I agree with that view SBCC. I too am not against Facebook or Twitter but don't do either so probably am in the relative minority on that one. The forum is enough for me for the moment. Tbh I don't fancy anything I have written going out to a wider audience even though I am always pretty careful not to disclose too much:p.

Well done on getting offered an interview(up)

Like you I got offered an interview for a pre-PhD type job and like you I was unable to attend. I contacted them and told them that I was out of the country (which I was) but although the person seemed fine with it, he said it couldn't be rescheduled and I had to let it go. It's the only interview I have managed to secure out of about 20 applications. I had been in two minds applying as although I knew I could do the job, I was thinking 'so what has the last few years been all about?'. Plus it was really what I had done before but for far less money! So in a way things were decided for me.

I think re-scheduling is fine; afterall they can't just presume you'll be free. Maybe don't mention childcare issue; it's rotten I know but might that put them off, they might wonder if childcare problems would be an on-going problem should you get the job. I don't really know what to suggest as alternative, you could just be vague and say that you apologise but are not available on that day due to prior engagement and suggest an alternative. It's a bit awkward...

I'm sure yours is fine, it's just a different way of doing things.

I have intro/lit rev/meth/prelude to analysis/findings1/findings2/discussion/conclusion - 8 chapters in all.

Are you going to have a conclusion chapter at all, or is your discussion your conclusion chapter as well? If separate, what are you going to put in your conclusion?

Are your implications of findings for research your 'contribution to knowledge'? I would make sure that you spell it out for the reader and don't make them look for how you have contributed.

I'm with Internet Explorer and the line of text which was lying on top of thread text is gone. The grey block at the bottom of the screen takes a bit of getting used to, a bit off-putting really. It does take up a fair bit of room for what's in it but I guess we'll get used to it.

well done Star shaped on the interview, best of luck with it (up).

Sounds like midnight working might suit you better Naturalme!

I have all of that in a conclusion chapter :-(

My discussion chapter is the chapter before the conclusion where I discuss my findings in relation to the literature I reviewed earlier and then a general discussion. It's my least convincing chapter I feel.

I'm using Internet explorer and to be honest it is there just not in the same way as earlier. When I originally posted it was like a line of text which overlapped the text of thread posts. Since it's been 'fixed' its like the entire bottom of the screen is blocked off which actually is a bit disconcerting, just not as annoying as before.

Gosh, you slipped that in quietly Apostrophe - many congrats on successfully passing your viva (up)

annoying overlapping line all gone, many thanks :-)

will do :-)

in the control panel on the left of your screen - 'create thread' :-). You need to be logged in to do so.

Perhaps it's just me but the 'Add this page to your social networking sites:' comment seems stuck at the bottom of my screen and is in the way of text!

Is it just me?

Thanks Delta :$

Oh yea, once I started my write up, the blinkers went on, big time!

I'm of a similar mindset to you Badhaircut. I was seduced by doing well at undergrad and was swept into a postgrad world without, if I'm honest, thinking enough about it. Now that I'm nearly finished I know that I don't want to be an academic. My colleagues in academia think I'm selling out, those not in academia just presume I'm staying and then when they hear I'm not, they think there must be something up. I'm applying for jobs pre-viva and already I'm fudging my PhD as I don't need one for the majority of the jobs I'm going for.

Why am I here again?:$

I'll send it to you, I have your email from before