by ginger | Jun 15, 2014 | sulab, work
First impressions can be quite off. Tough-looking, bad-ass genius turns out to be a really nice and considerate person. Feeling sorry for me when I was working on my woefully small laptop, he offered me the use of a much nicer loaner. I didn’t take it. I...
by ginger | Jun 13, 2014 | Su lab members, sulab, work
Since my first impressions are probably highly inaccurate, I should at least post corrections about my colleagues. Of course, the ‘genius’ part is 100% true. The rest is probably far too simplified, so I am compelled to introduce the members of the Su Lab...
by ginger | Jun 11, 2014 | career, fitting in, new job, office space, research, science, sulab, training period, work, work place terratories
Yes! Yes, of course! There is always plenty to do and so much to learn in an awesome lab. This is not what I mean by data mining The lab that I joined does a lot of data mining and has a lot of ongoing projects many of which could use participation from the general...
by ginger | Jun 7, 2014 | Su lab members, sulab, work
Starting a new job can be both thrilling and worrisome–especially if the new job is at a place full of brilliant people. Working with geniuses is sort of intimidating. First impression descriptions of a few of my colleagues: Insanely talented undergrad genius...
by ginger | Jun 5, 2014 | career, career advice, cover letter, job search, sulab, work
Previously, I discussed how my wonky unconventional cover letter enabled me to garner the interest of an awesome potential employer. I should mention that this approach has its risks, as the cover letter might not be appreciated by the person (or computer) that reads...
by ginger | Jun 2, 2014 | career, career advice, cover letter, job search, sulab, work
As I was finishing up my PhD, I followed the relevant advice I received from colleagues, acquaintances, and linkedin posts quite faithfully: I carefully considered the traditional and non-traditional post PhD routes; I used AAAS’s IDP tool to find new...
