{"id":305,"date":"2015-11-23T00:20:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T00:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/temp.smartfantasyandscifi.com\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2016-03-11T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:30:09","slug":"research-job-application-criteria-early-in-your-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.ncl.ac.uk\/fmspgrstudentguidelines\/2015\/11\/23\/research-job-application-criteria-early-in-your-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Job Application Criteria Early in Your Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are three main things that will determine your academic progression after your degree. The first is your number (and quality) of publications<\/strong>, the second is your number of connections<\/strong>, and the third is the number of skills<\/strong> you have developed.<\/p>\n

A lot of people forget the last one, but often it is the most important. If you don\u2019t have the skills listed as essential<\/em> in the job criteria, then your publications are largely irrelevant.<\/p>\n

To this end, it is worth looking at a few jobs you might like to apply for early in your degree<\/strong>, and seeing what skills you would need to procure them. There are usually a set of complementary skills<\/strong> that appear together in job criteria, which you can procure\u00a0during your degree through collaborations and courses etc.<\/p>\nGet Practical Tips<\/span>

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  1. You will not be able to acquire every skill for every research job. Attempting to do everything will just leave you not very good at anything. However, there will be a core set of skills that apply to most jobs in your area of research, and it is a good idea to make sure you can do most of these.<\/li>\n
  2. Attend student seminars and learn what techniques others are doing.<\/li>\n
  3. Look for courses in techniques and ask your supervisor if you can attend.<\/li>\n
  4. Before your interview, spend extra time researching skills you are less practiced at.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\u00a0<\/b>
    \nRead Personal Perspective<\/span>