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Focus on doing one thing really well, and then you can expand your repertoire one paper at a time for the rest of your career. … (2) How does one refine and improve their technical skills throughout their career? …

First, this career transition is becoming increasingly common, and no one should think of it as a failure in any way. … Once you've decided you want to make that career transition, you should get on LinkedIn and start building a network of people who work in the kinds of jobs you want. …

My university hired during the fall of 2020 and we did Zoom interviews instead of the Employment Center at the JMM. That seems to have become standard, to get down to the short-list of candidates who …

When faced with hard questions, it's good to be guided by what's best for the reader while also thinking about what's best for your career. … If you are at a stage of your career where you need publications quickly, the editor can also lean on the referee to do their job faster. …

Early on in your career, it's usually best to get two papers in this kind of situation. …

I've seen it happen many times during my career. …

I answer questions like this all the time from undergraduates at the university where I teach. In general, yes, you should include work experience in technical fields. This work experience shows those …

This question was asked a long time ago, and never got an answer, but did receive some useful comments. The short answer is there are hundreds of journals that would publish such a paper. In some fiel …

Let me answer from the perspective of a liberal arts college that emphasizes both teaching and research. I'm going to tell you how I've seen research assessed. I don't claim that this is a good way to …

Lastly, I want to re-emphasize the point made in some of the comments that setting goals like "being accepted to a top N university" is not wise for mental health, and is not necessary for career success …

This was asked a while ago, and never received an answer but did receive some helpful comments. Since future visitors might have the same question, I'll try to answer. First, an REU is a "research exp …

Another point is: consider your long-term career plans, including where you want to live/work long term. … It is possible that going abroad for your PhD could have detrimental effects for your planned career. Your advisor is the best person to discuss this with, because it's very country-specific. …

First of all, sorry to hear that you've lost your ability to type for a few months. That must be frustrating, and I hope you recover quickly. Something similar to me happened during my Ph.D. and I cou …

The normal way to do this would be to have a collaborator at a US institution invite you for an extended stay. That university could even give you a courtesy appointment like "Visiting Scholar." Your …

I agree with the comments suggesting that happiness in life is very different from achieving some specific career. I also think a lot has to do with mindset. …