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October 2026

18 October 2026 Axe Builder

How to add edited volumes and special issues to your researcher resume

A journalism professor’s nine guest-edited special issues were filed under “Other.” As of 18 October, Axe Builder gives that work a section of its own.

17 October 2026 Company

How to verify an Axe Talent email, and whether a recruiter is real

Recruitment scams are rising. A candidate can now paste a sender’s address and see in one step whether an email about a role genuinely came from Axe Talent.

23 October 2026 Clients and Roles

New opening: Founding Professor in Family Business at Taylor’s University

Taylor’s University, itself a family business, is hiring the founding professor of its School of Family Business. Five PhD scholarships are already funded for 2027.

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14 October 2026 Clients and Roles

How long does it take to fill a Professor of Computer Science position in Malaysia?

Search opened 25 June, offer accepted 14 October. Seven candidates presented, two reached offer, one yes. Our first placement story, from the inside.

14 October 2026 Clients and Roles

Taylor’s University is hiring a Professor in Computer Science and a Professor in Family Business

On 14 October Taylor’s University signed two new professorial requisitions with Axe Talent, and both searches are now under way.

September 2026

29 September 2026 Clients and Roles

Head of Research Strategy and Performance at Taylor’s University: what the role is and how to apply

A new senior post reporting to the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research & Enterprise. Axe Talent is the exclusive partner on the search.

29 September 2026 Company

Who recruits heads of research and research managers in APAC?

What a head of research strategy actually does, how the search differs from a professor search, and how a retained one runs.

26 September 2026 Axe Builder

How to list funded PhD students on an academic resume

A hiring panel reads a funded student as proof you attract support. Axe Builder now prints the funding on the student’s own line.

8 September 2026 Company

How to hire a professor through an agency, and three more questions we answered this week

Four guides published the same week: professor placement, academic recruiting agencies, AI engineer recruiters, and when a recruiter is the wrong tool for a postdoc.

5 September 2026 Clients and Roles

Professor jobs in Computer Science and Media & Communication at Taylor’s University: the job descriptions

Professor and Associate Professor in Computer Science, and Professor in Media & Communication: the job descriptions are now public on this site.

2 September 2026 Clients and Roles

How a headhunter fills the roles other recruiters gave up on: three case studies

Cleared engineers for BAE Systems, an EU national security project, and a compiler lead for Nomic Labs, written up with what made each hard.

2 September 2026 Clients and Roles

How to hire engineers with Top Secret clearance: the BAE Systems search

Both roles filled on site in New Hampshire; one hire promoted to Director within a year.

2 September 2026 Clients and Roles

How to staff a government defense project on a fixed budget: an EU case

Late-delivery penalties in the contract, and milestones achieved ahead of schedule.

2 September 2026 Clients and Roles

How a Web3 startup hired a compiler engineering lead from Meta

The brief asked for someone who had invented a programming language and could lead a department. The hire came from Meta.

August 2026

25 August 2026 Axe Builder

How to list committee work, editorial boards and associations on an academic CV

Institutional Service, Editorial & Review Service, Professional Associations: each line of service now sits where a panel expects it.

24 August 2026 Axe Builder

Where does a DBA candidate belong on an academic resume?

A DBA candidate is a doctoral candidate, and Axe Builder now records professional doctorates as a level of their own.

July 2026

29 July 2026 Axe Builder

June 2026

12 June 2026 Axe Builder

What to import from ORCID into a resume, and what not to

Employment and education now come from the CV you keep yourself, the document that is current on the day you upload it.

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News & Updates

October 2026

How to add edited volumes and special issues to your researcher resume

How to verify an Axe Talent email, and whether a recruiter is real

New opening: Founding Professor in Family Business at Taylor’s University

How long does it take to fill a Professor of Computer Science position in Malaysia?

Taylor’s University is hiring a Professor in Computer Science and a Professor in Family Business

September 2026

Head of Research Strategy and Performance at Taylor’s University: what the role is and how to apply

Who recruits heads of research and research managers in APAC?

How to list funded PhD students on an academic resume

How to hire a professor through an agency, and three more questions we answered this week

Professor jobs in Computer Science and Media & Communication at Taylor’s University: the job descriptions

How a headhunter fills the roles other recruiters gave up on: three case studies

How to hire engineers with Top Secret clearance: the BAE Systems search

How to staff a government defense project on a fixed budget: an EU case

How a Web3 startup hired a compiler engineering lead from Meta

August 2026

How to list committee work, editorial boards and associations on an academic CV

Where does a DBA candidate belong on an academic resume?

July 2026

How to show a long career at one university on a resume

Does your resume builder catch retracted papers?

ORCID import shows no publications? Axe Builder now reads a second source

How to write the headline of an academic resume: title and affiliation

How to remove duplicate publications from an academic CV

In what order should PhD students be listed on a CV?

Should a master’s thesis title go on an academic CV?

Can you edit an academic resume by telling an AI what you want?

How to turn the CV you already have into an academic resume with ORCID data

Should journal articles or conference papers come first on a CV?

How to show Scopus and Web of Science indexing on a resume

How to check that every paper on your CV is really yours

June 2026

What to import from ORCID into a resume, and what not to