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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 & CAREER SUCCESS MENTOR

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 professionals transition into top companies like Pfizer, Tesla, Amazon, Pearson, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, Syngenta, the CDC, UN and Ford Foundation.

Dr. Hankel has published 3X 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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at Lufthansa

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Medical Science Liaison

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Beverly Brereton

Compliance Manager

at Enel North America

"Thanks to Cheeky Scientist, I now have an offer letter in my hand and a new career in the industry, which makes me incredibly happy and excited for the future. The training Cheeky Scientist provided was successful since it helped me to carefully consider my skills and improve how I approached my job search. I gained more confidence talking to recruiters and engaging in on-site interviews thanks to the many training modules and live sessions Cheeky Scientist offered. I had a lot of back-and-forth interactions with prospective employers as offers came in, and Cheeky Scientist helped me be a good negotiator. Through Cheeky Scientist, I could ultimately search for, negotiate, and select my best career route."

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Vishnu Modur

Clinical Trial Associate/Manager

at Medspace

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Jo Ramos

Jo Ramos

Patent Examiner in Biomedical Engineering

at USPTO

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John Crawford

MSL-Vaccines

at Sanofi

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Chris Ewing, Ph.D.

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Huey Wen Lee

Huey Wen Lee

Creative Medical Communications

at Wenworth Scientific

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Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Medical Communications

at NBA

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Maria Terra Terra

Maria Terra Terra

Technical Support Manager

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Veronica Pascual

Veronica Pascual

Research Projects Coordinator

at SEMERGEN

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Tracy Gardner, PhD

Tracy Gardner, PhD

at Pearson

"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

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