Best Of Transition: Ph.D. Jobs & Job Search Strategies April 23, 2022
Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best articles on topics that help in the search for the Best of Transition: PhD Job Search in the 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 Best of Transition: PhD Job Search articles for the week of April 23, 2022 for PhDs.
This Week’s Best Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies, April 23rd, 2022
For Saturday, April 23rd, 2022
Top Overall: “You can’t live on this wage”: Striking UIC graduate student workers in Chicago speak from the picket line – Kylie Rose, Fabian Salgado, Andy Thompson
Networking
Top: 3 Strategies for Networking in the Post-Pandemic World – Steve Taplin
16 Stellar Self-Introduction Tips For Business Leaders At Networking Events – Expert Panel
Networking online: how to make professional connections remotely and why it matters – The Conversation
How to Use LinkedIn: A Beginner’s Guide – Staff Reporter
Cvs/Resumes
Top: 5 formatting mistakes turning your résumé into a confusing mess – ANDREW FENNELL
Cover Letter for CV: Important Tips and Tricks – SHAHRIAR RABAB
The Most Important Things to Do When You Go on the Job Market – Editorial Staff
4 Tips for Including Volunteer Work on Your Resume – Blake Stilwell
Interviews
Top: Answering “Why should we hire you?” at job interviews – Ladders
What to Do When You Don’t Know the Answer to Interview Questions – Alina Zahid
The 5 best questions to ask at the end of an interview – Joe Mullings
The 2 questions every first-time job seeker should ask potential employers in interviews – Mikaela Cohen
Transferable Skills
Top: 8 Soft Skills You Need For Work – Jasmime Kaur
Nailing the Job Interview: 3 Leadership Skills That Are in Demand – Entrepreneur Deals
The key skills needed to build diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging in the workplace – Susie Lee
10 critical people skills today’s CIOs and IT leaders need – Carolyn Heinze
Academic Blues
Top:
“You can’t live on this wage”: Striking UIC graduate student workers in Chicago speak from the picket line – Kylie Rose, Fabian Salgado, Andy Thompson
In Australia, Precarious University Workers Are Stepping Up the Fight – Jeff Sparrow
Undergraduate Worker Unions Are Taking Off – WILLEM MORRIS
SIDE GIGS AND SELLING PLASMA: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE WORKERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH – MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ
Industry Positions
Top: Is a Career in Biotech Right for You? – Kaley Lefevre
Finding A Work Style That Suits You Best – Jack Kelly
Top 10 tech jobs for extroverts – Doug Wintemute
Your guide to software developer salaries and jobs – Melissa Sartore
Business Acumen
Top: The Empathetic Leadership Advantage – Committee of 200
Shaq Credits His Business Acumen to This Book – Digital Editors
Tilray, Inc. (TLRY) Q2 2022 Earnings Call Transcript -Motley Fool Transcribing Editorial Staff
BioSpace Movers & Shakers, April 15 – Alex Keown
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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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