Workplace Advice

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  • Follow this step-by-step guide to write a self-assessment

    It’s performance review time — and you’ve been asked to come prepared with a self-assessment. But, if you’re worried that the information you provide might be used against you in the future, how do decide what should (and shouldn’t) be included?
  • How Is Your Mental Health Today? Q&A with PhD Balance

    Researchers often face looming deadlines, high pressure, and uncertainty in their careers. They are expected to be resilient in high-stress environments where time constraints, limited resources, and sleep deprivation is considered a rite of passage. However, the newest generation of researchers ...
  • What Does a Scientist Look Like?

    While pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience at UC Berkeley, Christine Liu is also busy several side projects. By day, she works in a laboratory studying the neural circuits that relate to nicotine reward and aversion. Outside of the lab, she makes time for art and advocacy...
  • Mental Health in the Workplace

    A closer look into how mental health should be addressed in the workplace.