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ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD

CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & CAREER SUCCESS MENTOR

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 professionals transition into top companies like Pfizer, Tesla, Amazon, Pearson, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, 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.

Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Articles Written By Isaiah Hankel, PhD

#786 How To Move From One Industry Job To The Next

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Industry research suggests that changing companies yields a much higher pay bump compared to typical internal promotions or raises, which are often capped at smaller percentages.

#785 Merit-Based Hiring Is Roaring Back (Be Ready)

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Your PhD represents years of specialized skill development, rigorous research, and the ability to solve complex problems. These are assets that many employers need but don’t know how to evaluate.

#784 Stoic Lessons For Overcoming Job Search Sadness And Burnout

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Rejection will happen. Feeling sad and unwanted will happen. But those emotions do not define you or your worth—they are simply part of the process.

#783 Staying Motivated During A Guarantee-Free Job Search

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Just as your PhD research took years of work before yielding results, your job search is an investment in your future. It’s not about immediate gratification but about positioning yourself for the right opportunity.

#782 Are You Too Overqualified For This Job Market?

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Employers care about who makes their lives easier. Prove that’s you, and you’ll win the role—even against the odds.

#781 What Hiring Managers (Secretly) Care About Most

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Here’s the hard truth: a job candidate with no skills who relentlessly sells themselves as a perfect cultural fit will get hired over someone with all the skills in the world but no mention of culture.

#780 Get Your Resume In The Hands Of Hiring Managers

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

A well-written professional summary is the key to grabbing an employer's attention and getting invited to a phone screen, so make sure you take it very seriously.

#779 Is Your Cover Letter Too Old?

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Traditional openers, cliches, and niceties are mind-numbing to read through again and again, but a well-written note from a qualified candidate is enticing.

#778 Make Yourself More Competitive

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

The only way for you to get hired today is to keep your skills relevant. This means focusing on skills that can't be done by tech, at least yet.

#777 Target Your Resume In 15 Minutes

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Would you rather apply to 50 jobs and get two interviews or apply to 10 jobs and get three? Tailoring your resume is the trick to getting better results in your job search.

#776 Can’t Find A Career? Fix.

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Many people struggle to figure out what they want to do professionally. And not just once either. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that people in the US change careers between three and seven times in their lives.

#775 4 Most Common Networking Mistakes

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

If you let your connections wither they won't feel comfortable giving you a referral down the road, so keep the conversation going.