Author: Jennifer Polk
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Helen Kang, Healthcare Communication Consultant, Transition Q&A
Helen Kang earned her PhD in sociology, with a focus on medical sociology and history, from Simon Fraser University. She is now a self-employed consultant who specializes in health-care communication.
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Does a PhD actually make a difference in a non-academic work environment?
The degree will probably not get you the job, but hiring managers will recognize that you have critical thinking and project management skills, says one panelist.
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Victoria M. Abboud, Program Manager, Transition Q&A
About Victoria M. Abboud Victoria Abboud, PhD, holds a bachelor of science and honours bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Windsor. She earned MA and PhD degrees in English literary and cultural studies (minor in rhetoric and composition) at Wayne State University. While completing her doctorate, and after seven years of contract teaching, Victoria…
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Salaries, benefits and performance evaluations in a non-academic work environment
Read part 3 in our series on what to expect when working beyond the professoriate.
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Jared Wesley, Associate Professor, Transition Update
Jared Wesley earned his PhD in political science from the University of Calgary. His career path has taken him from tenure-track at the University of Manitoba, to senior management at the government of Alberta, and back to academia at the University of Alberta. Find him on LinkedIn, Twitter (@ipracademic), and Flipboard. What did you hope for in terms of employment…
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What’s it like to work beyond the professoriate? Part 2
Learn more about various office designs, potential meeting frequency, whether electronics are provided, as well as how much travel could be involved in a non-academic workplace.
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A response to U of T’s 10,000 PhDs Project
Jennifer Polk and Maren Wood want faculty, students and administrators to be careful when they interpret the data found in the 10,000 PhDs report.
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What’s it like to work beyond the professoriate? Six PhDs explain
What to expect in a non-academic workplace when it comes to dress code, vacation time, work hours and hierarchy.
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Sales: A great career path for PhDs
This is a guest post by Raj Dhiman, PhD, who works as an inside sales manager (small business) at Rogers Communication. Unemployment hurts. Plain and simple. I experienced it when I left academia about five years ago. I was PhD in hand and applying for the “obvious” jobs: assistant professor, research scientist, postdoc. No luck.…
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Why PhDs are well-suited to working in government
Today, the civil service is lean, constantly under pressure to deliver high-quality results while keeping departmental budgets low.