"About a Job" Blog

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So what differentiates the #aboutajob blog from other career resources? We don’t have an agenda, we’re not trying to sell you anything, we’re just trying to open doors and show you what’s out there. https://t.co/QDgVeXCXrt #careers #realwork

[RealScientists @realscientists]

How did I become a paleontologist?
My story is very common. When Jurassic Park premiered in my country, there was merchandising everywhere. My grandma bought my brother these dinosaur magazines that came with glow-in-the-dark bones. He loved the bones but was too young to read...

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New blog post is up! If you're curious about academic journals and publishing, check out what Sara has to say about being an editorial assistant! https://t.co/uK6tJaWCN5 #academicWriting #editing #academicjobs

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It’s Tuesday, and I think the blog needs another scientist interview. Anyone know a cool, passionate scientist who’s interested in talking about their work??

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@ek_johnston Worst career advice you’ve ever received? Followed?

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Loving all the positive feedback from the librarians on twitter! This has to be the post popular blog post yet. https://t.co/CKJoh4WRBr

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I guess the cool thing about #psychology is all the pushback you’ll experience for stating basic facts. The top responses to this tweet are condescending and at times a little mean...even though these are pretty basic truths. https://t.co/Hva9IW3urf

[Geoffrey Miller @gmiller]

The Myers-Briggs personality types were invented in 1944 based on Jungian psychoanalysis concepts from the 1920s. They've never been valid, and have been obsolete for over 60 years. Companies and therapists that use them are committing scientific malpractice.

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There’s something about the way we’re socializing boys. They don’t relate to female role models. My guess is this extends beyond the idea of the scientist - boys just don’t draw women and girls. https://t.co/0WukNEFzn9

[Alice Gray @AliceJaneGray]

In the 1960s, less than 1% of children would draw a female scientist - this has risen by 28%.

Which is still less than 30%, but it is an improvement!

https://t.co/CFGC2bmdr6

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Ever wonder how to become a librarian? What they do all day? Whether they're judging you for your inept reference skills? Anna answers all in this week's Dossier post from "About a Job."
https://t.co/CKJoh4WRBr
#libraryjobs #librarians #workwithbooks

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Some insight into the dairy industry. https://t.co/wSPDivuGwg

[Will Gilmer @willgilmer40]

February “mailbox price” for our milk over the last five years (per 100 pounds):

2014: $25.41
2015: $17.12
2016: $13.92
2017: $17.35
2018: $14.15

And it’s gonna get worse before it gets better.

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Just in case anyone needs a breakdown on potential weaknesses of different VPNs. https://t.co/GdODXnzqyy

[Emily van der Nagel @emvdn]

I've been accepted to present at a symposium and I'm now fighting off huge impostor syndrome feelings because my teaching-heavy semester is making me feel I'm Not a Real Researcher how good is academia

[Candace Jean Andersen @mycandacejean]

Hey Twitter I'm on a mission:

The woman in this photo was an attendee at a 1971 International Conference on Biology of Whales.

She is the only woman, & the only one captioned "not identified" in the article I found the photo in. All the men are named.

Can you help me know her?

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Think about the worst career advice you've ever received. It came from...

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Now if only I could get some privacy. Maybe then I'd get some writing done. https://t.co/o3NHJEBm4v

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

United Airlines just replaced quarterly performance bonuses for employees with a lottery for a small number of large prizes.
Rewards shouldn't be given out at random. Work isn’t a game show. It’s our livelihood.
https://t.co/4kP43akQw1

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Trying to make my case for more inclusion/representation of women in a biography of geniuses. I want this to be as exhaustive (and exhausting!) a proposal as possible.

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"Geniuses" in quotes because I hate that term. Necessity for the project though.

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Looking for examples of #women "geniuses" who had a drastic effect on how we live our daily lives. Do not have to be household names, but must have had a great affect on the course of human history (preferably post 1850). #STEM #STEAM #ChangeTheWorld #womenwhowork #Feminism

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Um.. Having a moment here. The future rockstar's handbook has some great advice that pretty much applies to any creative field. Thanks for this series, @AurelioVoltaire!
https://t.co/cvXoD59bAu

[chris xu @xuhulk]

For our class this year, @garychou and I asked our students to immerse themselves in a community and then try to create and share a small offering—a community-centered approach to design rather than solutionism. Here's what they learned: