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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (April 13th 2019)

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

*22 Phone Interview Tips to Help You Nail the Call (And Move To The Next Round)* – Alyse Kalish

Networking

TOP 7 Tips And Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Networking Events – Mitch Olson

Networking Tips For Introverts: Overcoming The 5 Major Objections – Becca

LinkedIn Networking Tips: Making Connections And Getting Business In 3 Easy Steps – Joe Pope

5 Networking Tips For Introverts – Dev Modi

CVs/Resumes

TOP How To Write A Killer Resume That Will Make Hiring Managers Call You Back – Lauren Pope

3 Resume Tips For Older Career Changers – Silvia Giltner

Skills To Include On Your Resume In 2019 (With Examples!) – Robert Half

How To Write A Resume To Appeal To Robot Recruiters – Bernard Marr

Interviews

TOP 22 Phone Interview Tips To Help You Nail The Call (And Move To The Next Round) – Alyse Kalish

Here’s How To Answer Those Stressful Behavioral Interview Questions – Ludmila Leiva

4 Tips To Ace Phone Interviews (Plus 8 Practice Interview Questions) – Elizabeth Lundin

A Former Recruiter’s View On Interview Follow Up – Jared Redick

Transferable Skills

TOP 7 Skills Every Leader Needs In Times Of Disruption – Simon Freakley

Should You Apply For A Job You’re Not Qualified For? – Daniel B. Kline

The Age Of The Profession Is Dead: 3 Reasons You Should Focus On Your Skills, Not A Profession – The Ladders

Academic Blues

TOP 10 Professional Development Tips To Take Your Career To The Next Level – Lauren Pope

The Many And Diverse Roles Of A Research Scientist – Christiana Crook

What Matters In A Ph.D. Adviser? Here’s What The Research Says – Katie Langin

Changing Your Career Path? Here’s What You Need To Remember – Jessica Mendez

Industry Positions

TOP When Business Analytics Meets Machine Learning – Maxim Scherbak

Here’s Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart – Thomas Franck

Blockchain Jobs Remain Unfilled, While Skilled Workers Are Being Poached – Lucas Mearian

What’s It Like Working As A UX Researcher? – Cristina Puntaru

Business Acumen

TOP Companies Need To Prepare For The Next Economic Downturn – Martin Reeves, Kevin Whitaker, & Christian Ketels

Changing The Public’s Perception Of The Biopharma Industry – Mark Terry

Trevi Therapeutics Jumps On The Biotech IPO Train – Ben Adams

The “Two Weeks’ Notice” Approach To Changing Jobs Is Bad For Companies And Employees – Robert Glazer

If you’re ready to start your transition into industry, you can apply to book a free Transition Call with our founder Isaiah Hankel, PhD or one of our Transition Specialists. Apply to book a Transition Call here.

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ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD

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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Here's What Others Are Saying

"Hi Isaiah - I have news to share! I applied for a position on Monday night. I had an interview Tuesday and was just offered the position! (Wednesday). I can't believe it! All the hard work. The LinkedIn Messages. The resume building All your keys. I countered 5k more than they offered and they accepted it! I am so over the moon right now and so excited!"

Brittni Levasuar

Brittni Levasuar

"The made an offer and I accepted it. I am excited and nervous to start a new job and leave academia!"

Valentina Dallacasagrande

Valentina Dallacasagrande

Sr. Scientific Advisor

at reVision Therapeutics, Inc.

"I am happy to share I am starting a new position!"

Kamrul Hansen

Kamrul Hansen

Principal Scientist - Analytical Technology

at Servier Pharmaceuticals

"Thank you for your advice, Isaiah! I’m super excited and grateful! I would never negotiate the salary and the other details of the offer if it weren’t for Cheeky Scientist. Thank you again"

Marta Silva

Marta Silva

Policy Analyst

at Health Canada

"I just wanted to say that I officially accepted a job! I want to thank everyone at Cheeky Scientist for all the help and support. Overall, my job search went pretty smoothly and I have CS to thank for that. I am now convinced that making connections and networking is how you find jobs, and once I began implementing what CS teaches, I started to see more results. I hope this helps others who are in the job search process!"

Jack Schultz

Jack Schultz

Research Computer Scientist

at Southwest Research Institute

"Hi Isaiah, I got hired yesterday!....Thanks for all of your encouragement provided by way of your presentations."

Beverly Brereton

Beverly Brereton

Compliance Manager

at Enel North America

"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!"

Nahed Jalloul

Nahed Jalloul

Computational Biologist

"I am BEYOND ECSTATIC to finally say I am starting a new position as Patent Examiner in Biomedical Engineering at USPTO!"

Jo Ramos

Jo Ramos

Patent Examiner in Biomedical Engineering

at USPTO

"BIG NEWS!! Lufthansa offered me the gig!!"

Marco Milesi

Marco Milesi

at Lufthansa

"I'm happy to share that I am starting a new position as Senior Scientist at Eikon Therapeutics!"

Hank Cheng

Hank Cheng

Senior Scientist

at Eikon Therapeutics

"I attended the Transition CHALLENGE and VIP Modality and, as a result, in less than 2 months I have participated in 8 interesting interviews and been offered a wonderful job full of opportunities! Thank you so much for all the great and necessary work you do!"

Veronica Pascual

Veronica Pascual

Research Projects Coordinator

at SEMERGEN

"Aside from all the technical pieces, the comradery, I really had an excellent time at the symposium that I was in Florida, that was super helpful...having a community that takes a part in your wins and also helps you pick yourself up and dusts yourself off when you don't get those wins and that you're not alone."

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Medical Communications

at NBA

"You will not believe it..... I got them up another 60K and they changed my title!"

Ryan Hendricks

Ryan Hendricks

Project Manager, Rapid Industry Solutions: On-Set Virtual Production

at SMPTE

"Hi Isaiah, I hope you are good....I did receive and accept a job offer!"

Debadrita Pal

Debadrita Pal

Scientist

at Sanofi

"Thrilled to announce that I have joined a new role as a Research Associate at HJF to work at the WRAIR. Very excited to join a dedicated and brilliant team working to eradicate HIV. Thanks to my family, friends, and fellow Cheeky associates for their support in my job hunt journey.""

 Lakshmi Rani Iyer

Lakshmi Rani Iyer

Research Associate

at HJF

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