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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Not every job-search problem is a resume problem (+ co-working info)
Dear Reader, Here for co-working info? Sign up for the new session starting tomorrow on this page: Co-Working Sessions. I have two reflections for you…
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Astronaut advice for career exploration
Dear Reader, Did you watch any of the NASA livestream on Monday, when the Artemis II astronauts were on their lunar flyby? I had it…
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Read this before you rewrite your resume again
Dear Reader, I spoke with a PhD researcher this week who’s applying for roles in and out of academia. You might think I’m going to…
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You’re job searching. But it’s not working.
Dear Reader, You’re doing things. Reading job ads. Tweaking your materials. Applying. But it’s not really working. What would it be like if you were…
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Why what you’re putting out there isn’t landing
Dear Reader, Can writing on LinkedIn actually help your job search? It’s a question that’s on the minds of many of the PhDs I work…
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What PhDs get wrong about career coaches
Dear Reader, Here’s a misconception PhDs often have about career coaches: That you’re paying for advice. I get why people think this. And I also…
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Leaving academia? Last chance to register for IMPACT 2026
Dear [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Quick reminder that IMPACT 2026 is tomorrow, and I’ll be leading a short session called Leave Toward Something. In that…
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It’s not your resume (and reminder about IMPACT 2026 – this Thursday)
Dear [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], I was recently a guest on Paulina’s Cossette’s YouTube channel/podcast. (She teaches academics how to turn themselves into editors and…
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“What did you actually do as a professor?”
Dear Reader, In a small-group coaching session, we talked about something that makes a lot of academics uncomfortable, namely, selling ourselves. Someone joked that maybe…
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Leaving well (yes, that’s a thing)
Dear Reader, tl;dr: Check out IMPACT 2026 (5 Mar, $49). More below. One of my clients is a long-time tenured professor sorting out her next…
