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Decoding Fear – Taking a Leap of Faith
The whole point of this website is to reflect on, and document, my transition from academia. This is a journey still very much ‘in progress’.…
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Rinse and Repeat – The Problem(s) with University Hiring
There is a constant re-shuffle of administrators within Canadian universities. Vacancies are filled by qualified candidates, creating vacancies somewhere else in the system. Recruitment is…
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Brand Loyalty – A University Example
I’ve always struggled with the idea of loyalty to an organization. I understand how people might develop an affinity with their workplace to the point…
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(Identity) Crisis in the Academy
Equating the job with one’s identity. It’s a recognizable hazard inherent in many occupations. When you spend so many years training and doing, at some…
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Keys to the Vatican: My Post-Doc Experience
I didn’t find a job right away. Like many recent PhD graduates, I was applying to universities and waiting for responses that never came. It’s…
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Muddling My Way Through Grad School
I wasn’t a very good student. I haven’t forgotten that fact. I did okay at school but held no strong ambitions for higher education. How…
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