Emma Jonson Can a bad academic record get you a good job?
Depends on what you call a ‘good job’. Think of the reasons any employer would want to hire you. Your first focus should be on getting a job – no matter how good (or bad) it is. Academic performance only makes the entry in the industry easier; but once you are an ‘insider’, it’s all about your performance, relationships and skills.
How to create and manage an academic profile?
You can list or upload your research publications, provide a brief academic CV, biographical information, and participate in a group. Mendeley groups allow you to share and discover new research in your field.
How to build a social media profile as an academic?
This guide focuses on skills and tools for discussing, interacting, presenting, writing, commenting, and finally publishing your research in the social networks used by academics. Building your academic profile online can help demonstrate your authority, expertise and research interests.
Are there studies on academic performance of university students?
Earlier research has focused to explore the factors that are related to the academic performance of university students [Hijazi and Naqvi (2006); Vandamme, et al. (2005); Cheesman, et al. (2006)]. In this paper we want to develop a model for academic performance of students of university of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan.
What happens if you get a failing grade in graduate school?
Either way, a failing grade in a graduate course looks especially bad. The more courses you take, the more one can discount any one grade. But if as you say you will be applying for admission and/or scholarships with one out of four grades a failing grade: well, I’m sorry to say it, but that doesn’t sound good at all. What can you do?
What happens if you get caught faking a degree?
The consequences for anyone caught supplying fake degrees might be an injunction, but for anyone caught claiming a false qualification, the results can be disastrous. All industry experts agree that faking an academic qualification is like carrying a ticking timebomb with no idea of when it could go off.
Is it possible to falsely claim a degree?
A degree is a valuable commodity, which means that for some people the idea of falsely claiming one can be too tempting to resist. There are at least three levels to faking a degree, and the first one is the easiest: putting it on a CV.