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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (January 19th 2019)

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

*4 Effective Networking Techniques You Can Try Right Now*James Altucher

Networking

TOP 4 Effective Networking Techniques You Can Try Right Now James Altucher

How To Network Like The Pros: 8 Creative Strategies No One Else Is Using – Roxine Kee

5 Tips For Networking at Events – Siobhan Harmer

Networking Tips For People Who Hate Networking – Olivia Lazenby

CVs/Resumes

TOP Red Flag Phrases To Leave Off Your Resume – Robin Reshwan

Building Your Professional Career Profile using LinkedIn – Charlotte Beugge

Writing Soft Skills into Your Resume – Erin Coursey

Top Skills and Attributes Employers Look For – Alison Doyle  

Interviews

TOP 13 Etiquette Strategies To Ace A Job Interview – Diane Gottsman

15 Most Common Job Interview Questions and Answers – Matthew Chulaw

The Follow-Up Thank You Email That Got Me Hired One Week After the Interview – Cambria Davies

Transferable Skills

TOP The Six Entrepreneurial Skills Every Successful Freelancer Has Mastered – Jon Younger

New Survey: Demand For “Uniquely Human Skills” Increases Even As Technology And Automation Replace Some Jobs – Cengage

Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: Are EQ And Emotional Intelligence The Best Predictors Of Success? – Emily Heaslip

It’s Not About What You Know. Soft Skills Are Hard – Duena Blomstrom

Academic Blues

TOP What I Learned As I Was Leaving – Beth Godbee

Make A Successful Career Change With These Five Steps – Marcus

3 Steps to Finding a Fulfilling Career – Jessica Stillman

5 Steps To Help You Manage Your Career Path – Kerri Heider

Industry Positions

TOP Management Career Paths A Guide to Finding What You Need, Based on Where You Are in Your Career – F. John Reh

AI to Displace 40% of World’s Jobs, Predicts ‘Oracle of AI’ – Alex Woodie

Why Airbnb Has A Data Scientist On Every Leadership Team – Daphne Koller

Soft Skills Will Make or Break You as a Data Scientist – Hamza Bendemra

Business Acumen

TOP 6 Ways To Improve Your Business Acumen – Sharlyn Lauby

Managing When The Future Is Unclear – Lisa Lai

Neuroscience Hacks To Improve Communication – Tara Swart

The Best Tactical Wisdom On How To Build Your Dream Business From The Ground Up – Tom-Chris Emewulu

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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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Gonzalo Rosso

Gonzalo Rosso

Formulation Scientist

at Coriolis Scientist

"I'm excited to announce that I have accepted a position as an Innovations Analyst at Cleveland Clinic. Looking forward to using my background to help commercialize healthcare innovations!"

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Joe Thomas

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"I am THRILLED to share that I am starting a new position... my sincerest thanks and gratitude to all the inspirational people who've I met along the way in my journey as an aspiring MSL, who helped make this happen."

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Senior Scientist

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Petro Starokadomskyy

Petro Starokadomskyy

Senior Scientist

at Kyverna Therapeutics

"Hi Isaiah - I just want to inform you that I've accepted a job offer from Sandoz, Inc. I want to say a special thank you to you and your dedicated staff for all your help and support throughout the job search stage."

Odeniel Sertil

Odeniel Sertil

Manager, Regulatory Affairs Biosimilars

at Sandoz, Inc.

"One thing I feel I did great was joining the association as a Diamond member. Modules and Classes helped me to prepare ahead of the search- to do and to go right. The other useful thing was the accountability forum....your classes and modules really helped me to believe in myself and have confidence in myself. I value myself as a PhD. I gave a shot for a senior scientist position, and got one!"

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Nabina Paudyal

Senior Computational Scientist

at Colossal Biosciences

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Pratik Chhatbar

Senior Clinical Research Scientist

at Nxyoah

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Shobana Sekar

Shobana Sekar

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

at Roche

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Hasala Lokupitiya

Hasala Lokupitiya

Senior Polymer Scientist

at Lyten

"Thank you for the assistance from the CSA these last couple of months. I was offered the position with a life science investment firm this week and I happily accepted the offer. Growth with the company is guaranteed and I hope that this will be the last time I have to interview in NYC (lol)."

Ilke Roelofse

Ilke Roelofse

"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

"Aside from all the technical pieces, the comradery, I really had an excellent time at the symposium that I was in Florida, that was super helpful...having a community that takes a part in your wins and also helps you pick yourself up and dusts yourself off when you don't get those wins and that you're not alone."

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Medical Communications

at NBA

"I'm happy to share that I'm stating a new position as Medical Science Liaison at Celltrion Healthcare Co, Ltd.!"

Tammy Virdi

Tammy Virdi

MSL

at Celltrion Healthcare Co, Ltd

"I signed with ASML for 117k! (asked for 120 and they came up from 110) plus a 10% target annual bonus."

Andrew Dawes, PhD

Andrew Dawes, PhD

Senior Applications Engineer

at ASML

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