Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, August 29th, 2020
Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best articles on topics that help in the search for PhD jobs in industry.
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 – if it’s a recent article that can help readers find and acquire PhD jobs, then we want to include it in this weekly digest.
So without further delay, here are…
This Week’s Best Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies
Top Article Overall:
Top Overall: Employers Ignoring Your Resume? 5 Mistakes To Avoid – Robin Ryan
Networking
Top: You’ve Heard of Remote Working, But What About Remote Networking? – Hailey Griffis
5 Tips To Build Your Personal Brand On LinkedIn in 2020 – Vidhi Bubna
Making the Most of Virtual Networking – Michelle Klieger
Professional networking sites are the key to career advancement during the pandemic – Gina Medina
CVs/Resumes
Top: Employers Ignoring Your Resume? 5 Mistakes To Avoid – Robin Ryan
6 resume objective examples for every type of job seeker – Ashley Jones
How to Get Your Resume Past Online Screeners (Hint: Use Keywords) – Elizabeth Carr
Power up your job hunt with an online resume – Stuart Gentle
Interviews
Top: Acing The Interview – Support Staff
11 things you should never do in a panel interview – Ashley Jones
LinkedIn offers tips for virtual job interviews. Here’s what you need to know before turning webcam on – Jefferson Graham
How to Nail Your Interview and Land Your Next Job – Recruitology Staff
Transferable Skills
Top: The best public speakers all do this one thing – Anouare Abdou
How soft skills impress interviewers – Kim Thompson
Strong Nonverbal Skills Matter Now More Than Ever In This “New Normal” – Jon Michail
Millennial Money: 4 expert tips to get hired from home – The Associated Press
Academic Blues
Top: Mental health has long been a challenge for grad students. COVID-19 has made it harder – Bethany Ao
Academia needs a reality check: Life is not back to normal – June Gruber, Jay Van Bavel, William Cunningham, Leah Somerville, Neil Lewis
The Pandemic Could Derail a Generation of Young Scientists – Chris Wright
Graduate students petition against mandatory Campus Compact, call for changes – Esha Dhawan
Industry Positions
Top: What Does It Take To Become A Healthcare Data Scientist – Vishal Chawla
6 rules to build a wildly successful business, even in this economic climate – Jill Cornfield
Data Scientists Salaries And Jobs Immune To Covid-19, Survey Finds– Gil Press
14 Career Paths For A Biology Major That Don’t Require Med School – Hannah Docter-Loeb
Business Acumen
Top: J&J, BARDA pick 7 startups to back in fight against COVID-19—and beyond – Amirah Ai Idrus
Energy Investors Find Sustainable Future In IoT And AI – Susan Galer
Work-From-Anywhere Future Exposes Holes in Operational Strategy – Brian Peccarelli
How to Take Advantage of Trends in the Tech job Market – Luke Smith
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ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD
CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & SUCCESS MENTOR TO PHDS
Isaiah Hankel, PhD is the Founder and CEO of the largest career training platform for PhDs in the world - Cheeky Scientist. His articles, podcasts and trainings are consumed annually by 3 million PhDs in 152 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. Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology with a focus in immunology and is an expert on biotechnology recruitment and career development.
Isaiah has published two bestselling books with Wiley and 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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