Matthew Betts, Ph.D.

Neuroscientist | Founder of MJB Consulting | Careers driven by curiosity & experimentation

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PhDs have a range of transferable skills but are not taught how to market them.

Here are 10 high-value transferable skills:

[Nature Careers @NatureCareers]

How to use a curiosity-led strategy to find the right role. https://t.co/i9yv1FsvBs

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During career exploration, small, intentional experiments can turn uncertainty into insight and shrink the psychological distance between the current situation and what comes next.

Find out how a curiosity-led strategy can help you find the right role:
https://t.co/0x7RlLkiVf

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We share a few tips to help you design your own career experiments so your next step is based on evidence, not a leap into the unknown.

What’s one career experiment you’ve tried or would like to try?

Link to article:

https://t.co/FT4lgyFHwj

@Nature @NaturePortfolio

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We approach careers backwards.

We're expected to know what we want before we even start.

In a new Nature Careers piece, @neuranne, and I share how small, curiosity-led experiments can be a powerful tool for career exploration.

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Generate data points: You’re moving beyond speculation and collecting evidence.

Just like in research, some experiments will confirm your hypothesis while others will disprove it.

A “failed” experiment can be just as clarifying by ruling things out.

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@neuranne Many congrats Anne-Laure!

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@Okpala_IU Many thanks Ifeanyi.

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The unmet need for leadership training in academia:

Success in academia is determined by your publication record and ability to obtain grant funding.

Acquiring leadership skills is neglected as they don't contribute to the evaluation of scientific success.

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Institutions should make leadership training mandatory for all researchers taking on a supervisory role.

Effective leadership benefits research at the individual level but also improves efficacy and productivity at the organisational level.

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The most dangerous lie we tell ourselves in academia:

“When I become a professor I'll be happy”.

Pinning your happiness on an external milestone is setting yourself up for disappointment.

Real happiness comes from within and finding joy in the process.

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@purposeful_pd I think we often underestimate the value we can bring to someone even by the smallest of gestures.