HI Satchi and everyone ! I am also in the same boat. Looking desperately for jobs for 7 months after my viva but no luck. After completing viva with no corrections, colleagues around me had much hope that I will land in a good job but I don't know when the day comes. It really is frustrating !! At some point I thought that I will end up my career as a housewife but I have not given up my hope. Have been busy in volunteering, unpaid consultancy work etc.

What a great news....a huge congratulations Dr. Pineapple !!!

Thank you, pikirkool. I plan to work on it as soon as I can...may be after few weeks. My immediate plan is to write few journal articles. But, still in celebration mood...do not feel like going back to thesis for preparing articles. I know publications r very imp for me so as to get a job & need to write write write ! Swetch

Thank you all for your suggestions. I am planning to write articles from next week. Indeed, my supervisor was very nice & her suggestions were very important while writing the thesis & I would definitely love to be co-author with her. One thing I am not clear at the moment is whether co-authored articles would be counted while applying researchers or post doc roles. Since I do not have research publications, I am bit worried. Looks like got to have some solo articles as well. Please suggest. Swetch

Hi friends,

As you know I passed the viva with no correction 2 weeks back. My examiners were very pleased & asked to send the chapters to publish in a journal in which the external is also one of the editors. I have been considering that. Here, my supervisor is now insisting to write jointly. I know it is good for me too to be linked with her but I have some confusions ! What role will she have here? Is the co-authorship fair in whatever I have done? I am in humanities - is it normal to have supervisor as co-author? Which is better - sole authorship or joint? I do not understand how co-authorship fits here? I am confused & cannot decide anything.Please suggest !!! Swetch

Thank you all once again !! I have now hardbound the thesis & submitted to the department !!!! The final task done & feeling very relieved.... SWETCH

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Hi Human, There were several reasons why I was scared: 1.) I am always a nervous person. 2.) No one in the University had ever seen the external examiner before...Supervisors had lil concern on that. 3.) I thought I had few mistakes but later after re-checking I found that those were okay but still worried that the external/internal might not agree on the way I had analysed some theory parts. The examiners picked it but I could argue and convince on what I had written !! Wish you good luck for your viva !!! Swetch

Thank u all once again !!! Enjoying my free time...

Thank you everone...I am very delighted to receive all yr messages....:-) Swetch

I have already posted...pease have a look into 'my viva story' thread. I am not a brilliant...just been lucky this time :)

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Contd...my viva story....

real people in my life. Lots of love, Swetch

[Sorry for some typos - I could not edit them !! ]

After submission I was happy for few days. But, from two weeks ahead of my viva I began to cry most of the day fearing for failing PhD. I made my husband & daughter both crazy putting me in that situation. I did not tell any of my family members, relatives abt the viva except my husband...thinking that it will put me into more pressure. I wrote to my main supervisor regarding my worries but did not get response..then I began to cry more often than preparing for viva. I then requested another supervisor to give me some time to discuss abt my worries...you won't believe that I felt I already passed once I had a brief meeting with her. She said - 'I will be surprised if u ger Revise & Resubmit'. That was more than enough to boost my confidence!! From the weak ahead of my viva I felt really positive. I started to think that I will pass this viva rather than crying all the time. The viva day - both of my sups came early to make me more confident. That was another plus point that they said - 'You just slow down ...we know you will make it'. I entered the viva room with full of confidence...as soon as I sat, both the examiners said - 'we really enjoyed a very rich piece of writing'. This time I felt that I am no way going to fail. The viva was not in a format I expected. Nor did they ask any any such questions I prepared from viva book. They had list of questions...I kept on clarifying things. I realised how important it is to know my thesis throughly. By the time viva finished they had 5 times said that it is a very good thesis...I was not believing what I was hearing. External said - 'After many years I got to read such a nice piece of work', 'The amt of work done in the thesis is beyond one single person's capacity...huge project but nicely handeled by just one i.e me :)', 'I felt I was reading a book'. Then the examiners asked me & both my sups out for a while. We were heading to next door sitting room...about to sit but internal came not even in 3 mins of time. One the way back to viva room Sups praised the way I handeled the questions...as soon as we were back examiners straightway told - 'It is rare - u passed with no correctons!!' It was kind of shocking to me who was feeling so low just 2 weeks earlier. The external suggested to send the chapters to publish in the journal in which he is the editor. Also said that there is a high potential for my thesis to publish as a book...he said he is in a publishing committee of one publisher so recommend my thesis to get it published as a book. The viva lasted just 1 hr 10 mins. I couldn't believe it was happening with me. I came back home still could not believe the result - I lied down for a while without changing the dress. I opened my eyes & asked my husband whether it was real or was I dreaming? Yes, it is real..... :) :) :) I am accepting it now!!! Thank u all in the forum...many of you have helped me a lot and I thank you with hugs...I wish I know who u r in real...u have helped me more than the re

You r right Ady...I was not at all expecting to pass my viva with no corrections. I was really very worried.

Thank you all for the wishes...I have been so busy with family members that I am not getting time to write my viva story !!

Can't believe it is done now. Very glad to share that I passed without correction !! Thank u all for all your support. I will share the details in my next post in the evening or tomorrow. :)