by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 8, 2022 | Career
“I have a PhD in XYZ. I know I don’t want to be in academia. Could you recommend a career path for me?” Here’s why I can’t. I am definitely one of those crazy people who believes you should do work you love, and which aligns with your goals and values. “A tad...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 7, 2022 | Career
More than 10 years ago, I had a professor who told me, “Your education is supposed to make you think and be a problem-solver, not just fill a job title.” That was a game-changer for me. As I’ve gotten older, the idea has been cemented for me: when it...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 6, 2022 | Career
You want to do something outside of academia or which does not require teaching or academic research but you’re not sure where to get started? Here are 20+ career paths PhDs can consider that do not involve teaching or academic research (for both STEM and...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 1, 2022 | Career
I recently applied to two high-paying roles: one in academia and one outside of academia. I landed both of them in the SAME week. Eventually, I chose to stay on the non-academic path. Here’s what I learned through the process. The power of building independent...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jun 30, 2022 | Career
Whenever I have the opportunity to do informational interviews with academics seeking to change careers, one comment that NEVER FAILS to come up is, “But I don’t have XYZ experience. I’ve only ever taught in a classroom/worked in a lab/worked in the...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | May 24, 2022 | Career
Searching for non-academic jobs? Here are 3 mistakes to avoid at all costs. It never fails. I log into Twitter and I see a PhD complaining about how hard it is to land non-academic jobs. First of all, I acknowledge that it is hard. It took me two years to finally...
