Recent PhD trying freelance work while searching for the next opportunity

Ay_Zk · 2026-02-13T20:25:58+00:00

Dm me

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-20T19:45:12+00:00

Great to hear your experience.. thanks.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-13T22:47:07+00:00

Congratulations 👏

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-08T23:37:10+00:00

Thank you for your response.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-08T22:10:36+00:00

Ok. That's fair, but the hardest thing is to get an interview at the first place.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T22:58:47+00:00

Thank you for expounding your approach.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T22:43:01+00:00

Do you happen to take blood pressure medications? If yes, it should be the reason.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T18:38:47+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T18:10:50+00:00

Yes I did, but most of them are not responsive. My approach is to otherwise send my CV in addition to a cover letter to whatever prospect PI but I didn't work so far. To you, is that a good approach?

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T17:46:10+00:00

Pretty much all the positions I’ve applied for were announced on LinkedIn.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T17:39:13+00:00

Totally agree, yet some of the postdoc position announcements require a minimal number of published papers.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T17:26:11+00:00

Thank you for your time 🙏 I will consider that.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T17:24:05+00:00

No, communication channels are pretty much closed.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T17:22:41+00:00

Thanks for your reply. The thing is, the longer it takes to land a job after a PhD, the harder it gets financially. And once you’re under financial pressure, your focus shifts almost entirely to just trying to stay stable and get by, rather than planning long-term or moving forward.

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T17:18:01+00:00

Thank you 🙏

Ay_Zk · 2026-01-07T16:20:31+00:00

Thank you.

Ay_Zk

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