Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, June 13th, 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: Graduate Workers Are Expendable – Eric Powell
Networking
Top Article: Get Growing: Embrace the new normal of virtual networking – Lindsay Mueller
The Case For Launching A Mentorship Program Now – Marti Fischer
Research: How Socioeconomic Status Impacts the Way We Network – Tanya Menon, Leigh Thompson, and Edward Smith
Four Tips for Being More Productive in Meetings – Porschia Parker
CVs/Resumes
Top Article: How to write the perfect cover letter for your next job – Business Tech Staff
Resume tips on landing the job interview – Briana Aldridge
Differentiate Yourself: How to Gain the Competitive Edge in Your Job Search – Katharine Hansen
Looking for work? Check out this advice before you send out your resume – Amy Davis
Interviews
Top Article: 3 Major Changes To Job Interviews You Need To Prepare For – Dawn Graham
Eight tips for nailing the remote job interview – Andrew Hunter
How to ace a pre-recorded interview – Lydia Smith
Ten tips to ace that video interview – Rohit Singh
Transferable Skills
Top Article: Why COVID-19 Is Inspiring Empathetic and Quiet Leadership – Josh Womack
Here’s How To Find A New Job: Survey Says Transferrable Skills Are A Life Raft In The COVID Economy – Chris Westfall
How to Become a Top Performer When You Didn’t Get Enough Training – Porschia Parker-Griffin
What Hollywood can teach researchers about scientific storytelling – Josh Ettinger
Academic Blues
Top Article: Graduate Workers Are Expendable – Eric Powell
Undusting microscopes and warming up fingers to pipette after a month – Melina Papalampropoulou-Tsiridou
Coronavirus diaries: taking leave, but not holiday – John Tregoning
‘I can’t even enjoy this.’ #BlackBirdersWeek organizer shares her struggles as a black scientist – Katie Langin
Industry Positions
Top Article: Pharma sales rep salary survey finds annual incomes rising, but COVID-19 concerns mounting – Beth Snyder Bulik
How I Would Learn Data Science (If I Had to Start Over) – Ken Jee
Most HR Professionals Say They Can Effectively Work from Home – Bruce Anderson
Emerging Virtual Realities In Industry, Government And Academia – Chuck Brooks
Business Acumen
Top Article: AstraZeneca Approaches Gilead About Potential Merger – Ed Hammond, Aaron Kirchfeld, and Dinesh Nair
Employee Satisfaction of Remote vs. Non-Remote Workers During the Pandemic – Porschia Parker-Griffin
What M&A Looks Like During the Pandemic – Mark Herndon and John Bender
BIO: What’s the ROI on a COVID-19 vaccine? We have no idea, says Pfizer – Arlene Weintraub
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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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