“Once you have your PhD, what next?” I almost always get the same reply to this question “Well, you use your Post-Doc experience to get a job”. But this misses the huge space between post-PhD and securing a Post-Doc.
Welcome to PhD and Beyond!
Welcome to the blog! We are Alessa and Chris and welcome to our blog. We are both at the end of our PhDs in psychology and have started to venture out into the post-PhD world. Except, we have no idea what we are doing. We both have different expertise, different career goals, and had differentContinue reading “Welcome to PhD and Beyond!”
