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By: Maria Qadri Universal truth: Writing is HARD. Corollary: Editing is hard, especially without imposing your own stylistic choices. How do we here at Rutgers iJOBS solve that problem? Our model for editing on this blog allows two different people to review any writer's writing, partly to ensure the style of a writer stays the same regardless of our feedback. Before I sign off for my senior editing duties entirely (Ph.D. here I come!), I wanted to share some thoughts and ad-hoc tips about editing/writing for clarity.

By: Maria Qadri The post I intended to write for Thursday was a beautiful thought -- but the missed deadline I self-imposed is the exclamation point on a common struggle throughout my Ph.D. process. I care about the extra-curricular activities I choose to be involved in because I see their value on multiple fronts. HOWEVER, ultimately I'm only one person and I cannot bear the burden of this beautiful project myself. We are lucky to have an excellent team with a variety of opinions -- when one suggested that we let the deadline go by, I allowed myself that tiny breathing room.

By: Maria Qadri As the new semester starts, I would like to share a smidge about what's been happening behind the scenes here at the Rutgers iJOBS blog. First, some history: Just like the process of developing a project into a Ph.D. dissertation, this blog has been growing from an idea into a well-developed repository of our Ph.D. and postdoctoral experiences. It started out in the late spring of 2015 as an opportunity for graduate students to practice their non-scientific writing skills, promote the newly formed iJOBS program, and learn "how-to" blog in a low risk setting.

By Yaa Haber

By:  Dharm Patel

By: Dharm Patel Applying to any federal job is done through the United States' federal government job portal, USAJOBS. Before you get started, you will need to create an account on USAJOBs and apply through the main application portal.

By: Paulina Krzyszczyk

Last month, iJOBS hosted employees from Aerotek and Staff Icons for the Job Search Using Staffing Agencies Panel. Cori Murray, Amanda Timpano, and Nicole Tenebruso represented Aerotek, the largest privately held staffing agency, while Michael Buckley represented Staff Icons, a small firm in Northern New Jersey. Each contributed a unique perspective on the benefits of working with a staffing agency.