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Finding the Time to Work on Your Career Skills

January 28, 2017 Matthew Thompson 1

Finding time for career development activities is a challenge. It always seems like something extra on top of everything else you need to do for […]

Simple Detective Tricks for Physics Career Building and Job Search

July 17, 2016 Matthew Thompson 0

A physics education may teach us to be “investigators” in the research science sense of the word, but the detective skills tend to get omitted. […]

Getting the Most Out of a Conference

June 15, 2016 Matthew Thompson 0

Conferences are great. Your university, government lab, or company sends you on a free trip to a (hopefully) interesting locale. There are engaging talks and poster […]

Troubles with Networking 

May 15, 2016 Matthew Thompson 0

It is a good bet that if you have ever been to the career center or sought career guidance of any sort, someone has told […]

Informational Interviews Explained

October 16, 2014 Matthew Thompson 0

Have you ever had the career office (or other well wishers) tell you that you should go on “informational interviews” with companies that interest you? […]

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Matthew Thompson is a physicist and leader who has worked in academia, national labs, and private industry.  He has learned a lot of career lessons along the way and likes to share them in the interest of building a prosperous community of physical scientists. Read More

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