AcademicTransfer Career Advice Podcast

In today’s episode, we'll be discussing why finding the job of a lifetime, especially in the field of research, can be difficult and what you can do to beat the system and find your dream job.

Finding the best job can be difficult and it's seldom that the right job is offered at the right time. So, why don't you take the steering wheel into your hands and start a more proactive approach? In this episode, I will explain to you how to do so!

1. Create a free account, if not done so already and make sure to be logged in
2. Fill in your profile on My AcademicTransfer
3. Test our free CV match or Research match after listening to this episode
4. See the greyed-out history matches on the bottom that indicates what faculties offered the best matching jobs in the past and start reaching out to them.

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• Your career planner by AcademicTransfer - All free career services to guide you in taking the next career step as a researcher.
• FactCards NL - FactCards brings you over 200 categorized facts and Q&A about doing research in, coming to, working in, studying in and living in The Netherlands.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!

Useful links for this episode:

(1) Resumes & Cover Letters for Student PhD Students Graduate. https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/phd_resume_cover_letters.pdf.

(2) 20 Career-Worthy Industry Jobs for PhD Graduates | Indeed.com. https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/industry-jobs-for-phd.

(3) PhD Student Career Planning Timeline - University of California, Santa Cruz. https://careers.ucsc.edu/grad/resources/phd.html.

(4) Industry scores higher than academia for job satisfaction - Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03567-3.

(5) Ten Simple Rules for Choosing between Industry and Academia. https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000388.

(6) The Tough Choice of a Life Scientist: Industry vs. Academia. https://www.jyi.org/2015-november/2017/3/22/the-tough-choice-of-a-life-scientist-industry-vs-academia.

(7) Industry vs Academia: Which Career Path is Right for You? - Graduate Blog. https://graduate.northeastern.edu/resources/working-in-industry-vs-academia/.

(8) Working in academia vs. industry: A guide to help you make the right .... https://researcher.life/blog/article/working-in-academia-vs-industry/.

(9) undefined. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000388.

(10) Career Navigator tool: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/career-navigator/

(11 bonus) Free Self-assessment: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/career-reflector/

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• Sign in to your profile - Optimize your personal profile on AcademicTransfer
• Events - AcademicTransfer - Find all our events
• Your career planner by AcademicTransfer - All free career services to guide you in taking the next career step as a researcher.

Listen to this short pilot episode and find out what career secrets we are going to share! Starting March 22 2023!

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• Your career planner by AcademicTransfer - All free career services to guide you in taking the next career step as a researcher.
• FactCards NL - FactCards brings you over 200 categorized facts and Q&A about doing research in, coming to, working in, studying in and living in The Netherlands.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!

In Today's episode, we will be discussing the best practices for applicants when applying for a job opening, particularly for researchers such as PhDs, postdoctoral researchers, and assistant professors. In this episode, we will go over five do's and five don'ts to help you prepare a successful application.

• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• Your career planner by AcademicTransfer - All free career services to guide you in taking the next career step as a researcher.
• FactCards NL - FactCards brings you over 200 categorized facts and Q&A about doing research in, coming to, working in, studying in and living in The Netherlands.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!

Have you ever found yourself feeling lost in your career path? Are you unsure of your strengths, weaknesses, and preferred working style? Well, if you answered yes to either of those questions, then today's episode is for you.

Overview of great starting points at our platform:

• Academic jobs in the Netherlands - We have 100% coverage of the research jobs in The Netherlands, from PhD and postdoc, up to assistant- associate- and full professors at the 14 research universities, 7 university medical centres, and the research institutions from KNAW and NWO-I. We also provide relevant job openings for researchers in industry, government and universities of applied sciences.
• Your career planner by AcademicTransfer - All free career services to guide you in taking the next career step as a researcher.
• FactCards NL - FactCards brings you over 200 categorized facts and Q&A about doing research in, coming to, working in, studying in and living in The Netherlands.
• Blog - AcademicTransfer - Find out tons of information regarding research careers in The Netherlands in over 150 dedicated blog posts!