Hi all,
I am one-year into a PhD course, with my fees paid but nothing else. I'd counted on being able to find part-time work which could run alongside my studies, two or three days a week (or evenings) but haven't been able to earn enough to live on. Hence, I'm probably going to abandon the PhD until a time when I can a) attract a grant to pay for it (not likely in History) or b) can afford to fund myself for the whole three years.
My question is this. How do you think I should deal with the year that I have spent studying for the PhD on my CV? Obviously employers aren't too impressed by anything that is abandoned, regardless of the circumstances, but there may be a way of expressing it which makes the CV more intelligible.
Also, if anyone has any great ideas about part-time work in the London area which can co-exist with PhD study, I'd love to hear about it. There may be time to salvage the doctorate.
My impression is that employers are very unwilling to take on PhD students, and I can understand why this is, whether or not I could actually balance a job and full-time study. I'd be interested to hear other people's stories about similar experiences, and the ways that they have got through PhDs/Masters on a shoestring.
Anyhow, thanks in advance.