http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog Science in Canada: Issues affecting trainees Thu, 03 May 2012 14:31:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/28/bidding-you-adieu/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/28/bidding-you-adieu/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:17:05 +0000 Beth http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1442 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/12/28/bidding-you-adieu/feed/ 0 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/02/17/open-source-u/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/02/17/open-source-u/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 07:44:05 +0000 Beth http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1051 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/02/17/open-source-u/feed/ 0 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/01/29/women-and-the-mba-session/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/01/29/women-and-the-mba-session/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:40:44 +0000 Beth http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=1018 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2011/01/29/women-and-the-mba-session/feed/ 5 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/09/20/so-you-want-to-be-%e2%80%9cwhat-my-parents-wanted%e2%80%9d-when-you-grow-up%e2%80%a6/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/09/20/so-you-want-to-be-%e2%80%9cwhat-my-parents-wanted%e2%80%9d-when-you-grow-up%e2%80%a6/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:00:07 +0000 Dave http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=614 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/09/20/so-you-want-to-be-%e2%80%9cwhat-my-parents-wanted%e2%80%9d-when-you-grow-up%e2%80%a6/feed/ 0 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/08/16/so-you-want-to-be-a-researcher-in-industry/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/08/16/so-you-want-to-be-a-researcher-in-industry/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:46:30 +0000 Dave http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=584 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/08/16/so-you-want-to-be-a-researcher-in-industry/feed/ 2 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/04/01/quarterly-summary-capital-action-and-effective-communication/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/04/01/quarterly-summary-capital-action-and-effective-communication/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:38:50 +0000 Dave http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=318 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/04/01/quarterly-summary-capital-action-and-effective-communication/feed/ 2 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/01/31/thoughts-on-the-science-to-business-program/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/01/31/thoughts-on-the-science-to-business-program/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:33:36 +0000 Beth http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=239 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2010/01/31/thoughts-on-the-science-to-business-program/feed/ 1 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/12/30/quarterly-summary-trying-to-make-sense-of-it-all/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/12/30/quarterly-summary-trying-to-make-sense-of-it-all/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:01:45 +0000 Dave http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=198 Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/12/30/quarterly-summary-trying-to-make-sense-of-it-all/feed/ 3 http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/12/10/global-warming-hits-science-trainees-%e2%80%93-the-average-cv-rises-two-degrees/ http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/12/10/global-warming-hits-science-trainees-%e2%80%93-the-average-cv-rises-two-degrees/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:21:19 +0000 Dave http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/?p=192 leave as many doors open as possible . So, it seems a reasonable course of action to stay in school and get that extra degree that will allow you to not close doors. This line of thinking, however, also leads to a problem of too many degrees being sought and obtained for the wrong reasons. There is a lot to be said for the value of getting out there and gaining work experience and Beth continues to probe the different types of careers available… but that’s not what concerns me in this entry… (and I’m definitely not playing the “over-qualified card” because that is a load of nonsense… you can never be over-qualified)… What concerns me here is “Why do we sign up for the next degree?” Continue reading →]]> http://scienceadvocacy.org/Blog/2009/12/10/global-warming-hits-science-trainees-%e2%80%93-the-average-cv-rises-two-degrees/feed/ 1