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Hello All

Thanks for your concern Chis and Hiefer, I have voted for both of you :)
Heifer, the person who replied is the principal investigator of the lab and he already read my application, so he is aware of me and how my qualifications suits the job, the only concern I have is that there is a PhD student doing this research and is writing up, that is why am a bit concerned.

fingers crossed and please keep posting any advice will really open my eyes, as am so naive in job hunting  :$

Hello Batfink,

Thank you very much for the reply, it helped (i didn't know that i have to inform my supervisor about it, since I have already told him that am looking for jobs, so I guessed he should expect that someone one day might call him?)


I gave you a vote for your sincere advices ;)

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Thank you very much for the quick reply Satchi,

I have finished my PhD and just waiting for the internal examiner to OK my corrections :-x. My supervisor also knows that am looking for a job...etc.

And I did apply online, What I am concerned about is there any more actions that I need to do after getting the email to ensure to get the job?

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Hello All,

OK, first I think I need to explain that it is my first time to seek for jobs in UK and am international student, so I really find it so hard to go through this thing on my own. :$
Just any advice to get this job will be really appreciated, as I have all the qualifications for it and it is just perfect for me, I don't think any one else is as fit for it as I am, I am really not exaggerating.

It is a job so perfect for me and I don't want to loose it, I really can't stop thinking about it and would be devastated if I don't get the job.

OK here is the question, I emailed a cover letter and CV to a job opening, which is extension to my PhD work and I have done "almost" the same techniques in my PhD, same proteins and same pathway, I even have a paper published within this area.
So the positive thing is : before applying online, I emailed the principal investigator with my CV and cover letter, so he replied immediately and seemed positive, what he wrote was
"thanks for sending your CV, which I read with great interest, would be also so kind to apply online as posted? sorry for seeming bureaucratic but otherwise life for the administrative staff will be so difficult"

So, I have applied online for the job, as I was asked by the principal investigator

What do you think of this response? i think it is good, but the thing is I don't know what to do from now, or what will happen, do you have any strategies to ensure to get the job?

I mean if he contacts my supervisor would my supervisor tell me? (I have finished the PhD and my supervisor knows that am looking for a job).
or shall I ask my supervisor about the job and see if any one has contacted him?

If I find someone who knows him, do you think this will help more in getting the job? I know it is stupid question, but I don't want to bother someone and ask for help if I don't need it.

Do you think there might be someone who is already taken the job? and the post is just to fill the forms?

The closing date is within one month, if they are interested in me, do you think that more signs of interest should follow the initial email? or I should wait till the deadline and see if I will be called for an interview?

Any advice ? Please help
(up)

I wish I reach the same point, I have submitted and waiting for internal examiner to reply to me, am just so tired I can not do any more corrections any more, wish me luck :(

by the way did your internal examiner asked for more corrections? I mean did you correct and that was it, or he had to ask you to do some more ? offfff when the day arrives (final submission) I will write a happy post too, hopefully soon :)

Final last step for a long long journey :$
Sorry sounding so negative :$

Hello butter cup,

How did you make the table of contents? if I'm understanding your question right I think you can have two or more types of numeral in one document and then make the table of content, which automatically will include your two type format of numbers.





to make a document with two different types of numbers :

1-click on insert>page number>format> number format>choose I,II,III>ok
2-go to the end of the page before the section where you want to have pages numbered as 1,2,3..
3-click on insert>break>tick next page under the section break types.
4- repeat step 1 but choose 1,2,3 and then under "page numbering" field tick start at and choose the number you want to start your new section with>ok
5-then select your heading for the table of contents and the office will automatically number your table of contents as your numbering styles.

these instructions are for word 2003.
Hope this will help




(gift)

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hello Danzig again,

thanks for replying, it is nice to share, am really glad that someone talked about this, as no one understands me and my friends and family are making me feel guilty and say am never satisfied and can't be happy quote " what do you want more than what you have got ? just be happy and enjoy your success"
where did you read about bereavement after PhD please ? may be i can get some tips on how to get over this again.
it seems there is no rest with PhD no matter what you do there is always a challenge to overcome.(turkey)

hello everybody
happy new year
is there any one working tonight? wanna talk and share some feelings?
i feel so lonely (well am alone), am correcting my thesis after my viva, hopefully i will be finishing soon, but just want to interact with someone for now :)(gift)

OH thank god I read this thread !!! am loosing my mind with "minor corrections".

It is certainly making me so depressed, I just couldn't do it, it is like my brain stopped working!!


another thing which is making me so depressed is I like my project and I have to leave and won't be able to continue in this area. i feel a part of me is taken away from me, i have become so attached to my project!!! and when I go through the corrections i just remember a lot of things, and ahhhhhh am so sad now i finished don't know what to do, don't know when it will get better.

Happy new year  (snowman)

Well, well...
hmmmm, don't you think this is true?
I have just had my viva, and I have difficulty in finding a job. I heard some associate professors complaining about academia and postdocs complaining about boredom ...etc but, i guess it is the same every where else? or is it just academia? there has to be some positives and negatives.

No one seem happy to me, sorry to be so pessimistic but, this is what i witnessed and starting to realise :$

Thank you all,
yes I think it is better if I find someone to explain things to me thanks any way.

I think it would be good for any one to attend such courses, because if your writing gets better your life improves, that is my personal view any way :$

Hello All,

Does any one has any experience with genome sequencing? am desperate to learn some new software but there is no one around to guide me through it, any help will be appreciated (gift)

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hello All,

Does any one know any good course in scientific writing?
I want to enroll in one and get a certificate at the end of the course.

I have finished PhD but, I feel there is still so much to learn, I want to be really good, any advice is appreciated.

thanks (tree)

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Yes , I agree with previous posts, I trust my supervisor 100%, I can't think why they would abuse the trust?
But I heard some people saying don't trust too much ..etc I guess everybody got a different situation.