Peter Matthews (he/him) 🌈 Profile picture
Egregious Regius, Senior GIF Lecturer, Uni. of Felpersham. Aspires to charisma, uniqueness, nerve & talent. Fondle my roundabouts; worry my cows. He is Pink.
Jun 4, 2018 16 tweets 3 min read
So, my top do's and don'ts for applying for a job in the UK, particularly an academic job, which will help you get an interview. Or: things that have leapt out at me having shortlisted for two jobs recently #ECRchat #phdchat There's no dark art of shortlisting in the UK. Thanks to a mix of law and HR practice in the UK it has to be a tick-box exercise for transparency and legal accountability down the line. This can be bad, but it is designed to reduce bias in the system and make it rigorous.