From PhD to Life blog
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Where Else Do PhDs Work at Universities? An Alt-Ac List
You know PhDs work at universities as postdocs, professors, and contingent instructors. But what else do they do? Learn more about great job options for…
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Your PhD dissertation can help you get a job
Interview with Jen Harrison, dissertation coach and owner of Read.Write.Perfect. I met Jen Harrison a few weeks ago and we had a great conversation about…
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What are informational interviews?
Thanks to my friend Jennifer van Alstyne for this fun conversation about informational interviews, why to do them, and how they can supercharge a PhD…
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Want to apply to industry jobs for PhDs? Read this.
Recently, I was reading advice about how to apply for industry jobs for PhDs. It got me curious about how folks were defining “industry” in…
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Are you a sellout if you leave academia after your PhD?
Guess who is the featured guess for the launch of season 4 of the Papa PhD podcast? Yup, that would be me. I’m episode 190.…
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Network as an introvert without doing anything icky
Are you an introvert? If so, you’ve probably wondered how you can network as an introvert without doing anything icky. A lot of PhDs identify…
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Leaving academia doesn’t mean going corporate
One of the concerns PhDs have when contemplating leaving academia is wanting to do research without selling out to giant corporations that only care about…
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Do you have to network to get a job after your PhD?
I watched a webinar for PhDs where the presenter pushed back against the advice to network in order to get a job. “No, you don’t…
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What you think you know about postdocs is wrong
Okay, yes, that’s a cheeky headline. You probably aren’t wrong about postdocs 🙂 But a lot of folks do have mistaken views about postdocs. What…
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Is your job not ticking all your boxes? Volunteering can help you fill the gaps
I teach PhDs how to identify job and career options that align with the life you want. That includes alignment of skills, tasks, interests, values,…
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Your PhD is a marathon, not a sprint
Interview with Vanessa Corcoran, author of It’s A Marathon, Not a Sprint: My Road to the Marathon and Ph.D. In her memoir, Dr. Corcoran chronicles…
