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26 Dec 2020: Almost every academic job description you see includes attracting external research funding; it is asked about constantly at interviews, and it can even be a condition for passing your probation or securing promotion.

26 Dec 2020: JRF's are fixed term awards of college membership, given to early stage academics, often before final submission of their PhD or shortly afterwards. They are awarded on the basis of research excellence, are prestigious and highly competitive.

26 Dec 2020: There are three main categories of funding available: Travel grants and other small grants – look at Research Professional, UKRI, professional and academic societies, charities Fellowships - Personal grants to your salary and your research;

21 Dec 2020: Small Group Teaching Undergraduate supervisions Hosting small group tutorials for undergraduates is a good way to develop your teaching skills. At Cambridge University these tutorials are known as 'supervisions' and are hosted in the Cambridge

14 Dec 2020: A good CV, cover letter, and application form is critical in getting to the interview stage. Our CVs & Applications books are packed full of examples, so whether you’re preparing for the annual graduate recruitment cycle, or an academic researcher

11 Dec 2020: sector_careers_lang_0.png Language skills are in demand across a very wide range of sectors and jobs. It is important as a skill in itself, yet having language skills also says so much more about the wider range of skills you will have gained

10 Dec 2020: findingjobs_vacwork_0.png Just looking for information on the Convention de Stage or the Convenio de Prácticas? Click here. Work experience counts. Employers need to differentiate between applicants with a very similar academic profile and place

7 Dec 2020: Further interviews take many forms, and sometimes include psychometric tests or case studies. ... One-to-one interviews. Individual case studies. Panel interviews. Aptitude or personality tests.

7 Dec 2020: Appointments for students & alumni are only released two days in advance, at 11am each day. Handshake will show any later days as having ‘no appointments available’, but if you log in at 11am the next working day, an extra day's appointments

7 Dec 2020: They are allowed to ask whether you need any reasonable adjustments to attend the interview (the interview should only test what you would be doing in the job itself).