The Five Roles of a Physicist
What do physicists get paid to do? I recently wrote about a physicist’s need to consider and understand the business aspects of the work they […]
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Physicist-Businessperson Duality
Once you graduate and cease being a student, you will enter the world of business. Here I mean “business” in its fundamental sense: creating something […]
Physicists, Marines, and the Art of Doing
“Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome” Those of you with a connection to the United States Marine Corps will recognize the above words as one of their […]
Beware the Online Application
Recently, I wrote about why it is wise to go beyond answering public job advertisements and try hard to connect with people when seeking a […]
Chasing a Job that Was Never There
Once, I went on a job interview for a post-doc position at a large national laboratory. It went very well. When I followed up, however, […]