PhD Transition Report Podcast

In today’s job market, PhDs must master the strategy and cunning required to navigate an environment that is as competitive as it is confounding. If you think raw talent alone will get you hired, you are mistaken.

PhDs who think they can tackle their job search by themselves are missing a crucial point: this market is all about connections, networks, and leveraging other people’s insights.

If you want to break through today’s competitive market and land an interview, it’s time to update your language.

Interest won’t cut it. In today’s job market, you have to be obsessed with getting hired. You need to outwork, outsmart, and outmaneuver everyone else applying for the job.

The smartest move you can make as a PhD is to leverage your expertise where it will be most valued and rewarded—which, for many, is in the dynamic environment of industry.

As a PhD, you bring a wealth of knowledge, discipline, and critical thinking skills to the table. These are assets that employers highly value, even if you don't tick every box on a job description.

Recent research underscores this reality, and it's time we confront it head-on. A comprehensive study published in Frontiers in Psychology revealed stark disparities in hiring practices related to age.

Employers are bombarded with hundreds of digital applications, many of which look the same, but a handwritten letter can break the monotony and capture attention.

Waiting for the job market to improve is not a strategy—it's a gamble, and the odds aren't in your favor. As a PhD, you need to take proactive steps to secure your career amidst these challenging times.

Employers are looking for candidates who are proactive, resilient, and immediately ready to contribute. Don't let inertia or complacency sabotage years of hard work and potential.

Employers' hesitation isn't about doubting your capabilities—it's about fear of instability and misalignment. By understanding these concerns, you can strategically position yourself as the asset you truly are.

Your resume is sabotaging your job search. As a PhD, you might be unknowingly committing resume sins that get you filtered out by AI systems and dismissed by bachelor-level hiring managers.

Real failure is not the rejection of your latest paper—it's the refusal to apply your brilliance where it can make a difference.

Friends said get another degree in the US. Glad I ignored them -w/ Hoda Erjaee.

Look at the logos on your lab products. Those companies will hire you - w/ Andrii Repula.

Getting your one “yes” depends on how you take the “no’s” - w/ Tufan Mukhopadhyay.

Interview with Monair McGregor, Associate Director - Community Engagement.

Interview with Teodora Stoica, MSL.

The job market is more complex than ever, with new technologies and shifting priorities changing how employers select candidates.

As a PhD entering the industry job market, mastering the art of communication is crucial. To help you stand out, we've compiled the top networking, interviewing, and negotiation phrases that employers love.