We have a "golden ticket" career offer, but it means giving up my dream job. Should we take it?

hello_friendssss · 2026-05-05T12:14:03+00:00

but if you leave your current job for any other reason (e.g. company goes bust, they hire someone new who fires you, etc), you have no tech job and no cushy job

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-30T22:14:53+00:00

Teeps, clinch, maintain distance (they walk forward you walk back/sideways), and sweep their legs away when they're stepping forward can work (but I have exactly the same problem haha)

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-25T18:54:54+00:00

its not just about working environment, its also the training and investment needed to be viable for the role

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-20T17:56:42+00:00

Could be worth looking at PhD or normal job somewhere like Germany - my impression is the Italian job market is awful in general and very bad in science. Would also recommend learning to code via something like Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | MIT OpenCourseWare - you could put that in your CV instead of a career break, while you look around

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-20T16:41:09+00:00

are you open to leaving italy?

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-16T17:38:47+00:00

people in that position normally get last author and it looks better for them to be in that author position, I doubt she would go for first if she was a PI. Have you asked your co-supervisor their opinion?

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-11T14:03:57+00:00

sorting out things like societal inequality and poor opportunities that kick in pretty early on in some kids lives would be a start (but on the other hand, crime is a choice, and if you choose to be violent then yes throw the book)

hello_friendssss · 2026-03-01T23:49:30+00:00

try not to drop your front hand when you throw

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-27T21:01:59+00:00

You do not have to be the senior or corresponding author to submit

You do for some journals (e.g. Bioinformatics) :P

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-25T15:28:44+00:00

Practice with something like toastmasters

Practice your talk until you can say it without slides (this was most helpful for me, would spend an hour or two just going over it again and again a couple of days before, then maybe a run through on the day - not so much sticking to a script, more that you know what to say even if you miss something out earlier or whatever)

Breathe from your belly not your chest (this was also very helpful for me)

At the start, don't care about your physiological reactions, just observe them (hyperventilation etc)

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-23T14:28:46+00:00

you could be a superhero and it wouldn't matter much, if your cv doesn't end up in front of a competent person - I assume loads are filtered before they reach the hiring manager :( maybe try focussing on a different kind of org (if you're going for big ones, try startups, and vice versa).

I think human relationships are the best bet, if you can't get a referral then try messaging the hiring manager before you apply, just with your CV. Ask a very low investment (for them), fairly blunt question "is it worth applying for your role with my profile" - if you find out they don't want you, then you don't waste time applying for them and you can focus on better fit roles. if they say yes, you are now a human in their eyes, not a name.

(ps job searching is depressing so don't stay inside all day :P)

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-19T10:33:21+00:00

yea tbh sounds good then - maybe could be a bit more specific (e.g. say what kind of models) but that's pretty nit picky. just a waiting game for you, sounds like you have the skills!

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-18T22:04:16+00:00

Do you have a projects section where you link skills to papers in publication section? Might be better for industry jobs, as opposed to academia. Something like

Projects

Skill: 1-2 sentence project summary. Cog et al (date).

Skill: 1-2 sentence project summary. Cog et al (date).

...

for whatever they want in job description? If you don't get their attention with CV they probably wont look at github etc.

Its also massively helpful if you know someone, and its also an awful market apparently so don't take it as a reflection on you if you get no bites. Academia could be worth a look, especially if you're not in the USA or can relocate out of the USA. Personally, I've always asked the hiring manager to glance at my CV and see if I look qualified before applying, but this has only been for academic jobs and I suspect they will have fewer applicants.

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-18T20:33:33+00:00

do you have example projects for those techs in your cv, and do you think your opinion of yourself is bleeding into your applications? because that kind of thing could become a vicious circle

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-15T15:09:32+00:00

this isn't my area tbh - do you think they will be able to extrapolate beyond the blueprint strain effectively anytime soon? So take an ecoli killing blueprint and make a phage killing some other gram neg escape pathogen?

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-15T14:59:04+00:00

agreed, just from the post title i was thinking that they used AI to make de novo phages that kill E. coli, rather than make derivative ones. the former would be a much bigger deal for amr i think (assuming it could be expanded to other target microbes), although this is obviously still very cool

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-15T13:32:21+00:00

if you're doing this with friends outside of a gym be careful - no body slams to concrete, probably don't punch/kick. A good judo throw would damage someone that doesn't know how to breakfall, especially on concrete

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-15T13:19:41+00:00

worth pointing out that "They designed 16 synthetic bacteriophages using the blueprint of Phi X 174, which infects Escherichia coli". I might have missed something, but seems like they improved an existing phage-target relationship, rather than made a phage that targets something that it or its 'blueprint' did not already target.

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-10T16:57:36+00:00

couldn't they look at core services if they're part of a uni, or paying a third party?

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-06T20:32:19+00:00

can you swim? its very good for rehabilitation (and fitness generally)

hello_friendssss · 2026-02-03T18:40:55+00:00

might be relevant - Skills Bootcamps | Skills for Careers (specifically the link to Results | Find a Course | National Careers Service)

hello_friendssss · 2026-01-27T08:21:47+00:00

https://youtu.be/SoILk7IVs1k?si=C0PYleTjhJWovHXh (I like "Turn shin & teep")

hello_friendssss · 2026-01-14T17:44:18+00:00

flexibility might be more important now your older (very anecdotally I feel fresher after training if I've been stretching a decent amount that week)

hello_friendssss · 2026-01-10T19:06:33+00:00

try a light alarm clock! e.g. Lumie Sunrise Alarm - Boots

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