Graduate Job Podcast

In episode 29 of the Graduate Job Podcast I speak with author, blogger, and former tenured professor Karen Kelsky, who shares with us her secrets of how you can turn your PH.D into a job. Now you might be thinking ‘I don’t have a PH.D, this is no use to me’. But you would be very wrong indeed as Karen shares a wealth of insight that PH.D or not will blow you socks off. Amongst other topics we cover why being yourself could be holding you back, why you should think again about stating how passionate you are for a subject, and why the job market is just like dating. Whether your academic experience goes up to a PH.D, or if it ended when you were 16 this is an episode you won’t want to miss! As always, all links we discuss and a full transcript are available in the show notes at www.graduatejobpodcast.com/PHD but without further ado, let’s dive head first into episode 29.

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In episode 28 of the Graduate Job Podcast I speak with NLP Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Careers Advisor and author Chris Delaney, who opens up his full toolbox of tips and techniques to help you influence the interview. Chris shares his insight into how you can overcome a lack of confidence or negative self-talk, quickly build rapport with the interviewer, and then influence them with the language you use. Chris also shares techniques for how you can negotiate a higher wage and use suggestion to ensure you get a job offer with influencing tricks that would put a Jedi to shame. If you have any sort of job interview coming up, then this is definitely the episode for you. As always, all links we discuss and a full transcript are available in the show notes at www.graduatejobpodcast.com/influence but without further ado, let’s jump straight in with episode 28.

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We focus down this week for episode 27 and explore one of the biggest and best graduate schemes, which is striving to end educational inequality, as I speak to James Darley, Graduate Recruitment Director at Teach First. We delve into Teach First and particularly its Leadership Development Programme, examining what exactly it is, how you apply, and how you can stand out. We discuss the application process in detail and also cover why even if you are set on the corporate life, why Teach First could be the ideal place to start your career. If you’ve ever thought teaching as a profession this is an episode you won’t want to miss. As always, links to all we discuss and a full transcript are available in the show notes at www.graduatejobpodcast.com/teachfirst, but let’s not waste any more time and crack straight on with episode 27.

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