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Academic abuse is no joke. The University of California’s Mental Health Committee reviewed a variety of examined trends in mental health, and some of what it uncovered is disturbing. For example, a UC Berkeley study of 3,100 graduate students indicated that nearly half of respondents had suffered an “emotional or stress-related problem that significantly affected their well-being and/or academic performance.” Worse yet, almost 10% reported that they had considered suicide sometime within the last year. Are these reports deeply saddening? Of course. But they are not surprising. Too many graduate and professional students are at risk of isolation from campus support, and there are too few systems in place to protect them. At a minimum, you’ve probably seen this in action - or worse, you’ve been targeted by it. The Workplace Bullying Institute documents a series of common abuse tactics that will likely sound familiar: False accusations of errors; disregarding satisfactory or even exemplary work; stealing credit for someone else’s work; abusing the evaluation process by lying about someone’s performance; and ensuring the failure of someone’s project by deliberately avoiding collaboration - not signing off on work, not taking calls, etc. PhDs have heard this story before. Due to their commonplace nature, terms like “gaslighting,” systemic abuse, and PTSD have become dark, well-trodden lanes along the highway of academic parlance.

Every week we scour the internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don't have to. We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week's best articles are here.

In this Q&A, Sigita Cincuite, Ph.D., discusses her role as a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific and shares advice for those looking to get hired in industry.

If you’ve been selected for an interview, the employer knows you have the skills to do the job. But the interview is the last step - the point where they weed out candidates they don’t want. It’s your final opportunity to shine, so look at your interview strategy. Is it time to change things up?

Every week we scour the internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don't have to. We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week's best articles are here.

Are you submitting your resume to online job postings? You might be surprised to learn that your resume is never even seen by a human being. 98% of Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking software, according to Jobscan. Large-size firms (those that employ more than 500 individuals) receive many thousands of resumes every week. The only way their hiring departments can be functional is by using tracking software to weed out unqualified candidates. This puts applicants in kind of a tough spot - optimize your resume to get through the tracking software or get used to rejection. Even highly qualified candidates face this very issue. Baruch College has reported that an unsettling 70% of all applications are never even seen by a person. It can be as simple as not having the right keywords - the software doesn’t see what it needs to see, and your application is automatically rejected. Here are a couple key items to remember during your job search. First, if you submit a resume and don’t hear back from an employer, it does not mean that you aren’t qualified. Second, you can bypass tracking software by getting one of the most powerful tools in networking - a referral. Regardless of how you apply to a job, your resume absolutely must be optimized for passage through software screening and meet industry’s standards.

Every week we scour the internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don't have to. We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week's best articles are here.

In this Q&A, Sigita Cincuite, Ph.D., discusses her role as a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific and shares advice for those looking to get hired in industry.

As in the case of Silvan Mueller, Business Development Manager of Bel Power Solutions & Protection, a background in STEM opens up a big door for PhDs. Even if they don’t realize it. After all, a huge concern of many PhDs is that they lack the business experience to enter into a business development role. But the business school of your university probably offers a series of courses aimed at business novices, so those can be a great resource. It’s possible your department would offer a tuition waiver for these, though you shouldn’t count on that. Some management departments even offer business development courses tailored to technical work in sectors like IT or biotechnology. Even if none of these are an option for you, Nature agrees that the right combination of technical and interpersonal skills makes business development a major opportunity for PhDs. If you’re still not certain, don;t forget that sometimes, PhDs enter a company in a technical role before transitioning to business development once they’ve acquired some industry knowledge.

Every week we scour the internet to find the best industry transition articles for PhDs, so you don't have to. We have two consultants independently search for the most informative articles on networking, CVs/resumes, interviews, transferable skills, academic blues, industry positions, and business acumen. Our consultants vote on a top article for each category and for a top overall article each week. This week's best articles are here.

Even at the entry level, a career as a medical science liaison is very lucrative. It’s true that PhDs can expect excellent industry salaries, but medical science liaisons are special cases. Data from Payscale indicates that medical science liaisons with entry-level experience can expect an average base salary of $116K. This is a high-demand position, and it’s reflected in the pay. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor speculated that medical science positions in general are experiencing a faster-than-average growth rate of 8%. Other countries might have different titles for this position, like “medical associate” or something similar, but worldwide, it's a very popular position for PhDs. Not to mention the networking opportunities — 98% of medical science liaisons stated that they manage relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the industry. This is a standard part of the job, and a KOL is definitely the kind of contact you want in your professional network.

In this Q&A, Sigita Cincuite, Ph.D., discusses her role as a Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific and shares advice for those looking to get hired in industry.