Articles Written By Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Join Isaiah as he explains why PhDs must set a target career and follow strategy to get hired in high-paying industry roles Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah discusses why it is important for PhDs to set specific target Next, Isaiah reveals why chasing job titles will not PhDs hired into the industryFinally, Isaiah explains why professional profile is important for PhDs From This Week’s Show…  Why Is It Important For PhDs To Have Specific Target Industry job titles are a lot different than those in academia. There are several job titles. But you must decide what you want…

Do you have a job search strategy to be hired in industry? An actual job search strategy that guides the actions you will take to get hired in industry? Or do you tend to start the week without a structured plan when it comes to your transition? You wake up on Tuesday and submit a few resumes, do nothing Wednesday and Thursday, reach out to a few contacts on Friday, coast on the weekend, and search for online job postings on Monday. And expect to be hired in industry. Does this sequence sound absurd? Are you thinking that nobody searches for…

Join Isaiah as he explains why job candidate profile is important for PhDs to communicate their value to the industry employers and get hired in high-paying industry roles Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah discusses why it is important for PhDs to have a strong job candidate profileNext, Isaiah reveals how PhDs should manage job candidate profileFinally, Isaiah explains why a professional profile is important for PhDs From This Week’s Show…  Why Is It Important For PhDs To Have Strong Job Candidate Profile Many PhDs want to transition out of academia. To get hired in the…

Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best articles on topics that help in the search for the Best of Transition: PhD Job Search in the industry. Our two consultants independently search for the most informative articles in the categories of networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week – if it’s a recent article that can help readers find and acquire PhD jobs, then we want to include it in this weekly digest.…

Finding a PhD-level industry job through the hiring funnel is hard.  After all, you are aiming for one of the 0.5% top available positions. Employers don’t just hand those positions out. At the same time, it’s likely that you are not getting hired because you are incorrectly aligning your efforts with what the hiring process looks like from the employer’s perspective. Do you have a strategy for getting hired or are you just winging it? If you are thinking that you will only have to apply to a couple of industry positions before getting an offer or that hiring managers…

Join Isaiah as he explains why a job search strategy needs to be created by PhDs to be hired in high-paying industry roles Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah discusses why should  PhDs create a job search strategyNext, Isaiah reveals how PhDs can create a successful job search strategy Finally, Isaiah explains what PhDs should do after creating a job search strategy From This Week’s Show…  Why Should PhDs Create A Job Search Strategy What does it take to get hired into rewarding industry careers? What must PhDs do to get hired into a fulfilling PhD level…

Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best articles on topics that help in the search for the Best of Transition: PhD Job Search in the industry. Our two consultants independently search for the most informative articles in the categories of networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week – if it’s a recent article that can help readers find and acquire PhD jobs, then we want to include it in this weekly digest.…

Join Isaiah as he explains why PhDs are doctors of learning and how should PhDs leverage their skills to be hired in high-paying industry roles Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah discusses why PhDs are masters of learningNext, Isaiah reveals why PhDs  must communicate their ability to learn to employersFinally, Isaiah explains where can PhDs leverage their learning skill From This Week’s Show… Why PhDs Are Doctors Of Learning PhDs are masters of learning. There is a huge difference between leaving graduate school with a Masters degree rather than a PhD. Masters degree are those who have mastered…

Feeling discouraged with your job search strategy? Have you uploaded hundreds of resumes without hearing back from employers? Are you starting to think you are not cut out for an industry position? This happens to many PhDs at some point in their transition journey.  They don’t know how to execute a correct job search strategy. So they waste lots of time doing things that don’t yield any result. Then get discouraged. An industry job search is maddening. As PhDs we are never trained rigorously on how to do it in academia. Most PhDs are never trained on how to execute…

Join Isaiah as he reveals how understanding the industry hiring funnel can help PhDs get hired in high paying industry jobs Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah explains why some PhDs fail to get hired in the industryNext, Isaiah reveals what PhDs fail to see in the industry hiring processFinally, Isaiah describes how understanding the industry hiring funnel can be leveraged to get hired in high paying positions From This Week’s Show…  Why Some PhDs Fail To Get Hired In The Industry PhD job search is not easy. Understanding the expectations is crucial. Many PhD-level job…

Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best articles on topics that help in the search for the Best of Transition: PhD Job Search in the industry. Our two consultants independently search for the most informative articles in the categories of networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week – if it’s a recent article that can help readers find and acquire PhD jobs, then we want to include it in this weekly digest.…

If you have a PhD, you’re overqualified for an industry job. PhDs are lab rats and can’t understand business. You can’t get a job without industry experience. Do any of these sentences sound familiar to you? Have you been looking for an industry job unsuccessfully and have reached a point where you ask yourself if your PhD has any value whatsoever? These sentences are myths, commonly said by either academics who don’t understand anything about industry, or by other job candidates who don’t want to compete with PhDs. Hiring managers for PhD-level industry positions want the best candidates possible. After…