Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (February 19th, 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
*Big Biotech Is Here And It Is Starting To Look A Lot Like Big Pharma* – Meghana Keshavan
Networking
TOP The Importance Of Face-To-Face Networking In A Digital World – Lucinda Honeycutt
Six Success Tips For International Networking Week – Plus A Bonus – Jim Blasingame
How To Use Networking To Find A Job – Allison Doyle
3 Reasons Networking Is A Job Search Priority – J.T. O’Donell
CVs/Resumes
TOP The Ultimate Guide To Writing A Professional Resume – Victoria Tippin
Your Background Is Tremendous – But Your Resume Stinks – Liz Ryan
Resume And Cover Letter Action Verbs – Alison Doyle
Ten Things Never, Ever To Include On Your Resume – Liz Ryan
Interviews
TOP Ten Questions I Should Have Asked At The Job Interview – Liz Ryan
How To Handle Inappropriate Interview Questions – Shelcy Joseph
5 Things You Should Always Bring To A Job Interview – Sheiresa Ngo
Top 20 Job Interview Questions And Answers – Alison Doyle
Transferable Skills
What I Learned From Complete Burnout At Work – Tomasz Tunguz
6 Tips For Dealing With Conflict – Chelsea Catlett
Funny Business: How Workplace Humor Can Contribute To Success – Lindsey Pollak
Academic Blues
TOP How To Be An Excellent Scientific Leader – Jason Erk
The Many Shades Of European Postdoc Funding – Elisabeth Pain
Return To Academia: The Price I Am Willing To Pay – Philipp Gramlich And Karin Bodewits
How I Stumbled All The Way From Postdoc To Dream Job – Angela Messmer-Blust
Industry Positions
TOP How To Find A Company Culture That Fits You – Angela R. Howard
4 Job Search Strategies Of 2017 – Hank Boyer
How I found My Dream Job Outside Of Academia (And How You Can Too)! – Dipti Hattangady
Top 10 Talent Competitive Countries And Cities In 2017 – Jörgen Sundberg
Business Acumen
TOP Big Biotech Is Here And It Is Starting To Look A Lot Like Big Pharma – Meghana Keshavan
More Than 25% Of New Molecular Entities Approved In 2016 Are Personalized Medicines – Antoinette F. Konski
A Much Smarter Approach Than Negotiating “What You’re Worth” – Scott Anthony Barlow
A Call For Academic Drug Companies – Derek Lowe
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