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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Is your job search as effective as it could be?
Dear Reader, People sometimes assume they need to figure a few things out before working with me. For example, that you need to know what…
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The problem may not be your resume
Dear Reader, I read a post recently arguing that the hardest part of leaving academia is learning to translate your experience into language employers understand.…
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When “stay or leave” is the wrong question
Dear Reader, Last week, I contributed a talk to an online summit about rethinking success, security, and meaningful work in and beyond academia. One of…
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My Faculty Uplift session is live today
Dear Reader, My Faculty Uplift session goes live today. This is the final day of the free summit, so this is your last nudge from…
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Faculty Uplift event starts tomorrow – register for free
Dear Reader, The Faculty Uplift summit starts tomorrow—have you registered yet? It’s a free online event for academics, with short pre-recorded sessions you can watch…
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Free event for professors next week
Dear Reader, How are you doing this month so far? I’d love to know. (And, who are you rooting for in the World Cup? Or…
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Still deciding whether to leave academia? Ask yourself these questions
Dear Reader, A PhD who already works outside academia asked me an interesting question last week: How many of the folks in my program are…
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One giant, emotionally loaded cloud (plus sports!)
Dear Reader, Somehow it’s already the middle of June. Rude, I know. (Classic summer behaviour.) A couple weeks ago, I wrote about a question I…
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What do you want figured out by September?
Dear Reader, There’s nothing like the start of a new season—it now feels like summer where I live—to inspire action. One thing that’s meant for…
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This isn’t a boring online course
Dear Reader, When folks first learn about the PhD Career Clarity Program, I think some imagine it’s a course they’ll log into, work through alone,…