Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (November 3rd, 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
*Satisfaction In Science* – Chris Woolston
Networking
TOP Top tech companies like Netflix and LinkedIn say they have no problem with employees interviewing for other jobs — in fact, they might want to help – Shana Lebowitz
How to Turn Leaving Your Job into a Networking Opportunity – John Cole
10 Business Pros Share Their Best Networking Tips – Alex Brown
How to Get the Most Out of Industry Conferences & Events – Dakota Shane
CVs/Resumes
TOP 8 Tips On Using LinkedIn In Your Job Search – Laurence Bradford
Avoid the Resume Black Hole With These Tips – Amanda Augustine
Jargon And How To Avoid It – Sharing Science, AGU
Interviews
TOP 7 Innocent Job Interview Mistakes People Make Daily – J.T. O’Donnell
The 10 Psychological Ideas that Employers, Recruiters and HR People Need to Know – Kim Tasso
Job Interview Mistakes That You Might Not Notice—But Recruiters Will – Paul McDonald
5 Tips To Ace A Phone Interview – Ashira Prossack
Transferable Skills
TOP Ten Tips On How To Engineer A Flexible Career With Your Transferable Skills – Chris Guyott
26 Signs You’re A Good Boss — Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It – Áine Cain
The One Thing I Regret Not Doing In College – Olivia Young
Why Today’s Professionals Are Taking The Career Road Less Traveled – Anant Agarwal
Academic Blues
TOP Satisfaction In Science – Chris Woolston
Positive People: The 3 Emotionally Intelligent Behaviors They Practice Daily – Marcel Schwantes
In my post-Ph.D. Career, I’m Putting My Grad School Angst To Good Use – Kathrine Bjerregaard Nielsen
Examining Grad Student Mental Health – Abby Olena
Industry Positions
TOP I Quit My Job To Work For Myself 7 Years Ago — Here Are 5 Key Lessons I’ve Learned – Jessica Thiefels
Top Tips For Shortlisting Candidates – Rob Scott
Designing People’s Instagram Stories Is Now A Million-Dollar Business – Katharine Schwab
The Future Of Work Won’t Be About College Degrees, It Will Be About Job Skills – Stephane Kasriel
Business Acumen
TOP Research: When Getting Fired Is Good for Your Career – Elena Lytkina Botelho, BJ Wright, and Kim Rosenkoetter Powell
How to Navigate Politics at Work – Eileen Hoenigman Meyer
How to Write the Perfect Email, According to Experts – Rachel E. Greenspan
Talent Gap Widens as Firms Battle for AI, Data Skills – Angus Loten
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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 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.
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