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.
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Oh - I *have* been discouraged from including my high school from CV in the past, since I went to an unprestigious public school
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My high school was evident on my first job CV via my "other awards" section. It was not prestigious at all! Snobbery has negative consequences for students who went straight from high school to uni to looking for work. (That's me!) School achievements mattered to my skill base
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Also imp reminder for me to check my privilege when reading students CVs - I KNOW I have judged ppl who included retail etc experience
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(though thankfully haven't made any recruitment decisions to date). Thanks so much for your tweets
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Thanks for admitting this - I'm sure other academics do too. I hope this attitude will change more widely.
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Judging what I perceived I was being judged for
Also highlights your pt about learning to ID & specify skills gained from diverse work exp -
Yes, definitely! We are constantly encouraged to collaborate, including with industry or policy - all this rich experience can help scientists better understand how to work with new groups or stakeholders.
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I still reserve the right to judge you if you order a 1/4 strength latte (extra hot, i.e burnt) or a Bundy rum and milk in a 7 glasspic.twitter.com/djCZJWRtfh
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I used to be a barista and I never drank coffee (!).
As a former deli worker, I openly judge people when they request freshly sliced ham when there's perfectly good sliced ham in the case. (I also never ate ham, for years.)
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