Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (Saturday, December 28th, 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: Top 10 Biopharma Stories of 2019 – Mark Terry and Alex Keown
Networking
Top: How to Make Connections That Count — Advice From a Silicon Valley Veteran (and Introvert) – Karen Wickre
Your Online Presence as a Professional – Katharine Hansen
Your Social Network Isn’t Diverse Enough – Tamara El-Waylly
Mark Cuban answers cold email from this 27-year-old entrepreneur, ends up investing – Blair Shiff
CVs/Resumes
Top: Resume Writing Tips For 2020 – Jessica Hernandez
4 Tips on Applying for Jobs Outside of Academe – Ben Dumbauld
How to Mention Relocation in a Cover Letter – Alison Doyle
7 tips to get your resume past the robots reading it – Jennifer Liu
Interviews
Interviews
Top: Top Interview Pet Peeves from Hiring Managers – Katharine Hansen
Top 10 Interview Questions And Answers – Phil Baker
Your Ultimate Guide to Answering the Most Common Interview Questions – The Muse
6 Sticky Interview Situations and How to Handle Them – Katharine Hansen
Transferable Skills
Top: How to Be Creative – Max Richtell
6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation – Kristen Senz
How technology can amplify great teaching – Sandra Liu Huang
How to Develop the Essential Skills to Be a Project Manager – Kat Boogaard
Academic Blues
Top: Our top essays by scientists in 2019 – Katie Langin
Why We Need a Yelp for Doctoral Programs – Leonard Cassuto
Go figure: salary drives researchers to move to new countries – Chris Woolston
You Can Go Home for the Holidays – David D. Perlmutter
Industry Positions
Top: A Decade Of Diversity Highs And Lows – Ruth Umoh
The 6 Most In-Demand Life Sciences Jobs Right Now – Alex Keown
80+ Back Doors Into Cyber Careers – Keirsten Brager
How I Learned to Become a Product Manager – Pronoy Chaudhuri
Business Acumen
Top: Top 10 Biopharma Stories of 2019 – Mark Terry and Alex Keown
The top 20 drugs in 2020 – worldwide sales – Tracy Staton
The 12 Days of Christmas, Biopharma Style – Mark Terry and Alex Keown
2019’s 10 defining moments in venture capital – Kate Clark
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