Best Industry Transition Articles Of The Week For PhDs (September 14th, 2019)
Every week we scour the Internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don’t have to.
We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen.
Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week’s best articles are…
Top Overall
*Graduate Students Need To Think Differently About Time* – James M. Van Wyck
Networking
TOP What Is LinkedIn? A Beginner’s Guide To The Popular Professional Networking And Career Development Site – Dave Johnson
Recruiters Take Note: Women’s Careers Don’t Follow Straight Lines – Joy Burnford
The Benefits Of Networking As A Tool Of Engagement – Mbo Luvindao
Seven Costly Networking Mistakes That Cripple Your Job Search – Rebecca Bosl
CVs/Resumes
TOP Will Your Résumé Land You A Job? Ask Yourself These 10 Crucial Questions – Rachel Montanez
13 Must-Have Words To Include In Your Resume – Amy Elisa Jackson
21 Ways To Improve Your Résumé – Robin Ryan
Applying For A Job? Here’s How Your Resume Should Look – Mitrovman Mitrovski
Interviews
TOP Creative Job Interview Ideas: Powerful Closing Strategies Top Performers Use – Chris Westfall
The Truth About Lying On A Job Application Or In An Interview – Unstated
Dear Women: Own Your Worth And Dare To Ask (People Aren’t Mind Readers) – Margie Warrell
What It Means When You Hear Silence After A Job Interview – Monica Torres
Transferable Skills
TOP Using A SWOT Analysis In Your Life Science Career Planning And Marketing – Katharine Hansen
Leap Of Faith: Persuading Life Science Employers To Hire You When You’re Not Quite Qualified – Katharine Hansen
How To Identify The Skills That Energize You – Kayvan Kian
Academic Blues
TOP Graduate Students Need To Think Differently About Time – James M. Van Wyck
Ideological Discrimination In Academia Is More Complicated Than You Think – Musa Al-Gharbi
As A Professor, I Wanted To Have A Bigger Impact – So I Left Academia For A Government Job – Gisèle Muller-Parker
For Academic Parents, Work Travel Can Be Costly – But Some Universities Are Stepping Up Their Support – Tien Nguyen
Industry Positions
TOP The Broken Talent Pipeline For Foreign-Born Scientists – Adi Gaskell
Reflections On Being A Woman In Engineering – Stephanie Whitney
Why A Life Sciences Career Can Be Life-Changing – Kymberlie Krieger
How To Not Be A Boring Medical Science Liaison (MSL). 5 Things You Should Absolutely Do – William Soliman
Business Acumen
TOP LinkedIn Top Startups 2019: The 50 hottest U.S. Companies To Work For Now – Jessi Hempel
Notified Body BSI Certifies 1st Device Under EU MDR – Dana Elfin
Synthetic Biology Has Raised $12.4 Billion. Here Are Five Sectors It Will Soon Disrupt – John Cumbers
WHO Partners With Facebook Stop The Spread Of Inaccurate Vaccine Information – Elija Shama
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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 millions of PhDs and other professionals in hundreds of 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 3X 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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