Richard P Grant
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Category Archives: Careers
On leakage
Apparently there’s a word for it. I did it once, when I went to work at a small (and doomed) startup company in Cambridge, back in the tail end of 1997. I did it again four and a bit years … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Science is Vital, The stupid, it burns, Work
Tagged academentia, BIS, careers, leakage
27 Comments
(Talkin’ ’bout) my generation
Someone, somewhere, has been viewing my LinkedIn profile. I know this, see, because I’ve had a couple of calls and emails from various recruitment agencies, and I’ve seen that recruitment ‘specialists’ have left their footprints all over LinkedIn. One of … Continue reading
On being mainstream
I know a lot of failed writers and editors—and pilots and athletes and actors and physicians. They’re all working in labs. Science! A long time ago, I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. We had … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Public Engagement, Rants
Tagged careers, communication, defence, jobs, MOD, RAF, science
12 Comments
