Best Of Transition: Ph.D. Jobs & Job Search Strategies, October 9th 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 October 9th 2021 for PhDs.
This Week’s Best Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies, October 9th, 2021
Top Overall: Nine Rules For Writing Emails And Cover Letters That Get Interviews– Forbes Robert Hellmann
Networking
Top: How To Create An Impressive LinkedIn Personal Brand–Forbes Robin Ryan
How My Job Search Forced Me to Catch Up With Technology – Charles Thompson
How Networking Speeds Your Job Search– Martin Yate
Youth need personal branding to make it in tough labour market and world of business–Antoney Luvinzu
Cvs/Resumes
Top: How Jobseekers Can Overcome ‘The Great Disconnect’– Forbes Ashley Stahl
How To Write An Ideal Resume For Data Science Jobs?– Madhurjya Chowdhury
Should your vaccination status be on your resume? Here’s what experts say–Morgan Smith
How to talk about resume gaps when burnout is to blame – Sarah Todd
Interviews
Top: Nine Rules For Writing Emails And Cover Letters That Get Interviews– Forbes Robert Hellmann
5 Things That Can Help You Nail a Job Interview– Alina Zahid
Here Are The Job Interview Questions You Should Expect–Forbes AllBusiness
Here’s What Not To Say In A Job Interview– Monica Torres
Transferable Skills
Top: Empathy Is The Most Important Leadership Skill According To Research –Forbes Tracy Brower
Test your salary-negotiation skills with our quiz – Janet Siroto
Soft Skills are a Hard Requirement for Organizational Success– Vipp Jaswal
Academic Blues
Top:Academia’s ableist culture laid bare –Kendall Powell
Improving the plight of the postdoc during COVID and beyond– Palesa Natasha Mothapo
Tenure Under Threat in Georgia– Colleen Flaherty
Extend PhD support to four years to ease stress, UK funder told–Jack Grove
Industry Positions
Top:The ‘Great Resignation’ Is A Workers’ Revolution: Here’s What Real Leaders Must Do Right Now– Forbes Jack kelly
How to Job Hunt (When You’re Already Exhausted)– HBR Marlo Lyons
How to become a cyber security expert– Nicholas Fearn
15 of the top companies for women working in tech– Jennifer Liu
Business Acumen
Top: In Entrepreneurial Pitches, Stage Presence Is Everything – HBR Juan Martinez
Inventiva S.A. (IVA) CEO Frédéric Cren on Q2 2021 Results – Earnings Call Transcript– Seeking Alpha Editorial Team
3 Biotech Stocks That Could Make You Filthy Rich–George Budwell
BioSpace Movers & Shakers, Oct. 8–Alex Keown
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