Table 1 Differences in the process of recommending between the recommendees with the previous scientific or clinical experience and those without it
Aspect of the process | 'Experienced' recommendee | 'Naive' recommendee |
|---|---|---|
Phase 1: Establishing contact | ||
motivation of recommendee | becoming scientifically independent, building a scientific profile, networking | getting a job, seeing the world, taking a challenge, obtaining material for PhD thesis |
Phase 2: Before going abroad | ||
expectance that recommendee should go abroad | high | low |
assessment of a potential recommendee | gradual, thorough | quick, superficial |
offer to go abroad | expected, planned | unexpected, unplanned |
preparation | long | short or none |
choice of the place abroad | adjusted to the recommendee | dependant on the offer |
Phase 3: During the stay abroad | ||
communication with the recommender | specific, regular | general, sporadic |
cooperation with the recommender | continual | rare |
duration of stay | shorter (1-2 years) | longer (3 years or more) |
productivity of recommendee | High | initially low, gradually increasing |
Phase 4: After return to home country | ||
main support by the recommender | obtaining grants and setting up a laboratory | helping to find a job, supervising the PhD thesis |