Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, April 25th, 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: The Importance of Meeting New People Now – Jo Webber
Networking
Top Article: The Importance of Meeting New People Now – Jo Webber
8 Reasons “Internal Networking” Is Good for Your Career – Biospace Editorial Staff
6 Tips for Your Job Search During the Coronavirus Outbreak – McLean Mills
How to maintain your career and network during a quarantine – AZ Big Media
CVs/Resumes
Top Article: This one résumé tip will serve you through good and bad hiring times – Andrew Fennell
How to Use Your Cover Letter to Explain a Career Change – Biospace Editorial Staff
5 questions your cover letter should answer – Lindsay Tigar
LinkedIn Profile Tips to Improve Your Personal Brand – Brandon Uttley
Interviews
Top Article: Want to Be a Better Job Interviewer? Start Mirroring – Jeff Haden
7 Etiquette For Appearing In An Online Job Interview – Anisha Kumari
Project Manager Interview Questions: 4 Key Topics to Consider – Nate Swanner
5 Easy Ways to Overcome Job Interview Jitters – BioSpace Editorial Staff
Transferable Skills
Top Article: How to Show Your Next Employer You’re Excellent in a Crisis – Ray Bixler
Top Five Soft Skills Machine Learning Engineers Must Possess – Rohit Chatterjee
The Psychology Behind Effective Crisis Leadership – Gianpiero Petriglieri
4 Inspiring Ways Professional Communities Are Coping With Crisis – Cheryl Snapp Conner
Academic Blues
Top Article: For Would-Be Academics, Now Is the Time to Get Serious About Plan B – L. Maren Wood
To appreciate my role as a scientist, I had to step outside academia – Caitlyn A. Hall
How COVID-19 lockdowns could lead to a kinder research culture – Gemma Derrick
Examining the Pipeline for Leadership Positions in Higher Education – Monika Sziron
Industry Positions
Top Article: Data science perspective on Covid-19: a real life example – Jacek Chmiel
LinkedIn: Demand for green jobs tripled in the UK in 2019 – Cecilia Keating
How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Redefining Jobs – Ravin Jesuthasan, Tracey Malcolm, and Susan Cantrell
4 Silver Linings When It Comes to Working from Home – Laura Brothers
Business Acumen
Top Article: Big Pharma Calls for More Funding and Coordination to Battle COVID-19 Pandemic – Mark Terry
Viewpoint: Automate demand chains to protect economies in times of crisis – Sami Mahroum
The 5 Company Responses to Coronavirus That Resonated the Most on LinkedIn – Gregory Lewis
The top 10 drugs by sales increase in 2020 – Kyle Blankenship
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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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