Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (September 7th, 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
*Can Your Meeting Kit Cut It?* – J. Elise Keith and Lisette Sutherland
Networking
TOP Networking For Introverts (To Start, Stop Referring To It As “Networking”) – Adam Bryant
For Career Support, Tap Your Network! It’s Deeper Than You Realize – Karin Bodewitz
I Couldn’t Find A Career Mentor Through Traditional Networking — So I Tried This – Siraad Dirshe
How To Use Informational Interviews To Get Ahead – Maggie Seaver
CVs/Resumes
TOP The Best Resume Practices To Follow – Deanna deBara
Best Practices For Keeping A Resume Updated – Samantha Nolan
4 Ways To Up Your Resume Game – Jacob McLaughlin
How To Write A Cover Letter That Will Stand Out – Robert Half
Interviews
TOP 4 Ways To Ace Your Exit Interview — And Still Get A Reference – Shelcy V. Joseph
Tips For Interviewing While Dining – Alison Doyle
13 Of The Worst Answers People Have Actually Given In Job Interviews – Heather Taylor
Why You Shouldn’t Wear A Strait Jacket To A Job Interview – Macy Bayern
Transferable Skills
TOP Can Your Meeting Kit Cut It? – J. Elise Keith and Lisette Sutherland
Remote Team Meetings VS. Office Team Meetings – Brian de Haaff
How To Keep A Lab Notebook – Elisabeth Pain
A Project-Management Tool From The Tech Industry Could Benefit Your Lab – David Adam
Academic Blues
TOP Three Tips To Achieve Academic Success — While Enjoying A Social Life – Alejandra Ortega
How To Give An Excellent STEM Job Talk – Russ E. Carpenter and R. Parrish Waters
Make Science PhDs More Than Just A Training Path For Academia – Sarah Anderson
PhDs Deserve The Same Celebration As Weddings & Baby Showers – Elle Griffiths
Industry Positions
TOP Should Governments Help PhDs Get Jobs? – Daniel Schein and Hongyu Zhang
7 Hot AI Jobs To Flex Your Artificial Intelligence Knowledge – Editorial Staff
Life Science Career Transitions – From Government To Private Healthcare – Porschia Parker
Why Are There So Few Female Mathematicians? – Kevin Baldeosingh
Business Acumen
TOP Playing The Pharma-To-Biotech Executive Shuffle: The Lure Of Raw Science – Ben Adams
Can Biosimilars Be The Next Growth Driver For Pfizer? – Forbes
Takeda-Shire Deal: The Strategy Behind Japan’s Largest Foreign Acquisition – Allie Nawrat
No-Deal Brexit: How Medicines And Devices Will Be Regulated In The UK – Zachary Brennan
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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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