Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (Saturday, December 21st, 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
Top Overall: How to be a Successful Chief Data Officer – Ahmed Inam
Networking
Top: Network Your Way Into the New Year – Rebekah Layton
Networking – University of Oxford
How To Stand Out During An Informational Interview: 13 Techniques For Job Seekers – Forbes Coaches Council
The 7 Deadly LinkedIn Sins – Stephen Key
CVs/Resumes
Top: The Top 4 Resume Myths – Busted – Robert Hellmann
Cover Letters – University of Oxford
10 Tips for Writing a Great Resume – Samantha Ruff
Resume tip: Why be “passionate” when you can be a “thought leader” – Naomi Datta
Interviews
Top: Second, Third and Subsequent Interviews: How to Keep the Momentum Going – Katharine Hansen, PhD
Top Data Science Interview Questions and Skills to Know – Nathan Eddy
Top 4 Mistakes People Make During the Coding Interview – David Golightly
Don’t Let Impostor Syndrome Derail Your Next Interview – Susan Peppercorn
Transferable Skills
Top: Let’s Stop Talking About Soft Skills: They’re Power Skills – Josh Bersin
Trends 2020: The Broadening Role of L&D – Ken Taylor
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: Strategies and Resources – Dara Fontein
5 product design skills that psychology graduates actually have – Edith Khairani Cresson
Academic Blues
Top: The hidden costs of academia: 4 things professors should realize – Gloria Oladipo
Why I stopped turning a blind eye to the ethics of my research—and personal life – Eva Kinnebrew
Rude paper reviews are pervasive and sometimes harmful, study finds – Christie Wilcox
Scientists on the Move – Mark Howard-Banks
Industry Positions
Top: How to be a Successful Chief Data Officer – Ahmed Inam
Indeed’s top tech skills trends: JavaScript, containerization, and data science – Macy Bayern
The Modern Chief Marketing Officer Is Also Chief Change Agent – Claire Darling
Inside sales training: What is it? Why it matters? How to do it right – Steli Efti
Business Acumen
Top: The Route to Market Access in Europe – Julian Upton
Remember the caregivers: Thanks to aging boomers, they’re pharma’s next key demographic – Beth Snyder Bulik
The key factors behind Adobe’s record $11bn annual revenue – Kelly Earley
COP25: Longest climate talks end with compromise deal – Matt McGrath
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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 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.
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