Best Industry Transition Articles For PhDs (April 4th, 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: How to Reframe Your Resume and Get a New Job During Coronavirus – Kenadi Silcox
Networking
Top Article: Why You’re Afraid Of Networking (And What To Do About It) – J. Ryan Williams
Be a Colleague That Others Can Confide In – Deborah Grayson Riegel
4 ways to keep networking while social distancing – Anne Fisher
Get over your fear of networking and use these 4 tips to network in place – Cathy Paper
CVs/Resumes
Top Article: How to Reframe Your Resume and Get a New Job During Coronavirus – Kenadi Silcox
Time To Update Your Résumé—Here’s One Secret To Use – Robin Ryan
Listing References on a Resume Is ‘Wasted Space,’ Experts Say — Here’s How to Provide Them – Diane Herbst
Tips for a Career Change Cover Letter – Hallie Crawford
Interviews
Top Article: 75 Questions to Ask During an Interview That’ll Help You Get the Job – Maryn Liles
How to nail a job interview via video conferencing – Macy Bayern
Video Interview Tips for Tech Job Candidates, Managers During COVID-19 – Nick Kolakowski
How Coronavirus Is Reshaping The Job Search Now — And For The Future – Gabe Bullard
Transferable Skills
Top Article: Adaptability should be your new hire’s top soft skill. Here’s how to test for it – Jill Chapman
7 Leadership Lessons Men Can Learn from Women – Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Cindy Gallop
4 Ways to Improve Your Productivity While Working From Home – Porschia Parker-Griffin
10 Ways To Launch A Successful Job Search Amid Coronavirus – Forbes Careers
Academic Blues
Top Article: For Many Graduate Students, Covid-19 Pandemic Highlights Inequities – Megan Zahneis
Universities Issue Hiring Freezes in Response to COVID-19 – Amy Schleunes
Why you should craft multiple plans for your future career – Karin Bodewits
My lab is closed to me because of the coronavirus. Here’s how I’m planning to stay productive – Lei Su
Industry Positions
Top Article: Working From Home with Kids? How to Manage the Impossible – Eve Glicksman
Here are the companies mass hiring during the coronavirus pandemic – Jazmin Goodwin
Insights From A First-Time Biotech CEO – Alessandro Riva
Work and Hiring Slowing in Biotech, But Layoffs Unlikely – Gail Dutton
Business Acumen
Top Article: Pandemic Pushes Pharma Sales Into Virtual World. Will it Last? – Alex Keown
Experts weigh in on vaccine prospects as dozens of COVID-19 projects race ahead – Eric Sagonowsky
Latest industry developments against COVID-19 – Ben Hargreaves
COVID-19 is cutting air pollution, but it will not slow climate change – Catherine Collins
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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 three 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.
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