Best Industry Transition Articles For PhDs (February 8th, 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: The 10 most-anticipated drug launches of 2020 – Kyle Blankenship, Angus Liu
Networking
Top: 7 LinkedIn Tactics To Attract Recruiters – Robin Ryan
Finding a Mentor. What I learned from a guest lecturer who changed my life – Nicole Serena Silver
10 Ways Newer Entrepreneurs Can Expand Their Network – Expert Panel, Young Entrepreneur Council
3 ways to build a community that leads to business success – Ngan Nguyen
CVs/Resumes
Top: The Better Way to Word These 7 Common Cover Letter Phrases – AnnaMarie Houlis
Google’s director of talent explains how to write a killer résumé – Stephanie Vozza
Why I Just Rewrote My Resume – William Vanderbloemen
What should a resume look like in 2020 – Pamela Grossman
Interviews
Top: Never ask these 5 questions during job interviews — ask these 4 alternatives instead – Deborah Sweeney
The 5 Best Interview Questions Candidates Ask During Job Interviews – Terina Allen
7 common job interview questions that are actually illegal – Ali Parr
Transferable Skills
Top: Cultivate soft skills to climb up the professional ladder – Aravind Kumar Rajendran
Rethinking your learning and career development – Alex Badenoch
How Can You Assess Your Career Fitness? – Jelena Radonjic
Critical thinking: the art of asking questions – Emma Sue Prince
Academic Blues
Top: A person before a PhD: understanding and combatting an academic identity crisis – Robert Seaborne
Three bad reasons to do a postdoc – Karin Bodewits
Out of office replies and what they can say about you – Stephana Cherak
Value people as well as papers to improve research culture – Christopher Jackson
Industry Positions
Top: Three Ways To Ensure Your Career Success At A StartUp – Eric Guidice
3 important ways entrepreneurs think differently than other business people – Jeff Cornwall
What Product Managers Do And How To Become One – Sophia Matveeva
Get Hired for a Remote Job by Doing These 3 Things – Luke Thomas
Business Acumen
Top: The 10 most-anticipated drug launches of 2020 – Kyle Blankenship, Angus Liu
So long, and thanks for all the research: UK is out, but what does the future hold? – Éanna Kelly, Richard L. Hudson, and Florin Zubașcu
GSK Sets Plan to Split the Company into Two Separate Entities – Alex Keown
EU to strengthen green energy R&D partnerships with Africa – 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.
Get Free Job Search Content Weekly
