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a US site offering advice and resources for PhDs interested in non-academic jobs.

News, tips, and strategies from the Independant

UK's leading information and advice service on European Union funding for research and higher education.

Various reports from the Research Careers Initiative containing advice on good practice in the management of Contract Research Staff, including support for career planning

"Research is Cool is the first research recruitment & social networking site of its kind. Researchers at all stages of their career can use our social networking features (R-Net) to find others from across the world that share their particular research interests. In addition, those at the begining of their research career such as current or prospective postgraduates and postdocs can find research vacancies and career advice tailored to their level of expertise. We advertise research assistant jobs, postdoctoral positions, postgraduate studentships and postgraduate courses such as Masters and PhDs. Happy searching and please email us to let us know what you think of the site and how we can improve it." Global site advertising research jobs and studentships. Has a burgeoning careers section with articles on research related issues

International Jobs Online,a wealth of useful information for those wanting to return home to their own country. For country-specific information, look under "Careers Advice", "Overseas".

A competency interview (also referred to as a situational, behavioural or competency based interview) is a style of interviewing often used to evaluate a candidate's competence, particularly when it is hard to select on the basis of technical merit: for example, for a particular graduate scheme or graduate job where relevant experience is less important or not required. However, increasingly, companies are using competency based interviews as part of the selection process for experienced recruitment, as it can give valuable insights into an individual's preferred style of working and help predict behaviours in future situations.

Whist this website is aimed at PhD students in modern languages it contains some great tutorials that are relevant to any PhD student. Well worth spending some time working through.

"Mathematics Resources"

"Academic Writing & Study Skills Resources"