#GPDNCareers22 No matter what your #research area is, widen your view to apply your learned #skils to other areas to increase your options. Dr David Mendes (Papa PhD) Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #careeradvice

#GPDNCareers22 YOUR time is precious! If you’re going to invest in expressing yourself through social media writing, art or media, make sure that it is something that you enjoy. Dr David Mendes (Papa PhD) Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #SciComm #communications #AcademicTwitter

#GPDNCareers22 learning about #skills for #innovation with @dk_munro and Creig Lamb. Mitacs Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada More live tweets to come!

#GPDNCareers22 When asked, employers didn’t say that social & emotional skills were important, BUT they valued the individual skills themselves. Language is important! @dk_munro Creig Lamb Mitacs Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada

#GPDNCareers22 @dk_munro & Creig Lamb Students and postdocs should have strategies for identifying the adam🃏 they feel less confident in, and strengthening the ones they use frequently. #ExcelTips Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada Mitacs

Day 2 of #GPDNCareers22 First up Ketan Marballi, PhD @philmiletic talking about #career storytelling in the #jobsearch. Excellent topic! Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada More live tweets to come

#GPDNCareers22 Tip from Ketan Marballi, PhD: keep a running list of the different skills that you are gaining and using during your graduate program & postdoc. Use that list to explore your #career options based on your enjoyment & interest. Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #AcademicTwitter

#GPDNCareers22 Ask yourself what you would like to do, and what you would NOT like to do. You don’t have to do a job just because you can. #CareerAdvice Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #AcademicTwitter Student Success Centre McMaster SGS

#GPDNCareers22 “Reframe” your #skills for your new #career path. You might talk about different activities or outcomes. Focus on what is relevant for the potential employer. Ketan Marballi, PhD Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #AcademicTwitter

#GPDNCareers22 Exploring #careers? Move beyond roles & think about your interests. See which skills & interests are connected to each other. For @philmiletic he saw the different ways his experience & interests helped him move across areas. Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #AcademicTwitter

#GPDNCareers22 Informational Interviewing. This is a long-awaited presentation! Kris Gies, Ph.D Renee Polziehn & Rebecca Maymon. Kris Gies credits his current #career to informational interviewing. There’s an endorsement!

#GPDNCareers22 Never ask someone their salary in an informational interview. Instead, ask their opinion. E.g. I’ve seen a range of X to Y for these types of positions. Would that be an accurate range? Graduate & Postdoctoral Development Network Canada #careeradvice

Don't miss our GradFlix info session for McMaster Humanities and McMaster Social Sciences grad students! Our Catherine Maybrey PhD CDP is joined by communications expert Sara Laux to talk about the competition, as well as scripting tips! Tues, Jan 17, 2:30-3:30pm. bit.ly/3IOyEKn

Last year's GradFlix finalists included McMaster Humanities & McMaster Social Sciences. Let's do it again! Special SSH info session. English & Cultural Studies, McMaster University McMaster Economics Mac Labour Studies Professor Sandra Lapointe (ACCOUNT PAUSED) @ChristinaBaade @MIRIMcMaster McMaster Anthropology McMaster Black Student Success Centre McMaster GSA Pls share w your students.

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there was a sandwich. on the edge of the counter. and now there isn’t. those are all the details. we can confirm so far. the piece of lettuce on my nose. is purely circumstantial

This is River. She may have just started training, but we know she's going to do a great job. 12/10

An orangutan at the Louisville Zoo in Kentucky knocks on the glass of her enclosure, to further see this newborn 📹 Kayla Jaylen Natsis x.com/Levandov_1/sta…

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A pleasure to write this with Catherine Maybrey PhD CDP. universityaffairs.ca/career-advice/… via @ua_magazine