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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (July 5, 2015)

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

*PhDs Are Switching Into Careers Outside Academia* – Chris Humphrey

Networking

*TOP* 5 (Very Fixable) Reasons Your Email Isn’t Getting The Answer You Wanted – Lily Herman

How To Turn Networking Tasks Into Habits That Pays Off – Lisa Rangel

How To Introduce Yourself In A Way That’ll Make People Care Who You Are – Lisa B. Marshall

CVs/Resumes

*TOP* How To Generate More Interviews With Your Resume – Anish Majumdar

Difference Between CV and Resume – Surbhi S.

CV Secrets: How To Really Impress An Employer – David Shindler

How To Tweak Your Resume To Prove You’re The Perfect Fit – Aja Frost

Interviews

*TOP* 5 Reasons You’re Getting Knocked Out In The First Round Of Interviews (And How To Stop) – Jenny Foss

Five Ways To Tell If You Are Acing Your Job Interview From Your Interviewer’s Body Language – Robert Phipps

How To Explain A Big Gap On Your Resume -Tim Collins

How Should I Deal With Job Interview Nerves? – Casey Fleischmann

Transferable Skills

*TOP* Transferable Skills: Beyond The Bench – Diana Cai

Soft Skills That Can Boost Your Career – Dana Manciagli

Academic Blues

*TOP* PhDs Are Switching Into Careers Outside Academia – Chris Humphrey

Got A PhD In Science? Now What? – Tim Nielsen

5 Secrets to Surviving And Progressing In A PhD Program – Aijaz A Shaikh

Managing The Sluff – Inger Mewburn

Industry Positions

*TOP* 5 Biotech Trends To Watch in 2015Mark Fidelman

3 Things to Consider Before Accepting A Job OfferRobin Reshawn

Putting The Pieces Together: From A PhD to Consulting – Elisa Porfilio

What’s A Data Scientist And How Do I Become One? – Bhoopathi Rapolu

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CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & SUCCESS MENTOR TO PHDS

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.

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"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

"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

"The made an offer and I accepted it. I am excited and nervous to start a new job and leave academia!"

Valentina Dallacasagrande

Valentina Dallacasagrande

Sr. Scientific Advisor

at reVision Therapeutics, Inc.

"The decision is final - it is Cormetech!"

Carlos Vargas Garcia

Carlos Vargas Garcia

at Cormetech

"I landed a dream job as a revenue management analyst at british airways."

James Washak

James Washak

Revenue Management Analyst

at British Airways

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position!"

Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Senior Development Scientist

at Haleon

"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

"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."

Marlyn Brookins

Marlyn Brookins

Regulatory Submissions Coordinator

"I aced the interview, I signed yesterday and begin next month!"

Sinduri Vuppala

Sinduri Vuppala

Field Application Specialist

at Bruker Daltonics

"Extra thrilled...I now have a full-time job lined up before I even graduate. Yay! Cheeky Scientist helped me get my internship, 3 offers, and the offer I wanted at a competitive salary because I had other offers to leverage. All before I even graduated."

Srishti Dasarathy, PhD

Srishti Dasarathy, PhD

AI Research Engineer

at Lockheed Martin

"I am thrilled to be starting my position as a Scientist at bioMeriuex! I will be joining the device validation team to bring #invitrodiagnostics to the market!"

Alec Vallota-Eastman

Alec Vallota-Eastman

Scientist

at bioMeriuex

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as R&D Scientist II at Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc.!"

Karim Dawkins

Karim Dawkins

R&D Scientist II

at Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc

"I want to notify you I have gotten an industry position...Thank you and Cheeky Scientist for the lessons which made my job search strategy and CV more competitive."

Michael Dioha

Michael Dioha

Senior Energy System Analyst

at Clean Air Task Force

"I am deeply grateful for all the incredible support, professional and personal, I got here and was essential for me to get here. I just completed 4 months at my present company and successfully transitioned, from the training process to working full-time in the team in the team I was hired for, this last week! I never fully thanked Cheeky for all the help they gave me in the training in the job search process, in a way that I was able to realize succes on one of the first jobs I applied for, only a bit more than a couple of months after joining the association. I heard and was told it was possible to have such quick results,but I never believed that it would happen to me; for this I am deeply grateful for you all! Joining CSA was one of the best decision I have ever made, and is something that will still help me for many years to come, for as long as my career goes on!"

Jose Hugos Elsas

Jose Hugos Elsas

Geophysical Researcher

at CGG

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Device and Date Scientist at Intel Corporation!"

Darpan Verma

Darpan Verma

Device & Data Scientist

at Intel Corporation

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