Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, June 27th, 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: New To Freelancing? 16 Tips For Landing Your First Client – Forbes Coaches Council
Networking
Top: How to Network When There Are No Networking Events – Alisa Cohn and Dorie Clark
The Need for Networking – Krina Gindra
How To Make The Most Of Informational Interviews – Caroline Castrillon
As Professional Networking Moves Online, How Do You Leverage It? – Denis Kostusev
CVs/Resumes
Top: Why you need an ATS-targeted resume to win in the job market today – Andra Keay
53 words to describe yourself in an interview and on your resume – Jennifer Fabiano
Fun Friday: 10 most common spelling mistakes in CVs – Rachel Ranosa
Tips and Templates For A Data Scientist Resume – Srishti Deoras
Interviews
Top: How to Nail a Job Interview — Remotely – Amy Gallo
The simple, but meaningful, interview question this anti-racist company asks job applicants – Jennifer Liu
How to answer the interview question “What is your work style?” – Ashley Jones
7 Online Interview Tips for a Successful Virtual Job Interview – Heather Nelson
Transferable Skills
Top: How to Succeed in Your Office Job When There Is No Office – Julie Weed
The ‘lab in your phone’ game that taught me four key transferable skills – Loriana Vitillo
Resolving conflict remotely amidst pressure – Jessica Hubbard
Why women collaborating ‘isn’t a soft skill, it’s a superpower’ – Lisa Ardill
Academic Blues
Top: Interconnected impacts of COVID-19 on graduate students – Diana Barrero Jaramillo and Grace Karram Stephenson
How COVID-19 risks reversing the gender equity gains made by Women in STEM – Jessica Borger
Postdocs in the Pandemic – Stephanie Dutchen
‘It’s awful for our intellectual life’: universities, Covid-19 and the loss of expertise – Celina Ribeiro
Industry Positions
Top:New To Freelancing? 16 Tips For Landing Your First Client – Forbes Coaches Council
The 6 Core Skills of a Good Data Scientist – Florian Douetteau
7 ways to get a promotion this summer – Robert Canevale
4 Money Management Tips for Entrepreneurs – Chris Porteous
Business Acumen
Top: Changes in hiring trends post Covid-19 – Smarica Pant
Rehiring after lockdown: Ensuring diversity and inclusion is a priority – Keven Parker
New Study: Nearly one-third of workers expect to work remotely full-time after the pandemic – MindEdge Staff
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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.
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