I’m Jen Polk.
I’ve worked as an academic, life, and career coach for graduate students and PhDs since 2013. I help PhDs get clear on their career path so they can confidently market themselves for jobs they actually want.
Thanks for being here! Are you ready to figure out what you want to do next? Welcome to From PhD to Life.
I work with professors, postdocs, and other PhDs who feel crushed by expectations completely at odds with who they are and why they entered academia in the first place. I help them create their own success stories, ones that don’t require they fit into little boxes built to benefit other people. I’d love to work with you.
How we can work together
Free Training Webinar
A free 80-minute training for PhDs about confidently marketing yourself for the job you want.
Career Clarity Program
Join the PhD Career Clarity Program course and resource library for your job search. A warm community of PhD job seekers like you with live Q&A sessions.
1-on-1 Consultation
While most PhDs benefit from my Career Clarity Program, you may prefer to work with me 1-on-1. Schedule a 60 minute consultation for job seekers.
Workshops and Speaking
Bring career coach, Jen Polk, PhD to your campus. Engaging custom workshops for groups on careers after academia.
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Thinking about leaving teaching but not getting anywhere? Are you feeling frustrated for yourself?
As a PhD, you may be doing all the things you’re supposed to for your career after academia…but you’re not getting the results you want.
I don’t want you to feel isolated. I don’t want your worry to increase. Or the feeling that you’re doing it all wrong to stop you from getting out of academia at all. You may need more than advice and a pep talk — as wonderful and important as those things are.
I’m Jen Polk, PhD. I care about your next career step. I want it to make sense for you and your goals. It’s why I’ve been helping PhDs find best fit career paths for the life and job they want for more than a decade.
You need a strategy, a plan, a process for your career search broken into manageable pieces you can implement without feeling overwhelmed.
Join the PhD Clarity Program for personalized feedback from a trusted professional. Get support and structure to ask and answer those self-reflection questions that help you make meaningful progress toward what you want. You need a community to tap into for resources, insights, success stories, commiseration, and general emotional support because everyone there gets it. Join today.
Start with this free training
You may be ready to join my PhD Career Clarity Program. Most people start with this free webinar.
Something else on your mind? Email me at Jen@FromPhDtoLife.com