Best Industry Transition Articles For PhDs (February 22nd, 2020)
In industry, it’s important for professionals and job candidates to maintain a strong knowledge of the business arena.
That’s why every week, Cheeky Scientist scours the Internet acquiring the best industry transition articles for PhDs – that way, 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.
Then they vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week.
And here are the results! This week’s best articles are…
Industry Transition Articles: Top Overall
Top Overall: How to Work the Room Like a Network Hustler – Kanika Tolver
Networking
Top: How to Work the Room Like a Network Hustler – Kanika Tolver
How to Overcome Your Obsession with Helping Others – Ron Carucci
When and How to Reach Out to Recruiters – Katharine Hansen
How To Empower Yourself In The Job Search And Fight Back Against The AI Robots – Jack Kelly
CVs/Resumes
Top: List of 5 key skills to highlight on your resume (with examples) – Jennifer Fabiano
5 Tips To Update Your Resume In 2020 – Anisha Singh
How to list references: Simple steps for success – Robert Carnevale
5 tips for a data science resume – Aditya Sharma
Interviews
Top: How to use the halo effect to your advantage in a job interview – Art Markman
Preparing for Showtime: The Job Interview – Kanika Tolver
The Top 17 ways to fail a job interview – CW Headley
Baby Boomers: How To Excel In The Job Interview – Robin Ryan
Transferable Skills
Top: 10 Leadership Principles for 2020 – Shubika Bilkha
How To Develop Your Emotional Intelligence (3 Ways) – Thomas Griffin
High-Demand Soft And Hard Skills For Freelancers And Other Professionals – Jon Younger
How to demonstrate 3 important soft skills during an interview – Stephanie Vozza
Academic Blues
Top: Male doctoral graduates more likely to have a full-time, permanent job than their female counterparts, study shows – University of Exeter
How I got through my grad school slump – Katherine Still
Stop making graduate students pay up front for conferences – John Malloy.
3 things to know about women in STEM – Johnny Wood
Industry Positions
Top: Starting Out at a Start-Up – Annie Maxfield and Thi Nguyen
How to Become a Project Manager in 2020 – Hannah Cohen
9 best practices for data science job search – Sejuti Das
Why Working Couples Need to Talk More About Power – Jennifer Petriglieri
Business Acumen
Top: Healthcare Automation Market to be worth US$58.98 billion by 2025, Says TMR – Transparency Market Research
Small Data Can Play a Big Role in AI – H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty
Growth of Health System-Based Specialty Pharmacy to Continue in 2020, Reducing Cost of Care – Don Amorosi and Becky Rand
Budget 2021 – 2027: mixed funding is needed to promote innovation – Florin Zubașcu
If you’re ready to start your transition into industry, you can apply to book a free Transition Call with our founder Isaiah Hankel, PhD or one of our Transition Specialists. Apply to book a Transition Call here.










