Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (April 24th, 2016)
Every week we scour the Internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don’t have to.
We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, transferable skills, interviews, academic blues, and industry positions.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week’s best articles are…
Top Overall
*A Networking Playbook* – David G. Jensen
Networking
TOP A Networking Playbook – David G. Jensen
How I Cheated LinkedIn: An Unconventional Approach To Being Recruited – Didac Hormiga
Ignoring LinkedIn Is Hurting Your Career – Joanna Stern
4 Ways To Be Memorable On LinkedIn – Kitty Boitnott
12 Things To Share On Twitter While Building Your Personal Brand – Radha Giri
CVs/Resumes
TOP 4 Better Ways to Organize Your Resume, Depending On Who You Are And Where You’re Going – Lily Zhang
Six Tips For A Resume Makeover – Martin Yates
8 Questions To Ask Yourself When Applying Online Is Getting You Absolutely Nowhere – Alyse Kalish
The Most Common Resume Lies (And Who Is Most Likely To Tell Them) – Lydia Dishman
Interviews
TOP Why You Should Master The Follow-Up – Sarah DeLuca
The Revealing Interview Questions Candidates Never Think To Ask – Stacey Gawronski
How To Get Your Job Application Noticed Every Time – Raghav Haran
Forget Applying, Use Consultative Selling to Land Better Jobs – Lou Adler
Transferable Skills
TOP Critical Thinking Matters: Why And What It Is – David Shindler
Why You Should Learn To Code As A Business Major – Uday Singh
How Being “Smart” Is Never Enough Today – Hendry Yang Sukir
Seven Public Speaking Tips From Presence And Persuasion Coach Gina Barnett – Susan Cain
Academic Blues
TOP What I Lost When I Got My PhD – Kristen Burton
Parent, Carer … #AndAScientist – Ottoline Leyser
Women In Science – Clogging The Leaky Pipeline – Jack Leeming
Juggling Science And Motherhood – Seralynne Vann
Industry Positions
TOP Job Hunting In The Digital Age – Tara Siegel Bernard
Finding Job Satisfaction In High Performance – Cristiano Malossi
How To Apply For A Job In A Different Field When You Have No Experience – John Carpenter
4 Job Search Techniques You Think Work, But Don’t – Helen Evans
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