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Nature 416, 262 (21 March 2002) | doi:10.1038/416262b

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Job-seekers, be careful of what you're signing

Ken Larner1

  1. Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA

My colleagues and I now strongly advise all our undergraduate and graduate students planning to enter industry to "read the fine print" — specifically, any exclusion clauses. It pays to check out this apparently small but possibly very significant detail before firmly accepting an offer, certainly before signing a contract or relocating.