Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (October 6th, 2018)
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, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
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
*The Quest For Postdoctoral Independence* – Chris Woolston
Networking
TOP How Much Networking Does It Really Take To Land A Job? – Caroline Ceniza-Levine
Even Introverts Can Excel At Networking By Following These Steps – Marguerita Cheng
How Much Networking Does It Really Take To Land A Job? – Caroline Ceniza-Levine
How To Manage Your Most Important Relationships – Jerry Acuff
10 Networking Hacks I Learned from a Two-day Career Fair – Jonny Henderson
CVs/Resumes
TOP Increasing Success With Non-academic Job Applications – Vicky Sherwood
Why Your LinkedIn Profile Should Be Updated – Katie Roth
7 Resume Mistakes That Sabotage Pharmacists During the Job Search – Alex Barker
Is The Résumé Dead? – Kathryn Vasel
Interviews
TOP 11 Things You Should Do In The 15 Minutes Before A Job Interview – Rachel Premack
4 Thank You Notes For 4 Awkward Interview Situations – Jenny Foss
‘What’s Your Biggest Weakness?’ How To Answer Common Interview Questions – Ariella Coombs
The Art of the Elevator Pitch – Carmine Gallo
Transferable Skills
TOP 13 Tips On Switching Careers By Honing In On Your Transferable Skills – Margaret Olatunbosun
Transferable Skills With A PhD – Mark Bennett
Robots Can’t Replace This Crucial Business Skill – Zoran Latinovic & Sharmil C. Chatterjee
Data Reveals Why The ‘Soft’ In ‘Soft Skills’ Is A Major Misnomer – Anant Agarwal
Academic Blues
TOP The Quest For Postdoctoral Independence – Chris Woolston
When Considering A Career Change, Don’t Be Afraid To Seek Out New Perspectives – Barbara A. Wanchisen
Soas To Pay Former Student £20K Over ‘No Supervision’ PhD – John Morgan
What Is The Future Of STEM In The Age Of Disruptive Technologies?Mark Lautens
Industry Positions
TOP Like Virtual Reality For Careers: A New Online Resource That Helps Scientists Explore Job Options – Katie Langin
Why The 4-day Workweek Might Be Closer Than You Think — And The 10 Careers Best Suited To It – Karen Gilchrist
Survey Says: Top 5 Trends In The Life Sciences Industry – Mark Terry
The Future Of Work Is Five Different Conversations – Paul Millerd
Business Acumen
TOP How Winning Organizations Last 100 Years – Alex Hill, Liz Mellon, and Jules Goddard
Agile Boards Of Directors: A Fad Or The Future? – Veronika Zagieva and Stanislav Shekshnia
Apple, Google And Amazon Named As Most Valuable Brands In World – Angela Monaghan
Not Technology But A Business Model Makes A Startup Dominate A New Industry – Han Jin
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