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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (May 6th, 2018)

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

*The Art And Science Of Networking (Infographic)* – Rose Leadem

Networking

TOP The Art And Science Of Networking (Infographic) – Rose Leadem

8 Networking Tips For Introverts From A Superconnector – Jon Levy

Get Serious About Networking: 5 Tips For Making A Connection – Obinna Ekezie

Four Questions To Ask About Networking Mentors – Ivan Misner

CVs/Resumes

TOP How To Make A Job Sound Super Impressive On Your Resume – Madeleine Burry

How To Write A LinkedIn Summary That’ll Help Land You A Job – Dann Albright

Top 15 Tips For Writing A Great Resume – Alison Doyle

39 Resume Mistakes That Stop You From Getting Interviews – Andrew Fennell

Interviews

TOP How To Prepare For A Management Interview At A Life Science Company – Monique Ellis

How To Land An Informational Interview – Julia Malacoff

Your Interviewer Looks Bored … Now What? How To Handle 5 Awkward Interview Situations – Sequoia Taylor

How To Close On A Phone Interview – Lisa McQuerrey

Transferable Skills

TOP The Most Important Soft Skills Employers Seek – Alison Doyle

The Key Skills You Need To Improve Your Relationships – Svetlana Whitener

4 Important Social Skills You Need To Succeed At Work – Ceren Cubukcu

Move Over Soft Skills ‒ The Future Demands Super Skills – Jason McDowell

Academic Blues

TOP Making Postdocs ‘Less Invisible’ In Academia – Adriana Bankston

Laboratories Of Democracy – Adam Ruben

Public Engagement And Employability – Alice Eden

Reshaping The Research Landscape – Paul Smaglik

Industry Positions

TOP 5 Major Biopharma Recruitment Trends Happening Right Now – Paul Strouts

Equity Research: Career Path And Qualifications – J. William Carpenter

Artificial Intelligence Is The Buzz In Clinical Trials – Mark Terry

4 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Enrolling In A Coding Bootcamp – Scott Morris

Business Acumen

TOP Think Like A Startup, Scale Like An Enterprise: Balancing The Best Of Both Worlds – Alex Goryachev

Three Ways To Make Your Organisation Agile – Maria Guadalupe

The Fairness Factor In Performance Management – Bryan Hancock, Elizabeth Hioe, and Bill Schaninger

Five Types Of Business-Level Strategies – Kimberlee Leonard

If you’re ready to start your transition into industry, you can apply to book a free Transition Call with our founder Isaiah Hankel, PhD or one of our Transition Specialists. Apply to book a Transition Call here.

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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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Here's What Others Are Saying

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Device and Date Scientist at Intel Corporation!"

Darpan Verma

Darpan Verma

Device & Data Scientist

at Intel Corporation

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Scientist in Pharma Division at NeoGenomics Laboratories! After all the trainings and advice I could get a 25% increase in my salary! So I’m very happy for that."

Maribel Donoso

Maribel Donoso

Scientist in Pharma Division

at NeoGenomics Laboratories

"One thing I feel I did great was joining the association as a Diamond member. Modules and Classes helped me to prepare ahead of the search- to do and to go right. The other useful thing was the accountability forum....your classes and modules really helped me to believe in myself and have confidence in myself. I value myself as a PhD. I gave a shot for a senior scientist position, and got one!"

Nabina Paudyal

Nabina Paudyal

Senior Computational Scientist

at Colossal Biosciences

"I started my new job as an MSL on the 13th. I never would have got an interview without your company's help on CV and interview prep. I am on a much better salary and have a much better quality of life than I did as a postdoc. So thank you."

Edward Law

Edward Law

MSL

at AbbVie

"I am happy to share I am starting a new position as Principal Fatigue Specialist at Qantas!"

Gemma Paech

Gemma Paech

Principal Fatigue specialist

at Qantas

"I am happy to share I am starting a new position! Excited to start this position with excellent colleagues!"

Tanumoy Mondul

Tanumoy Mondul

Senior Scientist

at Sanofi

"I landed a dream job as a revenue management analyst at british airways."

James Washak

James Washak

Revenue Management Analyst

at British Airways

"I'm happy to share that I will be starting a new position as MSL at Sanofi! I want to thank everyone that took the time to speak with me about their MSL experience and to help me land this position!"

John Crawford

John Crawford

MSL-Vaccines

at Sanofi

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position!"

Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Norhaziland Mohamed Zaid

Senior Development Scientist

at Haleon

"BIG NEWS!! Lufthansa offered me the gig!!"

Marco Milesi

Marco Milesi

at Lufthansa

"I have been quiet here for a while but happy to finally share that I've transitioned! It was a long and challenging journey towards transition, being at another full-time job plus being a toddler mom, but I am so thankful I found this supportive community that has helped me and motivated me throughout."

Shobana Sekar

Shobana Sekar

Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

at Roche

"I'm excited to share that I am starting a new position as Senior Research and Development Engineer at CORMETECH!"

Carlos Garcia

Carlos Garcia

Senior Research And Development Enginee

at CORMETECH

"I ended up getting three offers and took one with an incredible company in a management position. I had to turn down 2 interviews because too many replies coming in at once. So thrilled! Doing great and thanks again for your help and awesome program!"

Lori Keeling, Ph.D.

Lori Keeling, Ph.D.

at Emerson

"I proceeded with the offer we were discussing and i signed the contract a few days ago. I would like to thank you so much for your support throughout this process. it was really helpful and beneficial!"

Samir Tohme

Samir Tohme

Project Engineer, Optical Development & Simulation Expert

at EDL Rethschulte GmbH (FEV Group)

"Aside from all the technical pieces, the comradery, I really had an excellent time at the symposium that I was in Florida, that was super helpful...having a community that takes a part in your wins and also helps you pick yourself up and dusts yourself off when you don't get those wins and that you're not alone."

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Christine Lo Bue-Estes

Medical Communications

at NBA

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