Category: Negotiate My Package

I was recently contacted by a recruiter about a job opening.  He caught me off-guard (mistake on my part) with   Read more

At the Women in Science and Technology conference, the final workshop I attended was given by Linda Baracs, a professor   Read more

The current economic downturn and high unemployment rate have, no doubt, created the common mind-set of “If you have a   Read more

As you can guess, this installment is about “the money question”… We’re not talking about salary negotiations.  Rather, I have   Read more

In my previous instalment, I talked about the process of getting an interview for my position as a lab manager,   Read more

Absolutely, you can! But make sure you get all the facts so you can decide if it is acceptable to   Read more

Job security is a common concern among academic scientists who are considering transitioning to professional careers outside academia. Presumably, these   Read more

You’re sitting in your third and final interview, and your prospective employer says, “We would like to work up an   Read more

Repeatedly, we have heard the maxims, “ask and you shall receive”, “close mouths don’t get fed”, or “knock and the   Read more

What is talent? How do you judge it? Shouldn’t qualification, experience, useful contribution in the past etc. be the yardstick   Read more