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Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (October 15th, 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, 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

*How Transferable Skills Can Help You Break Into New Work* – Elizabeth Stapleton

Networking

TOP Networking Key To Professional Success: ‘They Don’t Want Robots’ – Angela Radesic

Business Networking Tips For Professional Career Development – Alfonzo Nelson

6 Things You Need To Know About Networking Online – Jane McNeill

Networking 101: Your Complete Guide To Master Your Networking Skills – Dana Srebrnik

CVs/Resumes

TOP Resume Writing Tips: Dissecting A Resume’s Purpose – Kimberly Sarmiento

Resume Headline Examples And Writing Tips – Alison Doyle

Ten Signs Your Resume Isn’t Working – Liz Ryan

Cover Letter Sample And Tips – Sue Ling

Interviews

TOP Nailing The Interview Process, Part 3: Research, Research, Research – Bob McIntosh

Company Culture Interview Questions – Alison Doyle

7 Killer Questions To Ask In A Job Interview – Michael Page

Cracking The Interview Code To Find Your Way In – Blair Decembrele

Transferable Skills

TOP How Transferable Skills Can Help You Break Into New Work – Elizabeth Stapleton

4 Communication Skills That Will Advance Your Career – Michael Hazel

The Simplest Ways To Improve Your Problem Solving Skills – Lynn Silva

Academic Blues

TOP Too Many People Dream Of A Charmed Life In Academia – Noah Smith

Hoping For A Faculty Job? Here’s What Hiring Committees Are Looking For – Maggie Kuo

Breaking The Curse On Science – Ayushi Sood

It Is Time To Understand Science’s Imperfections – David Payne

Industry Positions

TOP Career Paths Towards Venture Capital – Chris Shen

What Is A Data Scientist? A Key Data Analytics Role And A Lucrative Career – Sarah K. White

How To Choose A Data Science Job – Kirill Eremenko

5 Trends That Will Shape The Future For Business Development – Jody Glidden

Business Acumen

TOP What Exactly Is A Startup? – Amy Fontinelle

Why Is Marketing Analytics Important? – Piyush Rishi

Organizational Health: A Fast Track To Performance Improvement – Chris Gagnon, Elizabeth John, and Rob Theunissen

How To Make Your Drug Launch A Success – Rafael Natanek, Christoph Schlegel, Michael Retterath and George Eliades

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CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & SUCCESS MENTOR TO PHDS

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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Here's What Others Are Saying

"I just accepted an offer for a position at one of the top pharma companies...I can't tell you how relieved I feel, I'm very excited for what's to come!"

Nahed Jalloul

Nahed Jalloul

Computational Biologist

"I am happy to share that I'm starting a new position as a European Portfolio Manager at Scientific Instruments!"

 Shikha Acharya

Shikha Acharya

European Portfolio Manager

at Scientific Instruments

"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 am happy to share I am starting a new position!"

Tharcisse Guedegbe

Tharcisse Guedegbe

Policy Researcher

at African Bank Development Group

"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

"Thrilled to announce that I have joined a new role as a Research Associate at HJF to work at the WRAIR. Very excited to join a dedicated and brilliant team working to eradicate HIV. Thanks to my family, friends, and fellow Cheeky associates for their support in my job hunt journey.""

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Lakshmi Rani Iyer

Research Associate

at HJF

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

Marco Milesi

Marco Milesi

at Lufthansa

"I'm happy to share that I’m starting a new position as an associate computational scientist at md anderson cancer center!"

James Jennings

James Jennings

Associate Computation Scientist

at MD Anderson Cancer Center

"I attended the Transition CHALLENGE and VIP Modality and, as a result, in less than 2 months I have participated in 8 interesting interviews and been offered a wonderful job full of opportunities! Thank you so much for all the great and necessary work you do!"

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Research Projects Coordinator

at SEMERGEN

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Senior Clinical Research Scientist

at Nxyoah

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Nicolas Wlodarczyk Senior Research Scientist

at X-Chem

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 Andrii Repula

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Technical Support Engineer

at Lumencor, Inc.

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at Boehringer ingelheim

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