Every week, we scour the Internet for the best industry transition articles for PhDs – so you don’t have to!
Our two consultants independently search for the most informative articles in the categories of networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and a top overall article for the week.
This week’s best articles are…
Top Overall
Top Overall: Where Women Fall Behind at Work: The First Step Into Management – Vanessa Fuhrmans
Networking
Top: 5 Different Ways to Get the Real Scoop on a Company’s Culture – Jenny Foss
How to Navigate Friendships at Work While Climbing the Corporate Ladder, According to Successful Entrepreneurs – “The Oracles”
3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Alumni Network – Dorie Clark
How to Introduce Yourself in an Email – Alison Doyle
CVs/Resumes
Top: You Can Overcome a Long Gap in Your Resume – Sue Shellenbarger
There Are 3 Kinds of Resumes. But Top Recruiters at Amazon and Google Say They Always Want to See ‘Format Number 3 – Bill Murphy Jr.
Job Hunting? A Google Executive Says to Use This 3-Part Resume Formula to Stand Out – Melanie Curtin
5 Resume Writing Tips to Improve Your Management Resume – Resume to Referral
Interviews
Top: Looking For A Flexible Job? Five Ways To Ace The Job Interview – Caroline Ceniza-Levine
The best way to answer this tough job interview question – Kathryn Vasel
Ace Your Interview Following These 15 Useful Tips – The Way Factory
How to Answer ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ in a Job Interview to Brilliantly Communicate Who You Are – Laura Garnett
Transferable Skills
Top: Articulating Adaptability – Robert Pearson
Why Resilience Can Make Or Break Your Career – Caroline Castrillon
Soft skills key for a successful career – Greg Fleming
How to Read a Roadmap like a Product Manager when you’re not one – Andrea Saez
Academic Blues
Top: Four PhD grads in the humanities tell their stories – Paul Yachnin
How I overcame impostor syndrome after leaving academia – Desiree Dickerson
Elite M.B.A. Programs Report Steep Drop in Applications – Chip Cutter
How I made peace with my imperfections in grad school – Brittany L. Ulhorn
Industry Positions
Top: Where Women Fall Behind at Work: The First Step Into Management – Vanessa Fuhrmans
The Product Manager vs. the CEO vs. the CTO – Brian de Haaff
Targeting Life Sciences Employers Based on Their Needs – Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
When a Pay Cut Can Help You Up the Career Ladder – Nicole Dieker
Business Acumen
Top: Shifting Approaches from Traditional R&D to Platform – Lisa Henderson
FDA Approves First-of-its-Kind Acute Migraine Treatment – Alex Keown
The Challenge of Cultured Meat – David Kirk
Pharma, Biotech VC Investments Continue Shift to Early Stage Deals – Sarah de Crescenzo
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Isaiah Hankel Ph.D.
Isaiah believes that if you feel stuck somewhere in your life right now, you should make a change. Don’t sit still and wait for the world to tell you what to do. Start a new project. Build your own business. Take action. Experimentation is the best teacher.
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