Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, March 6th 2021
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 March 6th 2021 for PhDs.
This Week’s Best Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies, March 6th, 2021
Top Overall: The Cheat Sheet You Should Fill Out Before Every Phone Interview – Regina Borsellino
Networking
Top: 10 Essential Tips for Using Social Media to Help Your Career, Not Hurt It – Dana Brownlee
The best networkers do these 9 things differently– Anouare Abdou
A Practical Guide to Networking in the New Normal– Deanna deBara
3 Ways To Clean Up Your Social Media Before A Job Search – Ashira Prossack
Cvs/Resumes
Top: Three Tips For Creating An Irresistible Job Résumé– Forbes YEC Council Post
This is the best resume we’ve seen for 2021’s job search– Laura Berlinsky-Schine
How to get your resume past Artificial Intelligence (AI) screening tools: 5 tips – Kevin Casey
9 Things That Don’t Belong on a Cover Letter– Biospace Editorial Staff
Interviews
Top: The Cheat Sheet You Should Fill Out Before Every Phone Interview – Regina Borsellino
How To Avoid Salary Negotiation’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ – Kate Dixon
The 5 Questions You Should Expect At Your Next Job Interview – Inverse Editorial Staff
A career expert shares 5 questions she wishes more candidates ‘had the guts to ask’ during job interviews – Liza Kirpatrick
Transferable Skills
Top: 15 Tips For Rejoining The Workforce After Raising Kids– Forbes Coaches Council
Persuasive Communication: 5 Ways to Improve Your Skills – Ryan Estis
7 Steps of the Decision-Making Process– Lucidchart Content Team
Academic Blues
Top: ‘Shooting Yourself in the Foot’ – Colleen Flaherty
US universities have cut 650,000 jobs, a 13 percent workforce reduction, since the onset of the pandemic – Alex Findijis
Ph.D. applications increase as departments face budget cuts– Olga Benacerraf
Can Higher Ed Save Itself? – Gabriel Paquette
Industry Positions
Top:Biotech In-Demand Jobs: Regulatory Affairs – Kymberlie Krieger
Influential Voices On The Future Of Work: Dex Hunter-Torricke Communications Expert– Nicole Silver
How can you maintain company culture when everyone is working from home? – Victor G. Snyder
How to Land a Job in One of the Fastest Growing Industries – Poornima Apte
Business Acumen
Top: Personalized Medicine Is The Next Big Trend For Biotech Stocks & 1 Company Could Radically Disrupt The Industry – A. Lawrence
Must-have Business Skills To Take The Entrepreneurial Plunge– Dr. Vivek Bindra
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (ONCY) CEO Dr. Matt Coffey on Q4 2020 Results – Earnings Call Transcript –Seeking Alpha Transcripts Team
BioSpace Movers & Shakers, March 5– Alex Keown
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Dr. Isaiah Hankel is the Founder and CEO of 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. Hankel 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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