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.
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.
