Recent content by jacksonshana

Thank you Lavabug, :smile:

Thanks for the advice ParticleGrl, but for your information I have been co author to over 10 papers, and the last one, which I was first author was only published three months ago in Phys Rev C; furthermore, I expect to have two more published in the next three to four months. So for a bus...

I hear what your saying StatGuy2000, but I have been 'developing my skills' for the last 10 years at university, and I am only going to learn new skills if I am interested what I am doing. Thus this excludes computational finance and other non science related computer programming positions...

Thank you for the links Tyler.Smith, but again I imagine that I would need to speak Spanish or Portuguese to a decent level in order to have a realistic chance of being offered a position in these countries. Unfortunatley I do not.

I still do not understand, so what would someone who puts in "110%" do more than the person who puts in "100%" to find a job ? Anyway it really is pointless citing percentages about how much effort someone exerts to find a job. I mean it might sound good, but to be honest it is of little...

I have applied for postdoc jobs in Germany, but not jobs in companies as I do not speak German, and I guess that this is something these companies would really want any candidate to do.

All the jobs I have applied for were advertised. I have went to career fairs and had good feedback, but when I applied to the company I had no reply. I asked friends from uni and postdoc's, but they are too busy trying to find their own jobs. If someone was interested in my skills, then I wish...

Sorry for the late reply gbeagle, anyway, the size of the companies I apply for varies, though the majority are small companies, as they don't require you to go through endless assesment center's. I have a similar experience with programming positions at science/engineering companies, where...

A bus driver is not as bad as you think ! In fact it's quite an enjoyable job in my opinion.

Yes if you have a B.Ed then this will be the case. However, I don't have this and I really do not want to go back to university for another three years to get this either. The alternative to this is a one/two year Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), which is what I applied for a while...

I hear what your saying gbeagle, and I do try to change my cv to match the job I am applying for, and I get the same kind of the response that you have had for positions in industry. I agree also it is hard to convince employers that you want the job and you won't just up sticks and leave when a...

Tell me about it ! the funding was slashed a couple of years ago, though funding for particle physics remains constant in the UK; anyway one consequence of this was a massive reduction in the number of postdoc positions, however the number of funded PhD's in my field remains constant, so I guess...

Hi StatGuy2000, to answer your questions, yes I have applied for a few positions in Canada, however, in my field of nuclear physics there are very few opportunities available in asia, australia, new zealand, none that I have seen anyway. I apply for most positions via job sites such as...

To answer a few questions, Like I said I am based in the UK, but I have applied for a lot of postdoc positions in the USA and Europe, and I always get the "Thank you for applying, your application was strong but ..." I do modify my resume to highlight the skills I have that are relevant to...

I should say I am based in the UK, and I have applied for over 100 jobs in fields such as engineering, energy, statistics, computer programming, graduate scheme's, teacher, and even lab assistants at high schools, and on the rare ocassions that I get a reply, I am told that I am over qualified...