Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (October 5th, 2019)
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
*The ultimate job interview guide from RECRUITERS*– Recruiters
Networking
TOP: How Life Sciences Professionals Can Find Jobs in the ‘Hidden’ Job Market – Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
9 Expert Tips to Make Networking Easier at Industry Events – Jameson Fleming
How To Build An Authentic Network: Lessons From A Venture Capitalist – Sophia Mateeva
Informational job interviews are still a thing – Sean Joyner
CVs/Resumes
TOP: Personal Branding for Life Sciences Professionals – Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
9 Cover Letter Tips That Will Actually Help You to Get an Interview – Lifehack
3 Easy Steps That’ll Make Your Resume Stand Out (And Take Less Than 1 Minute) – Avery Blank
‘Should I personalize my resume for each company?’ All your latest job search questions, answered – Keith Dunlap
Interviews
TOP: The ultimate job interview guide from RECRUITERS – Recruiters
The Interview Question You Need To Answer Right: ‘Tell Me About Yourself’ – Ashley Stahl
‘Is It Just Me, or Was This Job Interview Full of Red Flags?’ – Alison Green
Here’s the No.1 way people blow a job interview – Catey Hill
Transferable Skills
TOP: 3 vital skills for the age of disruption – Karthik Krishnan
3 of the Most Common Challenges Women Face in Negotiations – Mara OlekalnsRuchi Sinha, Carol T. Kulik
Experience or skills? What is more important in hiring tech talent? – Christina Giglio
Five Mistakes Most Public Speakers Make – Henry DeVries
Academic Blues
TOP: From Where Comes Fake News? — From Fake Academic Studies – Tom Lindsay
What do we know about Ph.D. scientists’ career paths? – Beryl Lieff Benderly
Teaching at the university level is not a hassle – Sarah A. Gagliano Taliun
Novelist Cormac McCarthy’s tips on how to write a great science paper – Van Savage
Industry Positions
Industry Positions
TOP: Creating a Life Sciences Job Where One Doesn’t Exist – Katharine Hansen, Ph.D.
10 Types of Sales Jobs: How to Choose the Right Career in Sales – Stephanie Lee
What is Medical Writing? How to launch a career writing about medicine and health – Diego Pineda
What Flexibility Means to Your Employees at Work – Porschia Parker
What Flexibility Means to Your Employees at Work
Business Acumen
TOP: FTC throws up extra hurdle to AbbVie’s Allergan buy as Roche, Spark dwell in limbo – Angus Liu
Kill science funding and you kill the future tech economy – Lee Fleming and Matt Marx
Mom approved: J&J, Takeda and more lead Working Mother’s best places to work list for 2019 – Beth Snyder Bulik
How to tell if your industry is ready for platform transformation – Sara Brown
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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 3 million PhDs in 152 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.
Dr. Hankel has published three 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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