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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (July 3rd, 2016)

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

*10 Ways You Can Use Your Cover Letter To Stand Out, According To 10 Hiring Managers* – The Young Entrepreneur Council

Networking

TOP How To Upgrade Your Online Presence – Adam Moore

The Secrets Behind Getting Your Profile Viewed On LinkedIn – Donna Serdula

How To Start Building A Strong Relationship With A Recruiter – Hayley Stanton

Five Tips For Making The Most Out Of Networking Events – Brett Adam

CVs/Resumes

TOP 10 Ways You Can Use Your Cover Letter To Stand Out, According To 10 Hiring Managers – The Young Entrepreneur Council

10 Tips For Writing An Outstanding CV – Joanna Wroblewska

The Tough Feedback You Need To Hear During A Long Job Search – Richard May

Interviews

TOP 9 Things You Must Know About The Recruiting Process – Hannah Morgan

How Do I Bring Up Salary At A Job Interview? – Liz Ryan

2 Questions You Probably Don’t Ask In Job Interviews – But Definitely Should –  Peggy McKee

3 Ways To Use LinkedIn For Your Job SearchArnie Fertig

Transferable Skills

TOP 6 Ways To Build Your Skills And Expertise Outside Of Work – Mary Sherwood Sevinsky

Bridging Science And Real World Impact With Confidence – Jack Leeming

7 Bad Public Speaking Habits That Immediately Destroy Your Likability –  Richard Feloni

Are You Only Worth Your Last Drawn Salary?Debojyoti Dhar 

Academic Blues

TOP The Fool’s Gold Of PhD Employment Data – Gary McDowell

Battling The Physical Symptoms Of Stress – Parneet Pal

What To Do When You’re Scared Of Making A Change – And Of Staying Where You Are – Natasha Stanley

Will My Degree Get Me The Job I Want? – Fatimah Williams Castro

Industry Positions

TOP Research In Industry: A Great Career Choice –  Albert Isidro-Llobet

How To Discover Your Ideal Profession – Michael Mamas

Trying To Find A Job? 8 Little Ways To Make Your Job Search A Whole Lot Easier – Megan Conley

From Academia To Product Management Megan Clarey, PhD

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CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & SUCCESS MENTOR TO PHDS

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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Claudia Wehrhahn

Senior Actuary, Pricing

at HDI Seguros

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Petro Starokadomskyy

Senior Scientist

at Kyverna Therapeutics

"I just accepted an offer for a position at one of the top pharma companies...I can't tell you how relieved I feel, I'm very excited for what's to come!"

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Computational Biologist

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Field Application Specialist

at Bruker Daltonics

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Tanumoy Mondul

Senior Scientist

at Sanofi

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Scientist

at bioMeriuex

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at SMPTE

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Mary Hidde

Clinical trial manager

at Medspace

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Hank Cheng

Senior Scientist

at Eikon Therapeutics

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at Roche

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Nabina Paudyal

Nabina Paudyal

Senior Computational Scientist

at Colossal Biosciences

"I’m excited to share that i am starting my new job as a technical support engineer at lumencor, inc. the ultimate goal is to grow potatoes on mars by 2050 and make other advaces for mankind."

 Andrii Repula

Andrii Repula

Technical Support Engineer

at Lumencor, Inc.

"I started working with you all back in October 2022 and it took me about four months to secure my new role. I actually had two six figure salary offers in the learning and development arena! One was from a prestigious HBCU and the other one was with a scientific research organization. I signed my six figure offer letter for a Head of Talent Development role with the scientific research organization on March 1st. I negotiated and received a $7,500 increase in salary and I also received an increase in my relocation package. I cannot thank you all enough!"

Dr. Rhonda Anderson

Dr. Rhonda Anderson

Head of Talent Development

at Southern Research

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