Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (March 13th, 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…
Top Overall
*Three Formatting Tips To Make Your Resume Appealing Online* – Virginia Franco
Networking
TOP 11 Remarkably Effective Ways To Start A Conversation With A Total Stranger – Minda Zetlin
Networking: You’re Probably Doing It Wrong – Falon Fatemi
10 Types Of People You’ll Meet While Networking For A Job And How To Handle Them – Barbara Safani
How A Recruiter Views Your LinkedIn Profile – Donna Serdula
CVs/Resumes
TOP Three Formatting Tips To Make Your Resume Appealing Online – Virginia Franco
Saying You’re Passionate Is Pretty Cliche – Go With This Instead – Sara McCord
Academic CVs: 10 Irritating Mistakes – Steve Joy
Why Your Resume Is Making Recruiters Cringe – J.T. O’Donell
Interviews
TOP The 8 Biggest Interviewing Blunders – William Arruda
The 1 Tough Question You Should Ask If You Actually Want The Job – Walter Chen
12 Surprising Job Interview Tips – Jon Youshaei
5 Tips For A Standout Interview – Marc Harrison
Transferable Skills
TOP 3 Tips for Making the Career Change You’ve Always Wanted – Nathan Resnick
9 Ways To Actually Adopt The Better Habits You Know Will Help You Succeed – Jacqueline Whitmore
How Body Language Trumps IQ – Dr. Travis Bradberry
The Career Risk You Don’t Know You’re Taking – Sallie Krawchek
Academic Blues
TOP Collaborate: An Imperative for Graduate Students – James M Van Wyck
Build Your Academic Brand, Because Being Brilliant Doesn’t Cut It Anymore – John Tregoning
Embrace Uncertainty – France A. Cordova
Taking Control Of Your Career As A Female Physicist – Jack Leeming
Industry Positions
TOP A Bridge To Business – Peter Fiske
Decisions Decisions – Sarah Blackford
When The Job Search Seems Hopeless – Julie Miller Vick and Jennifer S. Furlong
Why You Should Job Hunt Even If You’re Not In The Market -Sara McCord
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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.
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