Articles Written By Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Referrals are extremely powerful. They can give your resume directly to a hiring manager, help you skip steps of the hiring process, and even have a hiring committee reverse a rejection. One of our transitioned members recently shared the following story about a candidate they referred for a position at their company. Someone connected with me and sent me a message on LinkedIn. As they were polite, I agreed to have a voice chat. I attended a few meetings in my company and found out they were looking for someone with a profile that fits this person’s. So, I invited…

Join Isaiah he reveals how to increase your LinkedIn SSI visibility score to to get hired into high-paying industry careers Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah explains what is LinkedIn SSI score Next, Isaiah reveals why it is important for PhDs to update their LinkedIn Finally, Isaiah describes the factors that influence LinkedIn SSI scores and strategies to increase it From This Week’s Show… What Does SSI Score Indicate The LinkedIn SSI score is imperative for getting hired into top-paying industry positions. As a PhD, you may be looking for a job. You may have even increased your…

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.…

Far too many PhDs are getting ghosted by employers after job interviews. They set up a job search strategy, build a targeted resume and LinkedIn profile, and apply to positions where they have internal referrals; only to get ghosted after a phone screen, or even worse, a site visit. If this has happened to you, you need to prepare better for job interviews. An interview can go south very easily. Maybe you just said the wrong thing and that caused employers to stop considering you. You cannot underestimate the importance of coming prepared.  Take it from one of our members…

Join Isaiah as he shares why PhDs dread coming up with quantified results on their resumes, why it is important and what you can do about it Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah explains why PhDs dread coming up with quantified results on their resumesNext, Isaiah reveals how PhDs can reinvent their professional brand on their resumeFinally, Isaiah describes how PhDs can communicate quantified results on their resumes From This Week’s Show…  Why PhDs Dread Coming Up With Quantified Results On Their Resumes A resume is your marketing document. A good resume is not enough to…

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.…

I had heard of PhDs transitioning rapidly into management roles, but I never thought I would meet one. I assumed that opportunities to fast track one’s career into the top levels of a company were reserved exclusively for elite PhDs.  The chosen minority who always have brilliant ideas and produce 10 first-author publications in top journals by the time they defend.  The ones who have been aiming for senior management all along. The ones for whom negotiation for a high salary seems to come naturally. Can you imagine being one of them? I can’t.  Do you even know one of…

Join Isaiah as he shares how to ask for a job referral during an informational interview without things getting awkward Here’s a quick rundown of this week’s episode… First, Isaiah explains what should PhDs know about referral and informational interviewsNext, Isaiah reveals the different parts of informational interviews leading to referralFinally, Isaiah describes the questions that frame things positively in an informational interview From This Week’s Show…  What Should PhDs Know About Referral and Informational Interviews Referral is one of the most reliable methods for getting hired. But it starts with networking. Setting up informational interviews is imperative for networking.…

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.…

The biggest obstacle that PhDs must overcome when they decide to leave academia is being invisible.  Without an industry network, you are invisible. It doesn’t matter if you are the best fit for your dream industry position if recruiters and hiring managers looking to fill that position don’t even know that you exist.  This is something that I know very well, not just from working with thousands of PhDs, but from my personal story.  When I first started looking for industry positions, I thought I would be easily found.  I quickly learned how wrong I was. I was invisible. No…

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.…

PhDs are talking about the wage push inflation. We are going through a very rare time in the economy. A very rare time in the timeline of humanity. So, if you are a PhD looking for an industry job, it’s possible that you feel lost most of the time.  You might feel like you don’t know the rules you need to follow to get hired. You might feel that the rules are constantly changing. I’m here to tell you that as scary as this time might seem. There are a lot of opportunities that you can take advantage of. In…