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22 votes
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People who work from home earn $2,000 more a year
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How to answer tricky personal questions at a new job
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Your professional decline is coming (much) sooner than you think
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Forty online resources all women in tech careers should know about
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When you leave your old job on good terms, you want to ensure a smooth transition to make life easier for your replacement. This succession planning checklist can help you to hand over the reins.
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I’m writing an article about “How to hand over the reins when you leave a job.” I’d like your advice about what I should include.
My premise is that you genuinely want to help the company and the next person who moves into your old position. Maybe you got a promotion, or you found an even-better job. In any case, you want...
My premise is that you genuinely want to help the company and the next person who moves into your old position. Maybe you got a promotion, or you found an even-better job. In any case, you want the old coworkers to succeed, and you want to make a smooth transition.
So there’s a few pieces to this:
• What do you do when you leave a job?
• What have other people done, when they left/moved on, that gave you the knowledge and skills you needed to excel?
• What did they NOT provide that you wish they had?
It’d be easy for me to focus on “what did you do” but none of us know how successful that was. So tell me, rather, about your experience as the person picking up the reins. What did that teach you about the process?
Anecdotes welcome! (And tell me how to refer to you in the article. Private is fine.)
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Stop Asking Kids What They Want To Be When They Grow Up
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Advice for a soon to be college graduate
I am going to be graduating with a BA in Economics in May, and I am overwhelmed, like most people, with all the stuff that I am now responsible for. I was mostly wondering what advice you wish you...
I am going to be graduating with a BA in Economics in May, and I am overwhelmed, like most people, with all the stuff that I am now responsible for. I was mostly wondering what advice you wish you heard when you were 22.
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How to pick a career (that actually fits you)
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Whether you’re actively looking for a new job or you’re thinking about it, here are 8 resources for making a resume and getting out there to find something
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Are you satisfied in your career choice?
I'm curious to hear how everyone feels about their jobs and, more specifically, whether your chosen career or field is sustainable in the long-term for you.
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Growing-ups: Living with your parents, single and with no clear career. Is this a failure to grow up or a whole new stage of life?
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How to hire
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What it takes to be a trial lawyer if you're not a man
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Has anyone done an on the job/industry PhD?
Tildes, I'd like some opinions please! I work in a genetics lab as a research assistant and I've got the opportunity to pursue a PhD under the supervision of the lab director whilst maintaining my...
Tildes, I'd like some opinions please! I work in a genetics lab as a research assistant and I've got the opportunity to pursue a PhD under the supervision of the lab director whilst maintaining my current position and salary, with work I'd probably be doing anyway contributing to my thesis.
I feel like this is a pretty good opportunity: I'm not getting any younger and I have a young family, so going back to school to do this on a studentship is not an option, and my employer is willing to fund half the tuition fees and cover materials/ reagents etc. Word in the media is that there is a glut of PhDs at the moment, but I don't have my heart set on an academic career, so I won't be crushed if I end up in industry. I'm based in Europe, so would be looking at taking 3 years for the whole degree, which is coincidentally when my current contract is up.
Has anyone pursued a PhD under similar conditions? What was your experience like? Was getting your PhD worth it (especially in the life sciences/biotech)?
Thanks!
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From professor-in-waiting to florist: Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs
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Any other attorneys on ~s?
I'm a civil litigator in Texas, just curious if anyone else on here practices law! When the site opens up, I see value in creating something akin to the /r/lawyers subreddit where access is...
I'm a civil litigator in Texas, just curious if anyone else on here practices law! When the site opens up, I see value in creating something akin to the /r/lawyers subreddit where access is restricted to licensed attorneys, and I'd be happy to jump in on setting that up when it does.
10 votes