Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, July 4th, 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: What Is a Functional Resume? – Alison Doyle
Networking
Top: Help Your Team Make Connections Through Remote Networking – Adrian Fisher
10 tips for landing a job in a new city – Silicon Canals Editorial Team
Your next job opportunity can come from someone you already know – Rappler Staff in Partnership with LinkedIn
What Is Business Networking? – Susan Ward
CVs/Resumes
Top: What Is a Functional Resume? – Alison Doyle
How to make over your résumé for an unplanned career change – Andrew Fennell
How to use your cover letter as your secret weapon during your Covid-19 job search – Ladders Staff
Stay the course: Resume, job hunt tips for a tough market – Sarah Lindenfeld Hall
Interviews
Top: 6 secret ways employers test you during job interviews – Considerable Staff
You’ve seen a new job and want to apply for it… but how do you make yourself stand out in an interview from home? – Angelique Ruzicka
5 things smart people always do in job interviews – Steve Adcock
The Question You Should Always Ask at the End of an Interview – Laura Brothers
Transferable Skills
Top: Should You Really Put Protesting On Your Résumé? – Monica Torres
The Virtual Leader: Nine Essential Fundamentals – Andriana Eliadis
How the Best Entrepreneurs Combine Analytical and Emotional Instincts – Aytekin Tank
Academic Blues
Top: Universities Must Save the Next Generation of Essential Workers – Sarah Stinard-Kiel
Colleges say campuses can reopen safely. Students and faculty aren’t convinced – Terry Nguyen
Where Are The Women Of Color In Academia? – Jacquelyn Corley
Growing and diverse corruption is undermining HE globally – Jan Petter Myklebust
Industry Positions
28 Entrepreneurs Share Their CEO Nugget – Mercy
Tips to Move on from an Academic Postdoc to an Industry Job – Tyasning Kroemer
Q&A: Why Is Science Writing Important to Society? A Scientist Explains – Fariss Samarrai
Business Acumen
Top: Pandemic Presents PR Opportunity For Biotech, Says New Report – Adrian Ma
How remote working is changing the talent market – Rachel Muller-Heyndeyk
LinkedIn users ditch polite networking for real talk on U.S. race and inequity – Arriana McLymore
Is An MBA Worth It? After Covid-19, Absolutely Not. – Paulina Karpis
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ABOUT ISAIAH HANKEL, PHD
CEO, CHEEKY SCIENTIST & SUCCESS MENTOR TO PHDS
Isaiah Hankel, PhD is the Founder and CEO of the largest career training platform for PhDs in the world - 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. Isaiah Hankel received his doctorate in Anatomy & Cell Biology with a focus in immunology and is an expert on biotechnology recruitment and career development.
Isaiah 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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