Dear PhD: Your knowledge and skills are valuable outside academia.
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How To Tell Your Advisor You’re Quitting Your Ph.D. Program.
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5 Tips to Survive The First Year of Your PhD
You got in and now here are five tips to survive the first year of your PhD. Everyone starts at...
3 books you should read before you start your PhD
Here are three books you should read before your start your PhD. Congratulations! You’re about to...
There are careers outside academia. Here’s what students and grad schools can do about it.
"Nobody ever told me there was anything I could do with my PhD apart from being in academia."...
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