Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (August 7th, 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
*Career Transition – From Academia To Industry* – Urszula Czerwinska
Networking
TOP 5 Steps To Creating A Pitch-Perfect Elevator Pitch – Kitty Boitnott
7 Smart And Smarter Reasons To Be On LinkedIn – Donna Svei
An Introvert’s Guide To Communicating With Results – Caren Merrick
Revealed: Expert Strategy To Boost LinkedIn Visibility – Anish Majumdar
CVs/Resumes
TOP 19 Reasons This Is An Excellent Resume – Vivian Giang
Cover Letters Are Dead – Kristina Evans
Dealing With Employment Gaps On Your LinkedIn Profile – Donna Serdula
How To Make Your Skills Look Exciting On Your Resume (Because That List You Have Now Is Meh) – Jennifer Little-Fleck
Interviews
TOP Where Do You See Yourself In 5 Years? – Heidi Giusto
The Sneaky Trick To Being Likable In Interviews – J.T.O’Donnell
Why You Should Always Go Off-Script In A Job Interview – Tanya Menon and Leigh Thompson
10 Phrases That Make You Sound Dishonest In Job Interviews – Jacquelyn Smith and Aine Cain
Transferable Skills
TOP Eight Things That Are More Important For Success Than Intelligence – Jack Leeming
How To Define Your Personal Brand In 5 Simple Steps – Ryan Eskine
Five Time-Management Tips – Gaia Vasiliver-Shamis
Think Before You Speak: How To Lose Friends And Not Influence People – Robin Kermode
Academic Blues
TOP Career Transition – From Academia To Industry – Urszula Czerwinska
Alternatives Within Academia – Nathan L Vanderford
Before You Take That Faculty Job… – Keysha Whitaker
Your Part-Time PhD Doesn’t Have To Be Your Life – Dr Inger Mewburn
Industry Positions
TOP Ten Rules For Negotiating A Job Offer – Haseeb Qureshi
The Art Of Getting Positive References – Christiana Davis
7 Ways To Find Meaning At Work – David Brooks and Arthur Brooks
Growth From Failure – Tenaya K. Vallery
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