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Complete LinkedIn Guide For PhDs
Isaiah Hankel
The LinkedIn tips & strategies within have helped PhDs from every background get hired into top industry careers.
20 Most Popular Industry Career Tracks For PhDs
Isaiah Hankel, PhD & Arunodoy Sur, PhD
Learn about the top 20 industry careers for PhDs (regardless of your academic background). In this eBook, you will gain insight into the most popular, highest-paying jobs for PhDs – all of which will allow you to do meaningful work AND get paid well for it.
Industry Resume Guide for PhDs
Isaiah Hankel, PhD
Learn how to craft the perfect industry resume to attract employers. In this eBook for PhDs, you will get access to proven resume templates, learn how to structure your bullet points, and discover which keywords industry employers want to see most on PhD resumes.
Career Training Programs
Data Scientist Syndicate
Get access to experienced data scientists currently working in industry so that you can get hired as a data scientist.
LinkedIn Mastery Ring
Leverage The Power Of LinkedIn To Connect With Your Next PhD Career Opportunity
Research & Development Society
Get access to PhDs at the world’s largest R&D companies in this advanced program so you can get hired into a top R&D position.
Technical Training Programs
Expert Microscopy
Get access to expert training in microscopy, including daily mentorship by microscopy experts across disciplines.
Expert Cytometry
Get access to expert training in flow cytometry, including real-time guidance by top flow cytometry scientists.
Expert Sequencing
Get access to expert training in next generation sequencing (NGS) by top NGS experts.
Top 10 List Of Alternative Careers For PhD Science Graduates
By: Arunodoy Sur, PhD
When choosing the next step in your career, be sure to consider not only the title and salary you want to have, but the lifestyle you want to live. PhDs should gain a thorough understanding of their non-academic career options. Otherwise, they will be forced by circumstances to take positions that are not in alignment with their long-term career goals. To help you avoid this fate, we’ve collated a list of the 10 hottest non-academic jobs today. Understanding which industry positions are on the rise will help you see what’s available to you outside of a traditional postdoc or professorship. This will help you get off and stay off the dead end career track you're currently on. Here are 10 of the hottest industry jobs for science PhDs.
Negotiate A Higher Starting Salary With These 5 Email Templates
By: Aditya Sharma, PhD
As a PhD who has spent many years in academia, it is possible to lose sight of your value. But, when you are transitioning from academia to industry, you must reconnect with your value in order to get the pay you deserve. The only way your future employer is going to see your value is if you communicate it to them. Once you know what your skills are worth, negotiate to get the salary to match. Sending the right type of email will help you secure a higher starting salary. Negotiation emails should be polite but direct. Here are 5 email templates, addressing various stages in the negotiation process, to help you reach your salary negotiation goal.
5 Types Of Departments In A Company's Organizational Structure PhDs Must Know
By: Catherine Sorbara, PhD
Getting hired into a successful industry team means recognizing the importance of the systems that operate within the industry company you will be working for. You must develop your business acumen so that you have a strong understanding of teamwork and a keen awareness of how each industry department works together to bring products to market. Being able to highlight your business acumen during networking events, informational interviews, and site visits is crucial to getting hired. Here are 5 more key industry departments PhD job candidates must understand.
Emil Chuck, PhD
Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
I joined Cheeky Scientist a few months before I actually left my position, and a lot of things that did come out from Cheeky did help me bear the impact of leaving a very good job, and help tie me over to what I'm doing now. You just have to learn to trust yourself that this isn't the right place to be, so get out as soon as you can.
Lilly Jin Xu, PhD
Medical Writer, Clinical Affairs
Agilent
I learned, in networking, not to expect anything back right away, but to focus on adding value. I also learned how to initiate informational interviews with other Cheeky Scientist members and also outside of the group. I'm still learning from the group.
Keerthi Srinivas, PhD
Fermentation Scientist II
Lygos
As a postdoc and a person who has a family I can't just be careless with the money I spend, so I had to put a lot of thought into [joining the Association]. I was on the edge, but I thought "go for it". All I can say now is, it was worth it. The Cheeky Scientist Association private group is, I would say, invaluable. The modules are amazing, they're always growing.
Kristin Cederquist, PhD
Development Scientist
DCN Diagnostics
I actually joined the Association because I had a job, this is actually my second industry job. I was not so happy at my company, they were restricting me in a bunch of ways, and around January of 2016 I joined the Association. My resume had gotten me a couple of jobs already, but I thought maybe I could make it better, maybe meet some people around the area, and actually I did and it was very helpful. In the private group, I really met a lot of interesting people that come from completely different backgrounds and have transitioned into industry. They were very active and very helpful.
After completing a few questions you will receive a personalized detailed review of 3 careers that we recommend for you. These are not the only careers available for you and there may be others that are more ideal for you. However, these 3 careers will provide an additional level of clarity for you as you continue your job search, and one or all of these careers may serve as an ideal target for you in your job search
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