Articles Written By Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn why you need to remove all dates from your resume Next, you’ll learn 4 tips on how to simplify your resume to pass AI Finally, you’ll learn that its not what you add to your resume to help you through AI, it’s what you remove I have academics gape at me when I tell them to deprioritize their academic job titles or irrelevant business job titles on their resumes and to remove all dates. They can’t believe it. Look, I tell them, this is called the functional resume…

Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn why people hate during the job search Next, you’ll learn 8 ways to navigate through the hate Finally, you’ll understand how even the small wins will help you reach your goals. I recently had a group of people come out very negatively against me and my methods for helping academics get hired. It was brutal and I was completely unprepared for it. I found out later that they had been planning their takedown for a while and that some people who offered competing services had initiated it all.…

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Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn understand the ROI of a degree Next, you’ll learn that statistics show the earning power increases significantly with a higher education degree Finally, you’ll learn education of any kind is an investment in yourself, your future, and your potential In today’s fast-paced job market, pursuing a degree, especially a higher education degree, often comes with a substantial financial investment. This investment could be initial tuition early on, or it could be a loss in terms of opportunity cost. For example, someone who stays in academia for five more…

Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn the costs of being published in Top Tier Journals Next, you’ll different reasons why the cost is so high Finally, you’ll learn why premier journals have a higher cost to publish I recently got into a discussion with someone over why it cost so much to publish in top tier academic journals. They argued that the newer open source options of the big three journals in particular ranging from around $4,500 to $11,500 was ridiculous. Yes, I thought, in part, but then I explained that you get what…

Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn why it is important to sell yourself to employers Next, you’ll learn different techniques to sell yourself Finally, you’ll learn how selling yourself does not have to compromise your authenticity or values I was giving a talk recently and someone in the audience was frowning the entire time. Then I started to talk about the importance of selling yourself to employers, especially the early gatekeepers who typically do not have the same expert skills that the job candidate applying to a skilled job has. This is when the…

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Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn what levers to pull to get hired Next, you’ll learn 11 job search statistics few people know Finally, you’ll learn how knowing these stats and changing your behavioral will help you get hired When I was first applying to jobs coming out of school I felt invisible. What a waste of time I thought. Nothing I did mattered. Looking back though, I had no idea how a job search worked. I didn’t realize just how much the numbers were against me, which means I didn’t know which levers…

Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn what quirky interview questions are Next, you’ll some of the most common quirky questions asked and why Finally, you’ll learn how to approach these questions in an interview What’s your favorite hot sauce? I remember an employer asking me that to this day. It was over 10 years ago. I had no answer. I froze. I didn’t use hot sauce. Maybe at a restaurant or bbq I’d have some tabasco but I couldn’t say that. This question must be coming from a hot sauce connoisseur. I froze and…

“Why would any employers hire me… I don’t have industry experience, my skills don’t match the positions I want, and I’m not hearing back from any positions I’ve applied to… Plus, I don’t know anyone in industry.” I heard this from a PhD recently who was mentally broken from their job search.  They had been applying to jobs for months and either hearing nothing back or getting rejected very quickly.  When they asked their peers for insights as to why, they heard the usual stuff, “maybe you’re overqualified?” Or… “Actually, you’re underqualified because you don’t have industry experience.” “You can’t…

Join us as we talk about… In this week’s episode… You’ll learn about why more and more employers are using personality tests to screen applicants Next, you’ll learn 4 purposes for personality tests Finally, you’ll learn 9 of the most common tests used In today’s competitive job market, companies are constantly seeking new ways to identify the best-fit candidates for their organizations. One approach that has gained popularity in recent years is the use of personality tests during the hiring process. These tests aim to assess an individual’s personality traits, work style, and compatibility with the company culture. Overall, there…

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