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Best Industry Transition Articles For PhDs (March 21st, 2020)

Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best industry transition articles for PhDs – so you don’t have to!

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.

This week’s best articles are…

Industry Transition Articles: Top Overall

Top Overall: A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers – Barbara Z. Larson, Erin E. Makarius, and Susan R. Vroman

Networking

Top Article: Top Types Of Networking Bloopers To Avoid (Part Two) – Dana Manciagli

IT careers: 9 networking etiquette do’s and dont’s – Stephanie Overby

How to grow professionally while in quarantine – Evgeniya Akulova

Virtual Happy Hour Anyone? Working From Home But Keeping Connected – Martha Ann Overland and Will Jarvis

CVs/Resumes

Top Article: 10 essential tips to improve your Big Data resume – Ben Taylor

The do’s and don’ts of writing a resume – Expert Writer

Will the coronavirus pandemic slow down hiring in 2020? – Lisa Rangel

Interviews

Top Article: Coronavirus is spurring remote hiring. Here’s how to nail your job interview from afar – Karen Gilchrist

10 Things You Should Never Do In A Job Interview – May Rostom

How To Prepare For A Remote Data Science Interview – Anu Thomas

How to Manage Your Job Interview Process During Coronavirus Outbreak 2020 – Bob Van Rossum

Transferable Skills

Top Article: 4 Soft Skills You Need to Improve Your Career – Syed Balkhi

3 Soft Skills to Work On While Job Hunting – Laura Brothers

Why Are We So Bad at Choosing the Right Job? – Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Academic Blues

Top Article: Working from home because of COVID-19? Here are 10 ways to spend your time – Karin Bodewits

The struggle to keep women in academia – Linda Wang and Andrea Widener

My lab group met to chart our response to COVID-19. Here’s what we learned – Jay J. Van Bavel

I’m a PhD student and I’m worried by my university’s coronavirus approach – Jafia Naftali Camara

Industry Positions

Top Article:

Women Are The Key To Scaling Up AI And Data Science – Mark Minevich

For those who love science and storytelling — consider medical writing – Kat Schleicher

COVID-19’s Impact on Life Sciences Researchers – Gail Dutton

Three Ways To Find Remote Work Opportunities On LinkedIn – Jordan Carroll

Business Acumen

Top Article: A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers – Barbara Z. Larson , Erin E. Makarius, and Susan R. Vroman

The top 10 drugs losing U.S. exclusivity in 2020 – Eric Sagonowsky

IQVIA Report: Spending on Drugs Globally to Exceed $1.1 Trillion by 2024 – Mark Terry

Biotech Partnering Terms & Agreements Report 2015-2020 – Access to Headline, Upfront, Milestone and Royalty Data – Research and Markets

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Senior Actuary, Pricing

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Policy Analyst

at Health Canada

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John Crawford

John Crawford

MSL-Vaccines

at Sanofi

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Emily Martin

Emily Martin

Hardware Systems Engineer

at Planet

"Thanks to Cheeky Scientist, I now have an offer letter in my hand and a new career in the industry, which makes me incredibly happy and excited for the future. The training Cheeky Scientist provided was successful since it helped me to carefully consider my skills and improve how I approached my job search. I gained more confidence talking to recruiters and engaging in on-site interviews thanks to the many training modules and live sessions Cheeky Scientist offered. I had a lot of back-and-forth interactions with prospective employers as offers came in, and Cheeky Scientist helped me be a good negotiator. Through Cheeky Scientist, I could ultimately search for, negotiate, and select my best career route."

Vishnu Modur

Vishnu Modur

Clinical Trial Associate/Manager

at Medspace

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Tracy Gardner, PhD

Tracy Gardner, PhD

Senior Measurement Advisor

at Pearson

"Thank you for the assistance from the CSA these last couple of months. I was offered the position with a life science investment firm this week and I happily accepted the offer. Growth with the company is guaranteed and I hope that this will be the last time I have to interview in NYC (lol)."

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