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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (August 20th, 2017)

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

*From Benchtop To Boardroom In The Life Sciences Sector ‒ Honing Your Transferable Skills* – Paul Strouts

Networking

TOP The Premature Solicitor – Ivan Misner

Need A Network? Be Bold – Jeff Harbach

3 Tips For Better Networking (Without Looking Like A Stalker) – Timothy Mercer

4 Ways To Hold People’s Attention At Networking Events – Jane Burnett

CVs/Resumes

TOP A Former LinkedIn Employee Says These 5 Resume Tips Can Help You Land A Better Job Early In Your Career – Ruth Umoh

How To Write A Cover Letter & Resume That’ll Guarantee A Job Offer – Peter Yang

The 13 Most Common Résumé Mistakes – Áine Cain

CV Writing Advice: 7 Sections That Every CV Must Have – Lilian Wamaitha

Interviews

TOP How To Do A Practice Interview That’ll Actually Help You – Jaclyn Westlake

Don’t ‘Sell Yourself’ On The Job Interview — Do This Instead – Liz Ryan

Using The STAR Method For Job Interviews – Ashley Wallis

The Checklist You Need To Run Through Right After Your Interview – Richard Moy

Transferable Skills

TOP From Benchtop To Boardroom In The Life Sciences Sector ‒ Honing Your Transferable Skills – Paul Strouts

Why Scientists Should Have Leadership Skills – Rowan Brookes, Bob Wong and Susie Ho

The Power Of Transferable Skills – Kathleen Giarratano

Soft Skills To Help Your Career Hit The Big Time – Daniel Bortz

Academic Blues

TOP Fighting Through The Darkness – Charles G. Hoogstraten

The Three-Year PhD Program: Good For Students? Or Too Good To Be True? – Jack Leeming

Big Names In Statistics Want To Shake Up Much-Maligned P Value – Dalmeet Singh Chawla

Ten Years On, How Has The Financial Crisis Changed Universities? – David Matthews

Industry Positions

TOP Medical Science Liaison: A Career Option For PhDs – Sayantan Chakraborty

How To Negotiate Your Salary As A Newbie – Isabelle Perticone

Ten Red Flags That Scream ‘Don’t Take This Job Offer’ – Liz Ryan

5 Pieces Of Bad Career Advice New Grads Should Ditch Right Now – Lily Herman

Business Acumen

TOP Microeconomics Vs. Macroeconomics – Jodi Beggs

How New Managers Can Send The Right Leadership Signals – Amy Jen Su

This Founder And Investor Explain How They Learned To Trust Each Other – Sheryl O’Loughlin and Duane Primozich

Body Language Tips For Business Meetings – Mariel Norton

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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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"I just accepted an offer for a position at one of the top pharma companies...I can't tell you how relieved I feel, I'm very excited for what's to come!"

Nahed Jalloul

Nahed Jalloul

Computational Biologist

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position!"

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Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Senior Development Scientist

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Editorial

at Elsevier

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Pratik Chhatbar

Senior Clinical Research Scientist

at Nxyoah

"Thank you so much for all the help. I got so much help and inspiration by joining Cheeky!"

Hasala Lokupitiya

Hasala Lokupitiya

Senior Polymer Scientist

at Lyten

"I'm happy to share that I’m starting a new position as an associate computational scientist at md anderson cancer center!"

James Jennings

James Jennings

Associate Computation Scientist

at MD Anderson Cancer Center

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Senior Actuary, Pricing at HDI Seguros!"

Claudia Wehrhahn

Claudia Wehrhahn

Senior Actuary, Pricing

at HDI Seguros

"I want to notify you I have gotten an industry position...Thank you and Cheeky Scientist for the lessons which made my job search strategy and CV more competitive."

Michael Dioha

Michael Dioha

Senior Energy System Analyst

at Clean Air Task Force

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Carlos Garcia

Carlos Garcia

Senior Research And Development Enginee

at CORMETECH

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Tracy Gardner, PhD

Tracy Gardner, PhD

Senior Measurement Advisor

at Pearson

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Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Medical Communications

at NBA

"I started working with you all back in October 2022 and it took me about four months to secure my new role. I actually had two six figure salary offers in the learning and development arena! One was from a prestigious HBCU and the other one was with a scientific research organization. I signed my six figure offer letter for a Head of Talent Development role with the scientific research organization on March 1st. I negotiated and received a $7,500 increase in salary and I also received an increase in my relocation package. I cannot thank you all enough!"

Dr. Rhonda Anderson

Dr. Rhonda Anderson

Head of Talent Development

at Southern Research

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Scientist in Pharma Division at NeoGenomics Laboratories! After all the trainings and advice I could get a 25% increase in my salary! So I’m very happy for that."

Maribel Donoso

Maribel Donoso

Scientist in Pharma Division

at NeoGenomics Laboratories

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Clinical Scientist at Arvinas!"

Ana Luiza C. Zaninotto

Ana Luiza C. Zaninotto

Clinical Scientist

at Arvinas

"I am thrilled to be starting my position as a Scientist at bioMeriuex! I will be joining the device validation team to bring #invitrodiagnostics to the market!"

Alec Vallota-Eastman

Alec Vallota-Eastman

Scientist

at bioMeriuex

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