Academic Entrepreneur

09/09/2021

Are you about to undergo an "interview inquisition"? Take a look at our 50 interview questions for academics - and how not to answer them.

We have curated the ultimate list of interview questions for academics and provide you with the best and worst answers - ever.

04/03/2021

My colleague Kathryn Donaldson has used her Academic Entrepreneur skills to develop a side hustle with an Apple App - so many opportunities!

App economy jobs are on the rise in Australia and so too is demand for Apple’s developer tools, resources, and support.

25/02/2021

Why is personal branding so important for academic entrepreneurs?

Your brand is your way of distinguishing yourself from the rest of the market. By becoming an academic, completing a PhD (or doing a PhD), you have started the process of differentiating yourself into a bespoke expert in your field.

Unlike a traditional profession, such as a lawyer, doctor or architect, where the professional title conveys a great deal of generally accepted knowledge about what that person does, you need to find new and unique ways to present your expertise to the audience who can most benefit from it.

Your personal branding is your way of distinguishing yourself and underscoring your unique value that your bring to the market.

23/02/2021

Having trouble communicating your research messages to a mainstream audience?

We have developed a simple, five step process called the PAPAS approach (Problem, Audience, Pain, Approach, Solution) to help you distill a complex research output, paper, or report into a blog post.

We provide a worked example of this approach in a blog linked to this article.

https://academicentrepreneur.org/convert-your-research-paper-or-thesis-into-a-blog-post-using-the-papas-approach/

In this paper, we present a simple way (the PAPAS method) to convert your research paper into an enticing blog post for your readers.

23/02/2021

What makes an effective interview panel?

We all prepare to be an interviewee, but rarely (if ever) do we prepare to be the interviewer.

Staff recruitment and replacement costs between 30 – 200% of the costs of employing a staff member.

Poor recruitment decisions can be far more costly in human and financial terms than just the immediate staff replacement costs and cause enormous reputational damage to your institution.

A well functioning interview panel is essential in selecting the right person.

This article highlight solutions to the seven most common problems I have seen and encountered on academic interview panels.

Susan Nancarrow outlines some of the ways that an academic interview panel can work most effectively to attract the best candidate.

22/02/2021

Survive your PhD! When I was a Chair of Academic Board, all of the PhDs that failed came across my desk. The problems were always caused by one of the following four reasons... get these foundations right to ensure a smooth PhD journey!

22/02/2021

Setting up your academic website?

Perhaps you Googled “how to set up a website” but quickly realised it’s a bit more complicated than you originally thought.

Registrars? Hosting? Domains? SSL certificates? Plugins?

What the heck does all this mean? Who do you go to? And, more importantly, who can you trust?

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and have absolutely no idea where to begin, then you’ve come to the right place.
https://academicentrepreneur.org/academic-website-set-up-what-you-need-to-know/

Learn how to set up your academic website the right way, without all the headache, hassle, and expense. Let Academic Entrepreneur guide you.

22/02/2021

Has your identity become synonymous with your H-Index, grant outputs, publications, your most recent student reviews, the number of committees you sit on, the number of cups of coffee you drink and your ability to stop at half a bottle of wine.

If this is you, then you have a problem.

Stand in front of a mirror, look directly into your eyes, and say out loud, “I’m an academic!”

It’s OK – recovery is within your reach. Check out our 12 Step Guide for the Recovering Academic!

This article provides a practical, 12-step guide to help the recovering academic overcome the challenges of leaving the academic environment.

17/02/2021

Are you looking for a new role, or thinking about a promotion? Take a look at our guide on how to format your CV to make it easy to update, identify red flags for recruiters and present your profile the best way possible.
Includes a free, downloadable CV template.

Learn how to structure and format your academic CV so it is easy to update, grows with your career and lands your next job or promotion.

15/02/2021

Once upon a time, an academic job was a job for life. Covid forced some rapid changes on academia. AE spoke to the ABC, and the same article also features AE Cath Cosgrave who talks about her path from academia to consultancy.



See her story below

With the pandemic leading to the loss of some 14,000 university jobs, academics are being forced to learn new skills to keep their heads above water.

08/02/2021

Evolve or dissolve - unless universities and academics are willing to play a more active role and engage in ‘trench warfare’ and speak directly to the public (and not filter information through third-party media outlets), the so-called influencer culture will continue to overshadow important academic contributions to public discourse.

https://academicentrepreneur.org/academic-entrepreneurship-how-will-it-change-academia/

This article explores the rise of academic entrepreneurship & ways entrepreneurship will redefine academia over the coming decades.