FWIW I wouldn't particularly care about publication record when hiring a postdoc - I'd care more about their skills set. I would be able to evaluate the likelihood of publications from the techniques employed in the candidate's thesis.
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BTW I'm not really an appropriate role-model/example as I neither think I will make it realistically, nor do I want/need to be a PI.
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Sure but is a measure of a phd being on track whether they will make it as a PI one day or not? Maybe it is
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In my experience, for most people: yes. Given the reactions I get when I say I'm not interested in being a PI, I'd say mortified isn't that far off of they like me and "yeah I knew you couldn't make it" if they don't.
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But it’s a bit outdated. Majority of phd students move out of academia
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Yes. I feel like I need to underline that I don't agree with them, so I am. Nevertheless, I do have trouble not seeing myself as a failure anyway, but that's not relevant to outmoded views, just my own pessimistic outlook.
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Seems like a 'due diligence' thing. Some people are great on paper but horrible as human beings
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I think so, hence the HR rules around this.
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We're told that we're not allowed to write reference letters! Weird rule - private company stuff. I still do, obviously, I just use an Imperial college letterhead.
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OK, so based on that the law must not require them just HR. I can see why they might prefer if you did not. You (=company) can totally get sued if you write a bad one.
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I think the problem is that even if you get a bad reference letter if you’re not british it will sound good
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Actually the quirky thing there (at UCL, no idea if that's general UK but I doubt it) you are only allowed to request the reference letters *after* you make an offer to the candidate. I never understood that.
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My reference letters (at Notts) were requested after being invited for interview.
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That makes sense to me. Probably not much point doing it before short-listing. But after an offer? What do you then do if you don't like what you read?
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In Canada and US, ref letters almost always required as part of initial application (so before short listing). If a letter comes after job offer, I hope there's still space for offer to be rescinded if something noteable comes to light.
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