Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (August 30, 2015)
Every week we scour the Internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don’t have to.
We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, transferable skills, interviews, academic blues, and industry positions.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week’s best articles are…
Top Overall
*How Postdocs Can Maximize Their Career Chances In A Competitive World* – Belinda Lee Huang, PhD
Networking
*TOP* 25 Tips to Be A LinkedIn Speed User – Donna Svei
What Your Job Search Need Is An Elevator Pitch – Amanda Clark
The 15-Minute Method To Writing An Unforgettable Elevator Speech – Kathryn Minshew
Networking: Talking The Talk – Julie Gould
Any Introvert Who Can Nail These Five Lessons Will Be Unstoppable – John Rampton
CVs/Resumes
*TOP* How To Create The Perfect One Page Resume – Danny Rubin
Make Your Cover Letter Shine – Margaret Buj
Top Resume Skills For 2015 – Trista Winnie
The Cover Letter You Should Be Writing – Wendy Zitzman
Interviews
*TOP* Seven Ways To Boost Confidence At A Job Interview – Charlotte Seager
How To Answer the Question – Why Are You Job Hunting – Liz Ryan
7 Ways To Combat Pre-interview Stress – Maisie Devine
‘Kick Off Your Shoes For Job Interview Success – Hayley
Transferable Skills
*TOP* Six Ways Scientists Can Become Storytellers And Why They Should – Karina Pombo-Garcia
7 Hobbies Science Says Will Make You Smarter – Christina Baldassarre
Gaining Leadership Skills- Volunteering At A Professional Organization Juliet Moncaste
Academic Blues
*TOP* How Postdocs Can Maximize Their Career Chances In A Competitive World – Belinda Lee Huang, PhD
The Completion Agenda-Finishing Dissertation & Job Hunt – David D Pelmutter
Lift Your Thinking: How to Achieve What You Want Out of Life – Shona Keachie
How To Increase Mental Toughness: 4 Secrets of Navy SEALS And Olympians – Eric Barker
Industry Positions
*TOP* How To Avoid Shifting Into Another Career That You Hate – Natasha Stanley
Biomedical Research: Drug Hunters Wanted – Jeffrey M Perkel
5 Work Experience Options If You Have None – David Shindler
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Dr. Isaiah Hankel is the Founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist. His articles, podcasts and trainings are consumed annually by millions of PhDs and other professionals in hundreds of different countries. He has helped PhDs transition into top companies like Amazon, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, Tesla, Syngenta, the CDC, UN and Ford Foundation.
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