Best Industry Transition Articles For PhDs (March 14th, 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: 7 Tips On How To Succeed In An Online Job Interview – Robin Ryan
Networking
Top Article: Why you need a mentor who’s younger than you – Megan Burke Roudebush
9 Tips to Get More Value From Business Networking – Martin Zwilling
How to Make Your Informational Interview Matter – The Silhouette
How To Make The Most Of Your LinkedIn Premium Features – Tammy Homegardner
CVs/Resumes
Top Article: 10 Tips For Writing An Impressive Resume – May Rostom
7 resume mistakes that will make hiring managers reject you in seconds – Jennifer Sethre
The 3 important things your cover letter needs to help you secure your dream job – Inemesit Udodiong
10 ways to make your LinkedIn stand out to recruiters – Sarah Fielding
Interviews
Top Article: 7 Tips On How To Succeed In An Online Job Interview – Robin Ryan
5 Things To Do Immediately After a Job Interview – Stefan Palios
Demystifying Job Interview Questions: ‘What Are Your Career Goals?’ – Katharine Hansen
Ten Things You Should Never Do In A Job Interview – May Rostom
Transferable Skills
Top Article: Grow Your Business By Investing In Your People Skills – Mollie Eliasof
The Top 5 Soft Skills of 2020 and How to Develop Them – Emma Brudner
Don’t Let Your Obsession with Productivity Kill Your Creativity – Bruce Daisley
4 ways Google looks for emotional intelligence in job candidates – Gwen Moran
Academic Blues
Top Article: The busy lives of academics have hidden costs — and universities must take better care of their faculty members – Hilal A. Lashuel
Why improv training made me a better scientist – Ellen K. W. Brennan
How to Work Well With Graduate Students – Jessica Early and Trisalyn Nelson
Why it took me eight years and three postdoc jobs to describe myself as a scientist – Shipra Jain
Industry Positions
Top Article: What Does a Quantitative Analyst Do? – Eric Reed
Data science vs. machine learning: What’s the difference? – Stephanie Overby
Employees Stay 41% Longer at Companies That Use This Strategy – Samantha McLaren
Test automation and QA career guide: Top roles and skills – Ericka Chickowski
Business Acumen
Top Article: M&A Boosts the Landscape of Efficiency in the Pharma Industry – Alex Keown
Viewpoint: Legal move on climate must be backed by game plan on carbon neutrality – Léa Pilsner and Sara Dethier
Global biopharma supply chain holding together for now: Vertex, Lilly, Recipharm and others update patients – Eric Palmer
6 Meaningful Ways Companies Welcome Moms Back from Maternity Leave – Bruce Anderson.
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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 millions of PhDs and other professionals in hundreds of 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 3X 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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