Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (Saturday, January 4th, 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 build an email list on LinkedIn – Tim Queen
Networking
Top: How to build an email list on LinkedIn – Tim Queen
6 Ways To Boost Your Professional Network In The New Year – Dana Brownlee
The Importance of Networking in Business – Indeed.com
How to Succeed at Business Networking – Indeed Career Guide
CVs/Resumes
Top: Top 10 Tips To Get Your Resume Past ATS Scans – ZipJob Team
10 Skills for Cover Letters – Indeed.com
17 Powerful Quotes That Will Inspire You to Write the Best Resume Ever – Peter Economy
The best skills to have on your resume – Millie Dent
Interviews
Interviews
Top: Most Difficult HR Interview Questions and Answers – Jappreet Sethi
‘Job auditions’ are spiraling out of control – Maridel Reyes
What to Do If You Can’t Answer an Interview Question – Alison Doyle
What’s Wrong With Your Job Hunt? Diagnosing an Unproductive Search – Katharine Hansen
Transferable Skills
Top: Corporate Training: Guide to Leadership Development – Josh Brown
Seeking Out Professional Development for Biopharma Professionals – Katharine Hansen
Asking the Right Questions: Developing Better Discovery Skills – Elizabeth “Bette” Frick
30 articles from 2019 to take us into 2020 – Jane Hart
Academic Blues
Top: What I learnt from trying out industry before graduate school – Ty Tang
Why We Need a Yelp for Doctoral Programs – Leonard Cassuto
Survivorship bias in science: is individual resilience the most important quality of a good scientist? – David Kent
Early-career funding sources: you will not find what you do not seek – Colin Evans
Industry Positions
Top: Hiring experts expect demand for this role to surge in 2020 — and it can pay a median of $126,000 – Karen Gilchrist
These 5 high-paying, growing jobs didn’t exist a decade ago—but they’ll be booming through the 2020s – Jennifer Liu
This Indian startup offers as much as 270% hike in salary for a job well done – Prerna Sindwani
The hottest jobs of 2019 and what’s next for 2020 – Reggie Wade
Business Acumen
Top: Four Major Biopharma Scandals in 2019 – Alex Keown
High Cost of Insulin Remains a Concern as Lawmakers Head into 2020 Election– Alex Keown
The Marketing Topics That Resonated Most With Readers In 2019 – Kimberly A. Whitler
Your FiercePharma reading list for long winter nights, no candle required – Tracy Staton
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