Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, February 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 February 6th 2021 for PhDs.
This Week’s Best Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies, February 6th, 2021
Top Article Overall
Top Overall: 1,000 industry-specific keywords that will make your resume unstoppable, according to experts– Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Networking
Top: 6 career coaches share the best career advice they ever got– Gwen Moran
Nine Common Mistakes People Make When Building Their Personal Brand– Expert Council Forbes
How to Turn Any Social Event Into a Networking Opportunity (Without Being Creepy About It) – Quinisha Jackson-Wright
Conquering Social Isolation and Making Meaningful Contacts – Ketan Marballi
Cvs/Resumes
Top: 1,000 industry-specific keywords that will make your resume unstoppable, according to experts– Laura Berlinsky-Schine
Putting Your Picture on a Resume Could Hurt Your Chances of Getting the Job—Here’s Why – Stav Ziv
How to Optimize Your CV for a Robotics Engineer Career– Estelle Liotard
Interviews
Top: 8 Questions Not to Ask in the Job Interview – Editorial Staff Biospace
This is the only question you need to ace that interview (and here’s why) – Meredith Schneider
What Interviewers Really Want to Hear When They Ask “What Can You Bring to the Company?” – Regina Borsellino
The A-To-Z List Of Tips For Your Next Video Interview – Bobby Carlton
Transferable Skills
Top: How To Successfully Pull Off A Dramatic Career Switch During COVID-19– Monica Torres
These are the 9 skills that would make any hiring manager happy– Sally Buffalo
Applying Change Management In A Remote Workplace – John Sepcie
Building and managing remote teams in early-stage startups– Mohit Jain
Academic Blues
Top: Universities facing $2 billion loss as job cuts total more than 17,000– Lisa Visentin
A Rising Number of Researchers Are Leaving Academia – Paulette Delgado
Over 17,000 jobs cut at Australian universities amid coronavirus pandemic– Huaxia
The New PhD: A Timely Book On How To Fix Graduate Education– Michael T. Nietzel
Industry Positions
Top: Biotech In-Demand Job: Regional Sales Manager– Kymberlie Krieger
The top 10 companies offering the most consistent remote work opportunities over the years– Sarah Dillon
6 Fastest Growing Jobs in Science and Technology – Martin Yate
Hiring Trends for 2021 in the IT Sector– Alok Bansal
Business Acumen
Top: BioSpace Movers & Shakers: MoMa Therapeutics, Cerevance, Glympse Bio and More– Alex Keown
The Wave of Biotech IPOs Continues. Here Are 7 Stocks Hitting the Market Today– Luisa Beltran
5 Questions with Judy Costello, Managing Director of Economic Development for BioHealth Innovation, Inc. (BHI) – Andy Eckert
January 2021 pharmaceutical M&A round-up– Editorial Staff The Pharma Letter
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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.
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