Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (March 20th, 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
*Your First Conference* – Kirsty Nash
Networking
TOP Your First Conference – Kirsty Nash
An Introvert’s Guide To Networking – Cassie Shortsleeve
7 Essential Tools for Easily Building Your Personal Brand Online – Ryan Eskine
9 Ways To Use Your LinkedIn Profile To Get Noticed – Christina Desmarais
CVs/Resumes
TOP Writing Your Resume For An Officially Shorter Attention Span – Virginia Franco
The 7 Steps To Writing An Interview-Winning CV – Sophie Deering
How To Apply For A Job In A New Field When You Have No Traditional Experience – Jon Carpenter
Is Your Resume Up To Scratch? – Siofra Pratt
Interviews
TOP How To Answer: What Is Your Greatest Weakness? – Jack Leeming
How To Negotiate Salary: 5 Secrets Backed By Research – Eric Barker
Weird Questions? You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! – Alice Goffredo
We Got 10 CEOs To Tell Us Their One Killer Interview Question For New Hires – Jason Karaian
Transferable Skills
TOP Don’t Give In To Your Inner Critic – Jennifer Polk
Learn To Read Between The Lines Of A Job Ad – David Jensen
Do This 1 Thing To Significantly Improve Your Writing – Glenn Leibowitz
Would You Pay $1,000 For A Basket Of Apples? – J. T.O’Donnell
Academic Blues
TOP The Lies We Tell Ourselves – Jonathan Downie
Leaving Academia – Elisabeth Pain
A Tale Of Two Labs – Our Academic Journeys In China And In The USA – Zhiyong Jason Ren and Defeng Xing
Life As A PhD…What Is Next? – Gloria Santos
Industry Positions
TOP Career Advice No One Tells You – Raghav Haran
10 Way To Demonstrate Emotional Intelligence In Your Job Search – Bob McIntosh
6 Things to Update Before Starting Your Next Job Search – Eric Peters
The Seven Deadly Sins Of The Job Search – Deziray Watts
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ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD
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 3 million PhDs in 152 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.
Dr. Hankel has published three bestselling books and his latest book, The Power of a PhD, debuted on the Barnes & Noble bestseller list. His methods for getting PhDs hired have been featured in the Harvard Business Review, Nature, Forbes, The Guardian, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine and Success Magazine.
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