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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (July 20th 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

How Happy Is The Scientific Workforce In India? – Laasya Samhita

Networking

TOP How To Network On LinkedIn: 10 Experts Weigh In – Jon Shields

Networking The Norwegian Way: Tips To Supercharge Your Small Business – Torill Bye Wilhelmsen

30 Brilliant Networking Conversation Starters – The Muse Editor

The Two Most Valuable Skills You Can Develop To Network Successfully– Lahle Wolfe

CVs/Resumes

TOP Resume VS Cover Letter. What Is The Difference? – Vik Vein 

Consulting Resume: What Recruiters Really Want (And How To Impress Them) – My Consulting Coach

How To Write A Mid-career Resume – Madeleine Burry

How To Write A Résumé To Get Through The Applicant Tracking System So Employers Find You – Robin Ryan

Interviews

TOP 6 Key Issues You’re Being Judged On In Your Job Interviews – Kathy Caprino

How To Evaluate Company Culture During A Job Interview – Alison Denisco Rayome

Secrets To A Successful Data Science Interview – Himanshu Jain

Top 10 Tips For Interviewing Your Interviewer – Alison Doyle

Transferable Skills

TOP Project Management Isn’t Just For Project Managers: 4 Skills You Need To Know – Dana Brownlee

The Unexpected Philosophy That Led Me To My Biggest Closed Deals Ever – Matt Kamp

Women In The Workplace: How To Get Past The Glass Ceiling – Natalia Autenrieth

How To Demonstrate The Key Skills Every Recruiter Wants To See In Law Applications– Bethany Wren

Academic Blues

TOP How Happy Is The Scientific Workforce In India? – Laasya Samhita

UC Berkeley Names Its First-Ever Chief Innovation And Entrepreneurship Officer – Dean Takahashi

An Introduction To Achieving Policy Impact For Early Career Researchers – Megan C Evans & Christopher Cvitanovic

Whether Through A PhD Or J.S.D, There Are Well-trodden Paths Into Academia For Ll.M. Graduates, But The Competition For Jobs Is Intense – Seb Murray

Industry Positions

TOP From Chocolate Factory To Pharmaceuticals: The Life Of An Upstream Engineer – Eva Short

From Academic R&D To Biomedical Innovation – Elaine Lima De Souza

How To Become A Medical Laboratory Scientist Or Technician – John A. Bilello

The Most Valuable Skill In Medical Affairs Is The Ability To Put A Single Fact Into Context – Thomas A. Frei

Business Acumen

TOP Amazon Plans To Spend $700m To Retrain A Third Of Its Workforce For Data, Analytics Roles – Heather Landi

Johnson & Johnson Faces Criminal Probe Over Talc Statements: Report – Eric Sagonowsky

US Failure To Adopt Biosimilars Costs $7.2bn Every Year – Ben Hargreaves

AI Drug Hunters Could Give Big Pharma A Run For Its Money– Robert Langreth

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Rittik Ghosh

Rittik Ghosh

Senior Scientist

at Boehringer ingelheim

"I'm happy to share that I am starting a new position as Senior Scientist at Eikon Therapeutics!"

Hank Cheng

Hank Cheng

Senior Scientist

at Eikon Therapeutics

"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

"The decision is final - it is Cormetech!"

Carlos Vargas Garcia

Carlos Vargas Garcia

at Cormetech

"Good news...I've secured a job! Thank you for your support during the job search process and for giving me the courage to transition from academia to industry."

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Edward Law

MSL

at AbbVie

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Hasala Lokupitiya

Senior Polymer Scientist

at Lyten

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Amninder Singh Sekhon

Amninder Singh Sekhon

Research Scientist

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Indrani Mukrajee

Indrani Mukrajee

Product Manager

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Nabina Paudyal

Nabina Paudyal

Senior Computational Scientist

at Colossal Biosciences

"I’m happy to share that I started a new position as Medical Science Liaison at Ashfield this January, part of UDG Healthcare (now Inizio) supporting Avita Medical. Thank you to all my mentors, colleagues, and friends who have been incremental in making this dream possible for me.....It is an exciting space/time and I can’t wait for the future."

Mimi Borrelli

Mimi Borrelli

Medical Science Liaison

at Inizio

"I got an offer at Estée Lauder! I accepted the offer since it is a great company and less than 15 min away. I don't have to worry about relocating."

Ivan Peran

Ivan Peran

at Estée Lauder

"I'm excited to share that I am starting a new position as Senior Research and Development Engineer at CORMETECH!"

Carlos Garcia

Carlos Garcia

Senior Research And Development Enginee

at CORMETECH

"You will not believe it..... I got them up another 60K and they changed my title!"

Ryan Hendricks

Ryan Hendricks

Project Manager, Rapid Industry Solutions: On-Set Virtual Production

at SMPTE

"I am happy to share I started a new job as a senior research scientist in medicinal chemistry at x-chem Montreal."

Nicolas Wlodarczyk

Nicolas Wlodarczyk

Nicolas Wlodarczyk Senior Research Scientist

at X-Chem

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