(Episode 171) Supporting Careers With Research - Not Just Careers IN Research (with the Careers i...

Is the job market really as bad as the headlines say? How can researchers better understand and communicate their skillsets? And how can they manage the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with the current employment climate? In this episode, host Taryn Bell talks with co-host Ruth Winden, as well as King’s College London's Laura Johnson and Anna Favalessa, hosts of the Careers in Your Ears podcast. Together, they unpack: • How misleading data and clickbait can amplify researcher anxiety, while the data might not actually be as bad as we think • Researchers' misconceptions about the non-academic job market, including the common refrain that "I'm not qualified for anything other than research" • The emotional work of career change, and the challenges and benefits of supporting researchers through tricky career transitions If you're a researcher developer or careers consultant interested in how you can better support your researchers' career transitions, this is the episode for you! Find out more: Listen to the Careers in Your Ears podcast via Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0bucpJv...) , Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...) or wherever you listen to podcasts. We particularly recommend the following episodes: • S15 Ep2 | Q&A | Research is my only passion - what else can I do? (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1G3C...) • S14 Ep3 | Q&A | I've applied for over 50 jobs: what am I doing wrong? (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bOm...) Learn more about the team behind the podcast: • Laura's LinkedIn (  / laura-johnson-careersconsultant  ) • Anna's LinkedIn (  / annafavalessa  ) • KCL Careers (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...) • LinkedIn - Kings Careers Network for Researchers (  / kings-careers-network-for-researchers  ) If you've enjoyed listening to this episode, please consider leaving a review on your favourite podcast app, via Podchaser, or by submitting an online review form. ✍ Podchaser (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/re...) ✍ Online Review Form (https://forms.office.com/e/6effjgmmM6) Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/researcherde...) (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/openresleeds...) , @researchcultureuol.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/researchcult...) Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (  / research-culture-uncovered  ) (new episodes are announced here too). If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: researcherdevelopment@leeds.ac.uk (mailto:researcherdevelopment@leeds.ac.uk) If you have enjoyed listening to this episode, please consider leaving a review on your favourite podcast app, via Podchaser, or by submitting an online review form. ✍ Podchaser (https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/re...) ✍ Online Review Form (https://forms.office.com/e/6effjgmmM6) Follow us on Bluesky: @researcherdevleeds.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/researcherde...) (new episodes are announced here), @openresleeds.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/openresleeds...) , @researchcultureuol.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/researchcult...) Connect to us on LinkedIn: @ResearchUncoveredPodcast (  / research-culture-uncovered  ) (new episodes are announced here too). If you would like to contribute to a podcast episode get in touch: researcherdevelopment@leeds.ac.uk (mailto:researcherdevelopment@leeds.ac.uk)