Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (January 5th 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
*New Year, New You: Identifying Your Transferable Skills* – Rosa Ritchie
Networking
TOP How To Write An Elevator Pitch You’ll Actually Want To Share – Heather Steele
Networking Tips For Small Business Leaders – Andy Sowards
Top Networking Tips For 2019 – Barbara Hodgson
8 Networking Tricks To Help You Socialize In Any Event – Nicklas Kingo
CVs/Resumes
TOP Here’s How To Write A LinkedIn Summary That Could Help You Land Your Dream Job, According To A Marketing Director At LinkedIn – Rachel Premack
How to Write a Cover Letter: The All-Time Best Tips – The Muse Editor
16 Customer Service Skills that Every Employee Needs – Gregory Ciotti
Why Your Résumé Will Be Overlooked Even Though You’re Completely Qualified – Rachel Montanez
Interviews
TOP How To Be Confident In A Job Interview (Even If You’re Not) – Maddie Lloyd
Interviewing Strategies For The Shy Person – Penny Loretto
Best Questions to Ask In A Job Interview – Alison Doyle
How To Impress In A Panel Interview – Jan Johnston Osburn
Transferable Skills
TOP New Year, New You: Identifying Your Transferable Skills – Rosa Ritchie
The Most In-Demand Hard and Soft Skills of 2019 – Gregory Lewis
7 Soft Skills You Need If You Want To Land A Great Job This Year – Rose Kennedy
6 Great New Books For Your Job Or Career – Nancy Collamer
Academic Blues
TOP This Is How You’ll Look For A Job In 2019 – Lydia Dishman
The Most Powerful Career Advice That Every College Student Needs To Know – Amber Stanley
Six Project-Management Tips For Your PhD – Angel Santiago-Lopez
Challenging Transitions – Niluka D. Wasalathanthri et al
Industry Positions
TOP 8 of the Most In-Demand Engineering Jobs for 2019 – Dean McClements
Soft Skills for Great Sales Engineers – Ramzi Marjaba
How To Master The Product Management Case Study Interview – Matan Goldschmiedt
Changes In The STEM Workforce Over The Last Half A Century – Anna Powers
Business Acumen
TOP 5 Biopharma Trends To Watch In 2019 – Alex Philippidis
The 3 Types of Communication You Need to Maintain Your Business – Michelle Van Slyke
The 15 Most Important Characteristics of Executive Presence – Brenda Bence, M.
From Big Data To Tech Collaboration: The Small Business Trends That Will Dominate 2019 – Conor McArdle
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