Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

Grrr this makes me really angry! If you can share this - was it careers advice workers at your university or senior academics/ supervisors or the job advertisers/recruiters saying this? The gall of telling ECR to omit part-time jobs & leadership roles from their CV!

I honestly don’t remember. I never went to a career center because they never really knew about STEM careers. So had to be an advisor.

Hmmm. What makes you think careers centre didn't know about STEM careers? They are generalists, and often have good services if not specific to your discipline. Did your lecturers ever invite them to your class to discuss the skills they offer?

Maybe once or twice. But in my experience they told us opposite of what actual people in those career positions say. Granted this was 6+ years ago

Interesting. I'd like to know more about how other people experienced their careers centre. At the very least, I encouraged my students to visit them for proof-reading CVs and applications & practice interviewing skills, which they happily did at my uni.

Oh that stuff, yes def! But anything more specific than that ... most STEM jobs weren’t even posted at our career center. So it seemed kinda useless to me. I also might have just been cranky for 4 years lol.

Ah ha! Did they host careers fairs relevant to STEM, on campus? (LOL to cranky for four years. )

not that I remember. Me being cranky really is a possibility. I was a double STEM major with 2 jobs and leadership roles in student housing. Im honestly not sure how I survived.