AcademicTransfer Career Advice Podcast

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Picture this: you're a budding researcher, and you've embarked on the exciting journey of pursuing a PhD. But hold on, are you a student or an employee? It turns out, in the Netherlands, it can be a bit of both!

AcademicTransfer organizes a few times a year international recruitment events. I'm sure you're eager to learn how to make the most out of these events, whether they're live or virtual.

Your profile is a kind of online business card that you can share with university recruiters. It contains about 15 fields that can indicate very specifically what you are looking for and what you have to offer. For example, you can fill in your preferred employers, your research statement, your ORCID number and your publication list. But the four most important fields in your profile are: previous position, current position, next position and ultimate position. Listen why!

Unleash your career with free services from AcademicTransfer. Explore new opportunities, discover your qualities, and find the perfect match.

This episode is about five alternative ways to find job opportunities beyond the traditional method of browsing job listings on job boards like AcademicTransfer. Whether you're looking for a career change or simply trying to improve your job prospects, these tips can help you stay ahead of the competition and land your dream job.

Managing the job search process when you and your partner are both looking for academic jobs in the Netherlands can be challenging. This is commonly known as the "two-body problem", and it can be a daunting challenge for many couples in academia. But with careful planning and effective communication, finding solutions that work for both of you is possible. Find out more in this episode!

In this episode, we will discuss the unspoken rules of job applications in the Netherlands and provide you with tips and tricks to navigate the process successfully.

Listen to this podcast to find out how you can use our "Find your supervisor" tool, to match your research ideas with millions of publications worldwide. We will present a top-10 listing with the best matches in The Netherlands, so you have the names of potential supervisors with the closest research match, and hence might be interested in supervising your research!

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Knowing your own strengths and weaknesses is key in planning a suitable career path. In this episode i will discuss our Career Reflector, a self assessment that reflects on your skills, strong points and room for improvement. Enjoy!

Our self-assessment helps you to get a better understanding of your talents. You will get to know:

• what your preferred approach is to developing and sharing knowledge
• how you preferably work with others
• how you demonstrate personal leadership
• what your preferred working style is

The test consists of 149 questions. You will be presented two statements and have to choose which one suits you best. There are no right or wrong answers.

The self-assessment is free, you only need an AcademicTransfer account.

Finding the best job can be difficult and it's seldom that the right job is offered at the right time. So, why don't you take the steering wheel into your hands and start a more proactive approach? In this episode, I will explain to you how to do so!

1. Create a free account, if not done so already and make sure to be logged in
2. Fill in your profile on My AcademicTransfer
3. Test our free CV match or Research match after listening to this episode
4. See the greyed-out history matches on the bottom that indicates what faculties offered the best matching jobs in the past and start reaching out to them.

This episode explains the most common mistakes and the best practices when applying for a research job in The Netherlands. Some things are really different in Dutch culture, for example, the importance of your motivational letter! In less than 7 minutes, you are covered!

The episode below is our first pilot, explaining what this podcast is all about. Follow us in your favourite podcast app, and don't miss your monthly bag of career advice! Click the follow button in the player and select your app. Or click the play button to listen in your browser!

Upcoming episodes:

• September 27, 2023: PhD employee or student?
• Oktober 25, 2023: How Dutch Academia is Embracing Diversity in Career Paths
• ... every month a new episode! Hit the follow button down right in the player and do not miss a single one.

If you would like to contribute to our podcast series with some unique insights, information or tips about doing a research career in The Netherlands, feel free to contact me.