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Best Of Transition: PhD Jobs & Job Search Strategies, May 9th, 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: How to ace a virtual job interview, according to a career coach – Laura Hampson

Networking

Top Article: How to Find Your Next Job Opportunity by Networking from Home – Stephanie Nikolopoulos

10 Steps to Building a Personal Brand that People Buy Into – Sam Winsbury

How to Stay Connected with Coworkers While Working from Home – Laura Brothers

4 Tips To Help You Send More Effective Networking Emails – Kourtney Whitehead

CVs/Resumes

Top Article: Give Your Resume A Facelift: How To Make It Shine And Attract The Right Recruiters & Hiring Managers – H.V. MacArthur

Don’t make these 5 biggest resume mistakes, say Harvard career experts—and examples of what to do instead –  Dustin McKisse

Your resume is more important than ever right now – Ladders Staff

8 Simple Steps To Get Your LinkedIn Profile Noticed – Bianca Miller Cole

Interviews

Top Article: How to ace a virtual job interview, according to a career coach – Laura Hampson 

Virtual Job Interview Technology CEO Reveals Common Candidate Video Interviewing Pitfalls – Joseph Liu

How to Demonstrate You’re the Right “Fit” for the Job – BioSpace Editorial Staff

Pants or no pants? 3 tips for nailing a virtual job interview – Elizabeth C. Tippett

Transferable Skills

Top Article: Good Leadership Is About Communicating “Why” – Nancy Duarte

Five transferable skills for the future workforce – Murdoch University

7 Soft-Skills You Need To Develop To Get Ahead In Your Career – Neeta Karnik

Going viral: how to boost the spread of coronavirus science on social media – Samantha Yammine

Academic Blues

Top Article: How to handle rejection in your professional life – Alaina G. Levine

Finding motivation while working from home as a PhD student during the coronavirus pandemic – Melina Papalampropoulou-Tsiridou

Students and faculty call on U. to support grad students amid halted research –  Katie Busch

Career Exploration — A Grand Experiment – Briana Konnick

Industry Positions

Top Article: Show me the Data: A Guide to the Hottest Jobs in Tech – Alon Mei-raz

MilliporeSigma CEO Udit Batra Shares His Secrets for Career Success – Gail Dutton

This is how each generation can freelance during and after the pandemic – Sunshine Farzan

How to help data scientists adapt to business culture – Mary Shacklett

Business Acumen

Top Article: Clinical Catch-Up: April 27-May 1 – Mark Terry

Remdesivir, check. Now, analysts are looking ahead to ‘several’ COVID-19 drugs to come – Eric Sagonowsky

Digital Transformation Is About Talent, Not Technology – Becky Frankiewicz and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Viewpoint: COVID-19 will reshape globalisation – John Wyles

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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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"I am grateful to Isaiah, Meera, Abha and all the CSA for their constant help and support. This was my transition from academia to the healthcare industry...I accepted this offer as I am in urgent need of a job as my current lab is closing soon. Thank you!"

Divya Amin

Divya Amin

Program Coordinator

at University of Missouri Healthcare

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as R&D Scientist II at Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc.!"

Karim Dawkins

Karim Dawkins

R&D Scientist II

at Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc

"I just accepted an offer to be a Clinical Researcher Coordinator for a pain clinic near me. I'll be helping them run their clinical trial that uses a device to stimulate nerves to relieve patients pain. I start next Wednesday. So excited! I wanted to say thanks to Isaiah and all the members of the Cheeky team for your help! I really appreciate it!"

Natasha Fowler

Natasha Fowler

Clinical Research Coordinator

at Columbia Pain Management, P.C

"I am BEYOND ECSTATIC to finally say I am starting a new position as Patent Examiner in Biomedical Engineering at USPTO!"

Jo Ramos

Jo Ramos

Patent Examiner in Biomedical Engineering

at USPTO

"I am happy to share that I'm starting a new position as a Research Scientist at Cellecta, Inc.!"

Chaitali Saqcena

Chaitali Saqcena

Research Scientist

at Cellecta, Inc.

"It feels incredible when you are able to check in with yourself and figure out what is it that you really want. After a long and exciting journey....I am elated to start a new chapter."

Nadzeya Kukhta

Nadzeya Kukhta

Technical Specialist

at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

"Thank you for the assistance from the CSA these last couple of months. I was offered the position with a life science investment firm this week and I happily accepted the offer. Growth with the company is guaranteed and I hope that this will be the last time I have to interview in NYC (lol)."

Ilke Roelofse

Ilke Roelofse

"Good news...I've secured a job! Thank you for your support during the job search process and for giving me the courage to transition from academia to industry."

Marlyn Brookins

Marlyn Brookins

Regulatory Submissions Coordinator

"I am happy to share that I'm starting a new position as a European Portfolio Manager at Scientific Instruments!"

 Shikha Acharya

Shikha Acharya

European Portfolio Manager

at Scientific Instruments

"The decision is final - it is Cormetech!"

Carlos Vargas Garcia

Carlos Vargas Garcia

at Cormetech

"Thank you for your support. I greatly benefited from your DD talks on the importance of networking on LinkedIn and resume-building tips. Your team member Meera was very helpful in building my LinkedIn Profile and resume. Thank you!"

 Taranum Sultana

Taranum Sultana

Research Administration

"Hi Isaiah, I hope you are good....I did receive and accept a job offer!"

Debadrita Pal

Debadrita Pal

Scientist

at Sanofi

"I'm happy to share that I'm starting a new position as Founder at Relearning Earning!""

James Wadsworth

James Wadsworth

Founder

at Relearning Earning

"I just accepted an offer for a position at one of the top pharma companies...I can't tell you how relieved I feel, I'm very excited for what's to come!"

Nahed Jalloul

Nahed Jalloul

Computational Biologist

"Going with Nyxoah! Thank you for all your help Isaiah!"

Pratik Chhatbar

Pratik Chhatbar

Senior Clinical Research Scientist

at Nxyoah

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