Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (Saturday, December 28th, 2019)
Every week, we scour the Internet for the best industry transition articles for PhDs – so you don’t have to!
Our two consultants independently search for the most informative articles in the categories of networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week.
This week’s best articles are…
Top Overall
Top Overall: Top 10 Biopharma Stories of 2019 – Mark Terry and Alex Keown
Networking
Top: How to Make Connections That Count — Advice From a Silicon Valley Veteran (and Introvert) – Karen Wickre
Your Online Presence as a Professional – Katharine Hansen
Your Social Network Isn’t Diverse Enough – Tamara El-Waylly
Mark Cuban answers cold email from this 27-year-old entrepreneur, ends up investing – Blair Shiff
CVs/Resumes
Top: Resume Writing Tips For 2020 – Jessica Hernandez
4 Tips on Applying for Jobs Outside of Academe – Ben Dumbauld
How to Mention Relocation in a Cover Letter – Alison Doyle
7 tips to get your resume past the robots reading it – Jennifer Liu
Interviews
Interviews
Top: Top Interview Pet Peeves from Hiring Managers – Katharine Hansen
Top 10 Interview Questions And Answers – Phil Baker
Your Ultimate Guide to Answering the Most Common Interview Questions – The Muse
6 Sticky Interview Situations and How to Handle Them – Katharine Hansen
Transferable Skills
Top: How to Be Creative – Max Richtell
6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation – Kristen Senz
How technology can amplify great teaching – Sandra Liu Huang
How to Develop the Essential Skills to Be a Project Manager – Kat Boogaard
Academic Blues
Top: Our top essays by scientists in 2019 – Katie Langin
Why We Need a Yelp for Doctoral Programs – Leonard Cassuto
Go figure: salary drives researchers to move to new countries – Chris Woolston
You Can Go Home for the Holidays – David D. Perlmutter
Industry Positions
Top: A Decade Of Diversity Highs And Lows – Ruth Umoh
The 6 Most In-Demand Life Sciences Jobs Right Now – Alex Keown
80+ Back Doors Into Cyber Careers – Keirsten Brager
How I Learned to Become a Product Manager – Pronoy Chaudhuri
Business Acumen
Top: Top 10 Biopharma Stories of 2019 – Mark Terry and Alex Keown
The top 20 drugs in 2020 – worldwide sales – Tracy Staton
The 12 Days of Christmas, Biopharma Style – Mark Terry and Alex Keown
2019’s 10 defining moments in venture capital – Kate Clark
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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.
Dr. Hankel has published 3X bestselling books and his latest book, The Power of a PhD, debuted on the Barnes & Noble bestseller list. His methods for getting PhDs hired have been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Nature, Forbes, The Guardian, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine and Success Magazine.
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