Self-fulfilling Prophecy: Building a Successful Career in Health Research Book

To date, non-medical researchers, particularly those working in nursing and allied health, have suffered from a general lack of good, strategic advice on how to build their careers. Designed to assist readers in building their careers, A Self-fulfilling Prophecy: Building a Successful Career in Health Research, is a fascinating insight into author Simon Stewartâ??s, career as a health researcher. Using his unique experiences as a basis for the book, Stewart helps identify and overcome the many different obstacles of building an effective career framework.The book breaks down the key to a successful career in health research, through a systematic analysis of how you can improve your curriculum vitae and positively influence external factors that will determine the eventual success of your career. PhD candidates and Post-Doctoral Fellows provide insights into how they have developed their own research careers, thus providing evidence that it is possible to achieve something substantive if you are able to think and judge your career in a critical manner.A Self-fulfilling Prophecy: Building a Successful Career in Health Research offers guidance on the following issues:How to choose an attractive research topicHow to benchmark yourself against peer competitorsHow to compose a competitive research grant applicationHow to improve your overall skills as a health researchHow to break the mould and stand out as a health researcherThis book will be a useful and informative read for anyone who is starting a career in both non-medical and medical health research or for readers who are looking for direction and inspiration in their existing career.Read More