The most recent forum topics from European Career Fair @ MIT http://network.nature.com/boston/forum/ecf en-us 40 Different people, different expectations. At the European Career Fair over 140 potential employers from Europe will be present. What do you hope to get to know? What is the information you are most interested in? What do you expect out of your interaction with the recruiters at the fair?

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:01:37 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/forums/ecf/919 Wiep Klaas Smits http://network.nature.com/boston/forums/ecf/919 Many view the US as the land of unlimited possibilities. Yet, the European Career Fair demonstrates that there is a big interest in Europe from this side of the Atlantic. Tell us why you are interested in Europe, or why you are participating in the ECF. Are you looking to go back? Or are you scouting out new possibilities?

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:09:46 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/forums/ecf/916 Wiep Klaas Smits http://network.nature.com/boston/forums/ecf/916 Here is something to discuss: for years and years the US have exerted a pulling force on talented scientists from Europe. This has sometimes been referred to as the “brain drain”. In recent years, the European Commission is trying to improve the position of Europe in this respect. What incentives do you think will make a difference? Are there more things European science or politics should do? What makes the American jobmarket attractive for scientists, and how could this information be used to improve the situation in Europe further? Should these issues be addressed on an EU-wide scale, of best be left to individual member states?

]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:34:26 -0000 http://network.nature.com/boston/forums/ecf/910 Wiep Klaas Smits http://network.nature.com/boston/forums/ecf/910