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ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD

CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & SUCCESS MENTOR TO PHDS

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.

Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Articles Written By Isaiah Hankel, PhD

#601 How To Handle Haters During A Job Search

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

You are getting closer. You are making progress. You’re in the arena. The haters are not. They’re just on the sidelines looking in. They’re powerless to stop you. Keep going.

#600 Career Leadership With Donna & Isaiah: Unorthodox Job Search Strategies and Career Empowerment

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

In this episode of Career Leadership, hosts Donna Serdula and Isaiah Hankel explore the extreme lengths some job seekers might go to secure employment. Donna shares a deeply disturbing story about a job seeker who created a fake LinkedIn account and job posting to gather information about competitors.

#599 Two Biggest Job Search Sticking Points: Getting & Converting Interviews.

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

In this episode of the Cheeky Scientist News, we discuss the 2 biggest sticking points for job seekers right now. If you're stuck, you're either not getting enough interviews. Or, you're not converting enough interviews.

#598 Simplify Your Resume Like This To Pass AI

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

It’s not what you add to your resume as much as it’s what you subtract from it that will help you get through today’s AI.

#597 Weird Interview Questions Employers Ask PhDs

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

While these quirky interview questions can catch you off guard, they also provide an opportunity to showcase creativity, problem-solving skills, and personality traits that might not be evident through traditional interview questions.

#596 How To Identify Your Skills Gap

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

The person who gets hired is the person who makes the best case for their candidacy and who games the AI filters. Period.

#595 Must - Follow Resume Rules For Today's Filters

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Creating a resume that effectively navigates through today's Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) requires a strategic approach to content, layout, and design.

#594 Words That Ruin Your Resume

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Today we’re going to check in about some outdated things that you should delete from your resume if you haven’t yet.

#593 Career Leadership With Donna & Isaiah: Business Ownership: Solopreneur to Fractional Executive

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

In this episode of Career Leadership with Donna & Isaiah, learn about how professionals are turning to starting their own businesses during their job search, or doing fractional executive work in addition to their full time jobs.

#592 How To Match Your Resume To A Job Posting When You Don't Have The Skills

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

In today’s episode of Cheeky Scientist News, we discuss how to understanding a job posting, including how to parse the posting into 3 key sections and how to match your resume to each section correctly. We also discuss resume headlines and the power of a strong Professional Summary and how to write one.

#591 Hybrid Resumes Are Beating AI Filters

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Getting hired in today's landscape requires a recalibration of expectations. It's not a sprint; it's a strategic marathon.

#590 Are You Management Material?

By: Isaiah Hankel, PhD

Despite not having the “manager” title, you were doing just that throughout your PhD and beyond.