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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (June 5th, 2016)

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…

Networking

TOP Need Help Networking? 4 Rules To Remember – Jeff Shuey

6 Tips For Good Networking – Robert Bewley

This Super Quick Mental Trick Will Help You Feel More Comfortable Meeting Strangers – Chris Charyk

9 Tips For Creating An Awesome Brand – John Rampton

CVs/Resumes

TOP 5 Questions That’ll Help You Decide What To Keep (And Cut) On Your Resume – Aja Frost

5 Resume Mistakes You Can Never Make – Will Thomson

Interviews

TOP Need To Cancel Your Job Interview? Don’t Do This – J.T. O’Donnell

Very Real Reasons You Were Not Hired (This Time) – Lisa Rangel      

Four Red Flags To Watch Out For In Job Interviews – Pat Mastandrea

When Do I Follow Up? The Ordeal Of Job Seeking – Thomas Patrick Chuna

Transferable Skills

How To Be More Productive – James Caan

10 Ways To Free Up At Least 20 Extra Hours A Week – Rhett Power

Listening Is An Overlooked Leadership Tool – Melissa Daimler

Academic Blues

TOP The ECR’s Guide To Managing Anxiety And Perfectionism In Academia – Cici Zhang

Role Models Matter – Kerry Ann Rockquemore

Kindness In The Lab; How To Make Your Lab A Happier Place – Maaike Pools

Researching Career Solutions – Joseph Barber

Industry Positions

What Did Your Job Search Teach You? – Karen Kaplan

So You Want To Be A Data Scientist (Again)? – Daniel Harris

7 Lessons About Finding The Work You Were Meant To Do – Kate Torgovnick May

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"I am happy to share I am starting a new position as Principal Fatigue Specialist at Qantas!"

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Principal Fatigue specialist

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"A new chapter begins! I'm thrilled to launch Wenwirth Scientific, where sincere meets creativity with a mission to make medical communication more engaging, impactful, and effective. I am ready to bring game-changing ideas to help you unleash the power of words and medicine. Many thanks to those who have supported me in this journey, I can't wait to work with you and start serving the healthcare community and patients."

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Creative Medical Communications

at Wenworth Scientific

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Veronica Pascual

Veronica Pascual

Research Projects Coordinator

at SEMERGEN

"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!"

Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas

Innovations Analyst

at Cleveland Clinic

"Hi Isaiah, I hope you are good....I did receive and accept a job offer!"

Debadrita Pal

Debadrita Pal

Scientist

at Sanofi

"I'm excited to share that I'm starting a new position as Senior Filed Application Scientist at NanoString Technologies, Inc.!"

Alex Woychek

Alex Woychek

Senior Field Application Scientist

at NanoString Technologies, Inc.

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Principal Scientist - Analytical Technology

at Servier Pharmaceuticals

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Formulation Scientist

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Leandra Mangieri

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Medical Science Liaison

at Allergan Aesthetics

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 Taranum Sultana

Taranum Sultana

Research Administration

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Tanumoy Mondul

Tanumoy Mondul

Senior Scientist

at Sanofi

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Edward Law

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MSL

at AbbVie

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Sinduri Vuppala

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Field Application Specialist

at Bruker Daltonics

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