Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (December 1st, 2018)
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, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
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
*25 Tips to Help You Hack Your Career* – Emily Moore
Networking
TOP How To Build (And Maintain) An Effective LinkedIn Network – Lizabeth Li
Why Introverts Are Better At Networking – Karen Wickre
5 Expert Networking Tips That Really Work – Paul Grossinger
How These Three Companies Are Revolutionising Recruiting in Asia Pacific – Gracy Fernandez
CVs/Resumes
TOP How Writing A ‘Great’ Resume Can Cost You The Job – Gary Burnison
LinkedIn Is Rolling Out A New Share Box – George Carey-Simos
Why Your Personal Brand Is Your New Resume – Celinne Da Costa
S.M.A.R.T. Resume Goals & Get Your Dream Job – Steve Miller
Interviews
TOP How To Ace The Interview When You Have Confidence But Lack The Required Skills – Jack Kelly
Top Salary Negotiation Tactics to Get Higher Pay – Alison Doyle
5 Phrases To Retire From Your Interview Vocabulary Right Now – William Vanderbloemen
7 Bad Interview Answers & How to Improve Them – Emily Moore
Transferable Skills
TOP Time To Change Into A New Career, But No Experience? Don’t Be Scared, You Have More Than You Think – Adele Cochrane
Walking The Walk: How To Go From Learning The Skills, To Using The Skills, To Successfully Changing Careers – Christopher Watkin
Soft Skills: Necessary, And Not Just A Temporary Buzz Word – Ericka Harney
How to Hire for Soft Skills – Carmen Bryant
Academic Blues
TOP Mindfulness Can Help PhD Students Shift From Surviving To Thriving – Karen Barry, Emma Warnecke, and Megan Woods
Graduate School Can Have Terrible Effects on People’s Mental Health – Alia Wong
8 Steps to a More Rewarding Job – Vicky Webster and Martin Webster
8 Signs Foretelling You’re Destined To Be Successful – Erica Wagner
Industry Positions
TOP 20 Small Business Trends and Predictions for 2019 – Adam C. Uzialko
How To Pick A Career That Counts – Dylan Matthews and Byrd Pinkerton
Curiosity-Driven Data Science – Eric Colson
The 13 Most In-Demand Tech Jobs For 2019 — And How To Hire For Them – Sarah K. White
Business Acumen
TOP 25 Tips to Help You Hack Your Career – Emily Moore
Moderna Sets Terms For Biggest US Biotech IPO Ever – Priyamvada Mathur
Top 10 IT & Technology Buzzwords You Won’t Be Able To Avoid In 2019 – Sandra Durcevic
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Dr. Isaiah Hankel is the Founder and CEO of Cheeky Scientist. His articles, podcasts and trainings are consumed annually by 3 million PhDs in 152 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 three 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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