Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, August 15th, 2020
Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best of transition 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 of Transition Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies
Top Article Overall:
Top Overall: 6 Interview Questions to Start Asking Every Remote Work Job Candidate (Covid Edition) – Jeff Haden
Networking
Top: Four easy ways to improve your online networking game – Vivienne Dovi
The do’s (and dont’s) to make the most of virtual networking – Suzi Morales
Newsletter: Networking helps grow careers. Here’s how to do it during COVID-19 – Rachel Schnalzer
How To Access Your Next-Level Network And Reach Your Career Goals – Dawn Graham
CVs/Resumes
Top: 20 resume questions you’ve been too scared to ask – Jacob Took
Building your job resume while unemployed – Alex Backus
How to Write a Resume Employers Will Notice – Indeed Staff
These Mistakes on Your Resume and Cover Letter May Be Hurting Your Chances of Landing a Job – Mariam Gabaji
Interviews
Top: 6 Interview Questions to Start Asking Every Remote Work Job Candidate (Covid Edition) – Jeff Haden
How can you ace a remote job interview? – Lisa Ardill
Top 10 Body Language Mistakes On Job Interviews – Brandon Comeaux
Employers are lurking on your social media ahead of interviews — raising ethical concerns – The Conversation Staff
Transferable Skills
Top: Evaluating Soft Skills Must be a Priority for Hiring in 2020 – Jay McCall
Are we forgetting about soft skills? – Rasheek Tabassum Mondira
12 Concrete Ways To Listen Effectively – Forbes Expert panel
How to Demonstrate Transferable Skills on Your Resume – Kat Boogaard
Academic Blues
Top: The angst of being an adjunct professor during COVID-19 | Opinion – Carol Jean Gallo
Coronavirus lockdown lessons from single-parent scientists – Carrie Arnold
Pandemic hits scientist parents hard – Katie langin
Industry Positions
Top: The 10 Best Work From Home Jobs In 2020 – Jim Wang
The 11 Most Important Hard & Soft Skills Marketers Need to Have – Julia McCoy
5 free resources every data scientist should start using today – Yitaek Hwang
How to Learn Product Management: A U.S. News Guide – Marcie Geffner
Business Acumen
Top:“Like Sharks to Blood” – Health Sector and Big Pharma Spent Big on Lobbying for COVID-19 Funding As Congress Doles Out $3 Trillion – Bringham Young University
How myths about the ‘female’ brain hold women back from pursing careers in science -The Conversation Staff
Antibody therapies could be a bridge to a coronavirus vaccine — but will the world benefit? – Heidi Ledford
If you’re ready to start your transition into industry, you can apply to book a free Transition Call with our founder Isaiah Hankel, PhD or one of our Transition Specialists. Apply to book a Transition Call here.
Get Free Job Search Content Weekly
ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD
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.
More Written by Isaiah Hankel, PhD
