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Employers are prioritizing skills over degrees. Here’s how to navigate that.
*Featured image by Christina Morillo.* Hiring practices are shifting all over the world and it has little to do with your degree. In a recent report, LinkedIn found that worldwide, employers are increasingly using skills-based approaches in their hiring processes....
5 secrets of building a successful personal brand as an academic
Whether you realize it or not, your professional success depends on persuading others to recognize your value. You can do this by building a strong professional brand (which I'll refer to as a personal brand in this post). Building a successful personal brand as an...
Nobody warned me of this BEFORE I finished my PhD
Let's be honest, the job market can be tough. In this video, I delve into topics nobody warned me about before I finished my PhD. I touch on: Why networking is crucial even while you're PhD student Why grades are not the most important thing to your career (unless you...
How To Tell Your Advisor You’re Quitting Your Ph.D. Program.
"How do I communicate to my advisor that I want to quit my Ph.D. program?" Someone asked me this question on YouTube and I had to think long and hard about it before responding. I'm a champion for Ph.D. students and I often want people to finish their Ph.D.s. This is...
How to tailor your resume for non-academic jobs
"Tailor your resume and cover letter for the job you want." You’ve heard this career advice two hundred million times. But what in the world does that mean?! (Permit me to take this side journey before we continue. I am almost forty years old and I still don’t get the...
How this writing coach turned her Ph.D. into a business
Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/Rue4zrMaoSs Ever since I started interviewing Ph.D.s about their non-academic career paths, it's been intriguing to see how many people turn their Ph.D. into a business. Whether it is as a freelance content creator or it is...
Three things I did to up-level my career (anyone can do these)
I didn't know these would up-level my career. But...
7 things I wish someone had told me when I started my Ph.D.
Hindsight is always 20-20. But it is always better late than never, right? I know. So many cliches. Even though I wrote this list with Ph.D. students in mind, many of these principles apply to life in general. In any case, here's what I wish someone had reinforced for...
Want to become a medical science liaison? You’ll love this post!
Have you ever thought about what it takes to become a...