Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, July 25th, 2020
Every week, we at Cheeky Scientist scour the Internet for the best 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 Articles On PhD Jobs And Job-Search Strategies
Top Article Overall:
Top Overall: Four ways to build your network without attending a conference – Edmond Sanganyado
Networking
Top: Four ways to build your network without attending a conference – Edmond Sanganyado
How To Expand Your Network For Job Search Success – Aaron Sanborn
Job hunting amid the coronavirus pandemic: How to network … from your couch – Kyle Clark
Why Your Mentorship Program Isn’t Working – Brad Johnson, David Smith, Jennifer Haythornthwaite
CVs/Resumes
Top: Explaining Gaps on Your Resume – Alyssa Laffitte
7 job search rules you should break now – Gwen Moran
How To Write A Great Resume: Avoid The Mistake That 95% Of Experts Won’t Tolerate – Chris Westfall
What Not To Include In Your Data Science Resume – Anu Thomas
Interviews
Top:The 10 questions candidates always forget to ask in job interviews – Hillary Richard
Why you should follow up after a job interview – Sean Joyner
How to answer the question: What are your strengths and weaknesses? – BusinessTech Staff
Tips for job hunting, applications and interviews during a pandemic – Sarah Wilson
Transferable Skills
Top:Why transferable skills are so relevant in the COVID-19 era – Dilip Puri
7 skills you should have to impress any potential employer – Ladders Staff
What Is Your Management-To-Leadership Ratio? – Jarret Jackson
Self-Isolated? Here’s How You Should Spend Your Downtime at Home. – John Rampton
Academic Blues
Top:
Postdocs ponder missed opportunities caused by the coronavirus pandemic – Bethany Halford
‘Ethically troubling.’ University reopening plans put professors, students on edge – Jyoti Madhusoodanan
1 in 5 PhD students could drop out. Here are some tips for how to keep going – Craig Batty, Alison owens, Donna Lee Brien, Elizabeth Ellison
Colleges Are Getting Ready to Blame Their Students – Julia Marcus and Jessica Gold
Industry Positions
Top: Communicating the “beauty and complexity” of science – Bridget E. Begg
How Can High Impact Entrepreneurship End The Fight Against COVID-19 And Climate Change? – Kunal Sood
An internship with Telstra helped me discover my passion – Amanthi Thudugalage
Why businesses need data science at each stage of post-COVID-19 recovery – Sundeep Reddy Mallu
Business Acumen
Top: Post Covid-19 Trends of Entrepreneurship According to the Changed Market Demand – Debasish Sinha
Where do COVID-19 vaccine players stand on pricing? So far, it’s no profit, slight profit or undecided – Eric Sagonowsky
The Dual PhD Problem of Today’s Startups – Danny Crichton
How to Stand Up for Women’s Rights in the Workplace – Claire Hansen
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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 professionals transition into top companies like Pfizer, Tesla, Amazon, Pearson, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, Merck, Genentech, Home Depot, Nestle, Hilton, SpaceX, Syngenta, the CDC, UN and Ford Foundation.
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