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| In North America the job prospects for physicists are looking up, since the long postponed retirements are actually happening and undergraduate enrollments are up, so the retirees are being replaced. In the UK there was a mini hiring boom leading up to the Research Assessment Exercise in the spring 2001; what will happen next is unclear. It usually takes more than being highly qualified to land a position, so prospective faculty members should probably take a cue from their friends in the business world. In addition to polishing up job talks they should also be polishing up interpersonal skills. Even naturally shy people will need to try to sell their personality as well as their research. Hiring committees want to find someone who will interact with other members of the department, attract students, and above all find someone they will enjoy having around for the next 30 years. | In North America the job prospects for physicists are looking up, since the long postponed retirements are actually happening and undergraduate enrollments are up, so the retirees are being replaced. In the UK there was a mini hiring boom leading up to the Research Assessment Exercise in the spring 2001; what will happen next is unclear. It usually takes more than being highly qualified to land a position, so prospective faculty members should probably take a cue from their friends in the business world. In addition to polishing up job talks they should also be polishing up interpersonal skills. Even naturally shy people will need to try to sell their personality as well as their research. Hiring committees want to find someone who will interact with other members of the department, attract students, and above all find someone they will enjoy having around for the next 30 years. | ||
| - | John Terning is an Associate Professor at UC Davis. | + | John Terning is a Professor at UC Davis. |
| This article originally appeared in "Physics World", Oct. 2002. | This article originally appeared in "Physics World", Oct. 2002. | ||
