Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (March 30th 2019)
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, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
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
*From The Bench To Online Marketing – Advice For Ph.D. Students Considering Careers Outside Of Research* – Aaron Tooley, Ph.D.
Networking
TOP Top 5 Conference Networking Tips – Angie
How To Make Networking Work For You: 8 Women Share Their Networking Tips – Gianne Doherty
Attending Networking Events Is A Career Investment – Prime Sarmiento
8 Do’s And Don’ts Of Networking Follow-Up – Contributing Author
CVs/Resumes
TOP 6 Tips To Increase Your Social Media Presence – Azucena
Must-Know Executive Resume Writing & Job Search Tips For 2019 – Laura Smith-proulx
You Should Delete These Words Off Your Résumé (& Use These Instead) – Ludmila Leiva
Give Your UX Resume A Reboot Tips On Creating A UX Designer Resume To Land Your Dream Job – They Make Design
Interviews
TOP 5 Storytelling Tips To Help You Ace Your Job Interview – Esther Choy
20 Tips For Acing Your Work From Home Job Interview – Mike Haaren
How To Outperform In A Panel Interview Without Breaking A Sweat – Sheena Vincent
10 Tips To Nail Your Job Interview – Susan Braakman, Christian Eilers, Rebecca Francoline, Dave Lane, & Joanne Newborn
Transferable Skills
TOP The Leaders You Admire Share This Coveted Soft Skill: Here Are Four Ways To Get It – Amy Blaschka
Candidates’ Soft Skills Are Notoriously Hard To Assess, But Following These 6 Steps Will Help – Samantha Mclaren
Why Are Soft Skills So Hard To Develop? – David Dame
What Makes A Successful Startup Team – Eva De Mol
Academic Blues
TOP Staying Organized During A Job Search – Derek Attig
Ex-Googlers, Stanford Professors, And Startup Ceos Share Their Best Advice On Making A Career Change – Shana Lebowitz
How To Find Your Ideal Career Path Without Wasting Time On Jobs Not Suitable For You – Jenny Marchal
Overcoming Pigeonholing In Your Career – Hannah Overhiser
Industry Positions
TOP From The Bench To Online Marketing – Advice For Ph.D. Students Considering Careers Outside Of Research – Aaron Tooley, Ph.D.
Find Your Highest Impact Role: 104 New Vacancies In Our February 2019 Job Board Updates – Robert Wiblin And Maria
Top 7 Online Jobs That Are Currently In Demand – Sasha Brown
Business Acumen
TOP What Is Business Acumen? – Darrell Amy
Pharmacquired: Biogen Could Use A Big Deal. Too Bad It Doesn’t Do Those – Jacob Bell
How Companies Can Get The Most Out Of A Freemium Business Model – Xian Gu, P. K. Kannan, & Liye Ma
15 Technologies Of People Tracking (2019) – Ronny Max
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