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"Try and identify the people that can really teach you and help you very quickly," says Diego Centonze.

Given the opportunity, Jana Kadukova says she would definitely be keen to work abroad again. "In my opinion, everyone should try this once in their life," she says

“I’d like to be here [longer]. But now my wife and my baby are in Japan, so I have to go back.”

"Even if being back at a postdoc position was quite difficult," says Valentina Emiliani, "this was a necessary step."

"They can be very good computer scientists, but they will not be hired if they don’t fit in the company culture" of Google, says new employee Oliver Heckmann.

Although "the researcher is free to do whatever he wants," says Marché, "I will be working in a team, so I will necessarily get interested in their field of research."

"His lab mantra was, 'It's better to ask forgiveness than permission,' 'If I don't know about it, it doesn't happen,' [and] 'Get it done at all costs, and don't tell me how.' " --Maura Lee Upright

Like other professional doctorates, Eng.D.s combine an applied research project, usually in industry, with courses that are directly relevant to the candidate's profession.

Early-Stage Training fellowships offer Ph.D. researchers the opportunity to pursue specialised training for a period of 3 months to 3 years as part of their doctoral training.

In Spain, "Most people integrate into an existing and functioning lab," which gives them less freedom," says de Nalda Minguez.

Two scientists and a baby join the faculty class of 2005 (21 October 2005).

The interview process, she points out, goes both ways: They are interviewing you and you are interviewing them.