Posts by Sarah Rodrigues, PhD
The Best Way To Network With Industry Professionals And Get Job Referrals (Most PhDs Forget #3)
Written by: Sarah Rodrigues, Ph.D. Perform experiments, read manuscripts, analyze data. And repeat. This was my usual day as a PhD. And it was my top priority. It was all I thought about. I wanted to finish my PhD and did not look beyond graduation day. Even at conferences, I…
5 Tips To Help PhDs Overcome Frustration And Depression While Job Hunting
Written By Sarah Rodrigues, Ph.D. Changing careers was really challenging for me. Sometimes I felt like all of my efforts were for nothing. I felt worthless, hopeless, and helpless. Each tailored industry resume I wrote kept me glued to the computer for hours. And then I waited… and waited. Sometimes, I…
How To Diversify Your Job Search And Find A New Career Path In Industry
Written by Sarah Rodrigues, Ph.D. I was in the last year of my PhD and was ready to leave academia permanently. I had three postdoc offers but the thought of spending more time slaving at the lab bench made me shudder. I felt lost. This was not the path I…