Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (Saturday, November 9th, 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: Soft Skills in the Life Sciences – Karla Talanian, Jennifer Lawrence and Luke Haubenstock
Networking
Top: Social connections first, science second: How biotech’s recipe for success has its limits – Kate Sheridan
How to network like a pro – Bhavana Dalal
10 Useful Techniques For Building And Diversifying Your Personal Network – Forbes Coaches Council
How to Give People Advice They’ll Be Delighted to Take – Anna Goldfarb
CVs/Resumes
Top: The magic formula to an extraordinary design resume – Michal Ninburg
How to Make a Convincing Resume – Ernest Hamilton
How To Write A Resume That Gets Noticed By Hiring Managers – Ashira Prossack
This is how to avoid all of the biggest resume mistakes – Kathleen Davis
Interviews
Top: Your Interview With AI – Lilah Burke
Don’t know how to answer a question during a job interview? Do this – Adora Wong
7 Ways to Show Emotional Intelligence in a Job Interview – Harvey Deutschendorf
Transferable Skills
Top: Soft Skills in the Life Sciences – Karla Talanian, Jennifer Lawrence and Luke Haubenstock
Big Data Is Big Trouble For Science – Paul M. Sutter
The 5 Most Important Job Skills For The Future – Bernard Marr
Do you have these 3 essential skills to help you in business, politics and life? – By Susan Del Percio and Adrienne Elrod
Academic Blues
Top: These Researchers Make Stand-Up Part of the Routine – Lindsay Ellis
Why scientists should take more coffee breaks – Vivienne Tam
3 Reasons You Should Work Through Grad School – The Ascent
Compensate Graduate Students for Service Work – Carolina Flores / Justin Weinberg
Industry Positions
Top: What Professional Sports Can Teach Us About Career Transitions –
Pavel Krapivin
Voices Of Success: Billionaire Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw On Founding Biocon As An ‘Accidental Entrepreneur’ – Luke Kelly
10 tips for creating a meaningful second career – Michelle Simone
Immigrants from China and India can accelerate the green card process – Sophie Alcorn
Business Acumen
Top: Who’s on Top: The Current Leaders in Biopharma Diversity – Kymberlie Krieger
AstraZeneca Backs $1 Billion Fund to Support China’s Growing Pharma Market – Alex Keown
Analytics and Strategic Workforce Planning Increase Leadership Success at Bayer – Buddy Benge
Why Science-Driven Companies Should Use Agile – Alessandro Di Fiore, Kendra West, Andrea Segnalini
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