The art of philosophy of science

They say “ Do not judge a book by its cover ”. Unfortunately or fortunately, you will be judged by the cover letter of your application. It is usually one the first document that invariably accompanies an application. Writing a cover letter can be extremely tricky. It is a very subjective document and can be viewed in a different light by different people. I am a little awkward writing a blog on this topic as I am still in the learning process. But again, maybe this might open doors for a healthy exchange of tips and views between you and me. I have again been very fortunate on getting tips from experienced people, which I have tried to compile in this article. My focus is on a cover letter for academic jobs, though it may be extended to other fields as well. One of the biggest challenge, and I believe one of the most overlooked aspect, of writing a cover letter is the personalization of it for every position or job that you apply for. You just cannot, and must not, send the...

I created a Twitter account and became a regular user of Facebook in my first year of PhD. Yes, exactly the time when you be over confident and think that people are interested in your crap. Or at least I thought that way. Or atleast that's what my Facebook memories tell me. I, being the regular over-enthusiastic first year who believed that she could be "future Nobel prize laureate", setup my Twitter handle as @NaziaPCL, where PCL stands for Protein Crystallography Laboratory, which evidently was the name of my doctoral lab. And if I am not mistaken, also my password for a computer login. On Facebook, as per my memories, I posted about getting bored, my protein eluting rather slowly and of course, my Farmville updates. On the other hand, I didn't tweet much. A couple of dumb tweets, like, "Tweet!". Though I kind of stayed active on Facebook ever since, the Twitter craze lasted exactly one day. Facebook for me has always been a very personal space. I do v...