I’ve worked with a handful of clients applying to project-based postdocs in Europe. We’ve had some bumps in the road, as I had to learn the expectations of these postdocs. A successful reader recently gave me a few pointers, which … Continue reading
In the Foolproof Grant Template I ask for an opening sentence or two that quickly engages the reader on the “big topic” of the research. My clients have a terrible time grasping what that opening should look like. They’ve been … Continue reading
When writing job letters clients often struggle to understand the distinction between their dissertation TOPIC and their dissertation CONTRIBUTION. In the first dissertation paragraph you talk about the content of your dissertation–main argument, methodology, findings. In the second paragraph you … Continue reading
For the next few months I will be posting the “best of the best” Professor is in blog posts on the job market, for the benefit of all those girding their loins for the 2013-2014 market. Today’s post was … Continue reading
List addiction is an epidemic among academic writers. I have a blog post about the subject (which I knew nothing about prior to my work in TPII), and I refer at least 50% of clients to that blog post at … Continue reading
Dr. Karen is on vacation in Italy July 2012. During that time she is re-posting older blog posts her regular Tuesday and Thursday posting days. She’ll recommence new posting some time in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Tuesday Post Category–Strategizing Your Success in … Continue reading
Dr. Karen is on vacation in Italy the month of July, 2012. She is re-posting older posts during that time; she’ll resume new posts some time in August. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week, I was working on a client’s materials. We were … Continue reading
I am interrupting regularly scheduled programming to share this email I received from a reader this week. I share it for several reasons. The first is as a follow-up to last week’s post, “What’s It Like to Work with the … Continue reading