Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (March 5th, 2017)
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
*Not So Different After All: 5 Overlapping Skills Needed In Life Science Academia Vs. Industry* – Mark Terry
Networking
TOP The Secret To Organic Networking – Dan Dowling
5 Realistic Ways For Introverts To Make Networking Less Painful – Kelly Poulson
The Idiot’s Guide To Networking, No Work Experience Required – Harvey Deutschendorf
Three Easy And Painless Ways To Network – Bethany Lampland
CVs/Resumes
TOP Beating The Machine: How To Get Your Resume Into The Hands Of A Human Recruiter – Kunal Keraj
A Quick Guide To Explaining Resume Gaps When You’re Unemployed – Stacey Lastoe
Tips For Building A Great LinkedIn Profile: LinkedIn Career Expert Series – Blair Decembrele
Ten Things Your Resume Must Communicate In Ten Seconds – Liz Ryan
Interviews
TOP Four Doubts Your Interviewer Has About You – And How To Address Them – Christopher Dottie
Ask A Career Coach: What’s The Best Way To Answer, “Tell Me About Yourself?” – Kyle Lee
9 Articles That’ll Make You Feel Extra Prepared For Your Interview – Nina Semczuk
How To Answer Tough Interview Questions: 8 Tips – Alison DeNisco
Transferable Skills
TOP Not So Different After All: 5 Overlapping Skills Needed In Life Science Academia Vs. Industry – Mark Terry
Make Yourself Invaluable – Judy Lytle
6 Ways To Thrive As An Expat – Rebecca Fraser
Soft Skills: Everybody Wants Them But No-One Really Knows What They Are – Emma Sue Prince
Academic Blues
TOP Will More Studies Of The Training And Career Mess Actually Create Change? – Beryl Lieff Benderly
No Publication Without Confirmation – Jeffrey S. Mogil & Malcolm R. Macleod
Five Golden Rules Of Writing A Good Scientific Paper – Julian Venables
Landing Your First Postdoc Position – Holly Hamilton
Industry Positions
TOP What Can You Be With Your PhD? – Melanie Sinche
Industry Partnership Programs: A New Type Of PhD? – Jack Leeming
Essential Must-Dos When Starting A New Job – Maricar Santos
From Start-Ups To Big Pharma- How To Get Into Industry – Rachel Harris
Business Acumen
TOP How To Know If You Need Organizational Change Or Transformation And Why It’s Important – Kris Fannin
Let’s Not Forget Why Biopharma Megamergers Are Such An Awful Idea – John Carroll
Introduction To Project Management Organizational Structure – Sebastien Boyer
Why Corporate Culture Is Becoming Even More Important – Larry Alton
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