Simon Harold
Senior Editor at Nature Ecology and EvolutionMy main piece of advice would simply be to get that first job, and not worry too much about whether it’s your dream job or not.
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Christian Lang
Product Marketing Director at Oxford Instruments NanoanalysisIn addition to the skills in electron microscopy and nanotechnology I learned during my time in academia how to give engaging presentations on complex subjects.
Georgina Kerr
Research Facilitator for Immunology at University of OxfordThink about your strengths and what you can envisage yourself doing on a daily basis. Take advantage of your careers service, talk to your peers and mentors and look at jobs pages to find out what’s out there.
Katie Ridd
Global Editorial Talent Manager at Springer NaturePeople ask me how they can prepare for an editorial career at our journals. I always suggest that researchers get involved in the submission and peer review of their own papers.
Neil Harrison
Scientific Projects Leader at Adelphi CommunicationsThere are careers in science beyond the lab! If you enjoy learning and communicating about science then Medical Writing is certainly an option to consider.
Hannah Hare
Consultant / Physicist at TTP plc (The Technology Partnership)During my DPhil I also found more time to get involved in extracurricular activities compared with my undergraduate degree.
Oliver Nash
Quantitative Researcher at Susquehanna International Group, LtdDeciding not to pursue a career in academia was hard. It was a decision I came to gradually over at least a year.
Lisa Gallacher
Senior Medical Writer at Porterhouse MedicalI love working in a challenging, diverse and fast-paced environment with a great team of people who make work fun and enjoyable.
Erica Cave
Senior Medical Writer at Porterhouse MedicalThe skills I acquired from the years spent in academia have been invaluable in this role and I am very grateful that I can continue to put them to good use.
Robert Fordham
Associate Consultant at Chartwell ConsultingWhen looking for jobs in my final year at Oxford, I wanted to find a position where I could both utilise my Engineering degree and work with talented people to solve complex problems.
Dominic Hall
Senior Consultant at Chartwell ConsultingI use the skills from both sides of my degree every day in what I do. Physics teaches you to take an exceptionally complex system and boil it down to the main factors at play.
Christian Proctor
Consultant at Chartwell ConsultingI enjoyed writing my dissertation in fourth year, but I chose to leave academia in favour of industry because I wanted to work in an environment where results could be achieved quickly, which a DPhil could not offer me.