by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
Networking is a long game. During my post-doc, I attended a career event and that is where I learned about scientists who were making a living writing. The panel consisted of 4 people – one who had leveraged his PhD and launched a successful novelist career, two...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Why did you leave academia?” My answer. I don’t hate academia. I LOVE IT. I think it’s because college campuses make me feel like I’m in my 20s again – a time of my life I enjoyed thoroughly. Anyway, why did I leave? I did not...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | May 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
“I had no idea jobs existed outside academia for PhDs.” Several PhD holders have sent me a version of this message over the last couple of years. It sounds shocking but until recently, very few academic institutions actually prepared PhDs for non-academic...
by Gertrude Nonterah PhD | May 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
LinkedIn is no longer that old, cold, resume platform it used to be. Yes, it is still more of a professional platform than other social media channels but it has evolved into so much more. If you’re currently on your non-academic job search, I’m going to...
