Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, May 16th, 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: Remote Work Is Here to Stay and These Are the Power Skills You’ll Need – Otema Yirenkyi
Networking
Top Article: Save Time and Increase Your Referrals – Michelle R. Donovan
Virtual Networking: A Trend That Shouldn’t End – Ilissa Miller
4 Ways to Stay Positive with Your Career Goals During Uncertain Times – Porschia Parker-Griffin
How to build up your professional network in the era of social distancing – Kathryn Vasel
CVs/Resumes
Top Article: 3 skills for resume that will make it recession-proof – Robert Carnevale
Are cover letters important? 83% of recruiters say yes – Jerene Ang
Laid Off? 10 Lessons I Learned From My Job Search – Leslie King
4 Ways to Address a Career Change – Porschia Parker-Griffin
Interviews
Top Article: Interviewing right now? Be sure to ask these 8 crucial questions, hiring experts say – Liv McConnell
Common interview questions for those breaking into venture capital – Hannah Williams
How to Prepare for a Remote Job Interview – Anna Verasai
Common interview questions and how to answer them successfully – Keyarah Watson
Transferable Skills
Top Article: Remote Work Is Here to Stay and These Are the Power Skills You’ll Need – Otema Yirenkyi
Change Management Strategies For Getting Back To Work: 10 Ways To Ensure Success – Tracy Brower
Covid-19: Develop soft skills to boost your career – Charmaine Slater
How to cope with the emotional toll of losing your job – Jennifer Liu
Academic Blues
Top Article: You Aren’t Bragging – Diane A. Safer
I evacuated my fieldwork site because of COVID-19. What now? – Kara Fikrig
Scientist Mothers Face Extra Challenges in the Face of COVID-19 – 500 Women Scientists
Post-Pandemic Education: Where To? – Academia
Industry Positions
Top Article: How GM’s Fast-Moving Recruiters Helped Save Lives – Bruce Anderson
Insights for hiring the next generation of cybersecurity experts – R. Dallon Adams
How advocacy in a time of crisis can improve the research enterprise – Adriana Bankston
The Role Model Mindset: Being a Great Entrepreneur Is About Showing Others What’s Possible – Alex Lazarow
Business Acumen
Top Article: What Good Business Looks Like – Paul Polman, Raj Sisodia, and Kip Tindell
Gilead inks deals with generics makers to supply COVID-19 therapy remdesivir for 127 countries – Kyle Blankenship
Will the EU’s COVID-19 recovery budget support research and technology? – Éanna Kelly
Who Owns Patients’ Data? – Tony Dao
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Top 20 Transferable Skills For PhDs
Salary Negotiation For PhDs
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