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
*‘Design Thinking’ Can Help You Forge A New Career Path* – Ginny Brzezinski
Networking
TOP Easy Networking For Introverts: 7 Tips To Network Effectively In Your Own Company – Caveman
How To Start A Conversation At A Networking Event – Alison Doyle
Here Are 33 Networking Tips You Can Easily Read In Under 5 Minutes – Kaitlyn Russell
Good And Bad Networking – Julia Austin
CVs/Resumes
TOP 13 Tips To Age-proof Your Resume – Amy Elisa Jackson
Top 15 Resume Mistakes (With Good Vs Bad Resume Examples) – Charley Mendoza
5 Tips To Write A Strong Resume – Ashira Prossack
Cue The Two-page Highlight Reel For Resume Success – Chris Newsome
Interviews
TOP 10 Tricky Interview Questions And How To Answer Them – Alison Doyle
20 Situational Interview Questions And Answers To Nail Your Interview – Tom Gerencer
How To Write A Cover Letter That Lands You An Interview – Glenn Carter
The Best Answers To The 7 Worst Interview Questions – Katherine Eion
Transferable Skills
TOP Viewpoint: The Case For Soft Skills – Leah Weiss
LinkedIn Report: These 4 Ideas Are Shaping The Future Of Hr And Hiring – Mark Lobosco
The Top 4 Leadership Skills Necessary In Pharma – Rick Lepsinger
These Are The 5 Most Sought-after Soft Skills At Work For 2019 According LinkedIn – John Lim
Academic Blues
TOP ‘Design Thinking’ Can Help You Forge A New Career Path – Ginny Brzezinski
How To Deal With Stress And Burnout In Your Job Search – Rachel Montanez
The Emotional Toll Of Graduate School – Prateek Puri
Turn The Career Of Your Dreams Into Reality – H.V. Macarthur
Industry Positions
TOP Healthcare Jobs 2.0: The Future Of Healthcare And Tech – Maggie Kimberl
Finding My Footing In The Ocean Of Ux Design – Makrand Patwardhan
21 Of The Most In-demand Jobs In The Us — And How Much They’ll Pay – Emma Newburger
6 Most In-demand Technology Jobs Of 2019 – Dale Mckerrell
Business Acumen
TOP Communications In Mergers: The Glue That Holds Everything Together – Oliver Engert, Becky Kaetzler, Kameron Kordestani, And Anish Koshy
11 Ways To Improve Collaboration Between Departments – Ling Wong
The History Of Bio-pharma M&As: An Industry Genealogy – Avid Davidovic
It’s Time To Stop Treating R&D As A Discretionary Expenditure – Vijay Govindarajan, Shivaram Rajgopal, Anup Srivastava, Luminita Enache
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Isaiah Hankel Ph.D.
Isaiah believes that if you feel stuck somewhere in your life right now, you should make a change. Don’t sit still and wait for the world to tell you what to do. Start a new project. Build your own business. Take action. Experimentation is the best teacher.
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