Best Industry Transition Articles For PhDs (March 28th, 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: Accurate science communication is key in the fight against COVID-19 – Sabrina Sholts
Networking
Top Article: Virtual networking allows business building through pandemic – Arielle Kass
How to become better at networking despite the coronavirus keeping you at home – Vicky McKeever
4 Ways You Can Give Your Remote Workforce a Sense of Togetherness – Samantha McLaren
CVs/Resumes
Top Article: 5 Resume Tips For Senior-Level Job-Seekers – UsFinancePost
What to write in a cover letter, according to career experts – Alamy Stock
3 ways to keep your job search active during the COVID-19 pandemic – Keca Ward
Tips From A Recruiter: Don’t Make Me Read Your Resume – Dave Fecak
Interviews
Top Article: Former Google recruiter: Here’s how to ace a remote job interview – Kevin Grice
The one question you should always ask in a job interview – Jane McNeill
Recruiters Nominate Their Favorite Phone Interview Questions – Samantha McLaren
Coronavirus: Job interviews go online as candidates stuck at home – Justin Harper
Transferable Skills
Top Article: Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills in the Biotech Industry – Kymberlie Krieger
Are You Leading Through the Crisis … or Managing the Response? – Eric J. McNulty and Leonard Marcus
4 ways to improve your adaptability – Ian Clark
5 ways emotional intelligence can help us through the coronavirus crisis – Harvey Deutschendorf
Academic Blues
Top Article: Amid coronavirus shutdowns, some grad students feel pressure to report to their labs – Michael Price
The University should not let the concerns of its graduate students become an afterthought – Amy Batley
Sexual-Assault Investigations May Be Delayed as Coronavirus Disrupts Colleges – Sarah Brown
Boosting the signal in scientific talks – Scott St. George &
Michael White
Industry Positions
Top Article: Accurate science communication is key in the fight against COVID-19 – Sabrina Sholts
Who is hiring during the coronavirus? Try these industries if you need a job now – Arianne Cohen
Solving the Puzzle: A Closer Look at Project Management Careers in Life Sciences – Porschia Parker-Griffin
Computer science versus COVID-19 – David Pringle
Business Acumen
Top Article: FDA Grants Experimental Coronavirus Drug Benefits For Rare Disease Treatments – Health News From NPR
The race for a COVID-19 vaccine – Éanna Kelly
In Other (Biopharma) News: This Week’s Non-Coronavirus Stories – Alex Keown
PhRMA, BIO campaign champions members’ determination to beat COVID-19 – Beth Snyder Bulik
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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 3 million PhDs in 152 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 two bestselling books with Wiley and 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.
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