From PhD to Life blog
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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…
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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…
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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.
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Making conferences work for your career
Guest writer Jessica Hartshorn says conferences can, and should, be a place to add to your reputation and develop name recognition.
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Heather Steel, Research Administrator, Transition Q&A Update
About Heather Steel Heather Steel (MA, history) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in March 2013. Read her interview here. She was then…
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Niem Huynh, Manager for Graduate Student Recruitment, Transition Q & A
About Niem Huynh Niem Huynh earned her PhD from Wilfrid Laurier University in geography (geography education). She is currently enjoying her role as manager, graduate…
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What Lies Beneath? Dealing With Uncertainty During A Post-PhD Career Change
My latest writing can be found on LinkedIn: Coming from academia, where the path is so clear (if increasingly unobtainable), leaves PhD career changers unused…
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Daniel Munro, Director of Policy and Projects, Transition Update
About Daniel Munro Daniel Munro (PhD, political science) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in April 2014. Read his interview. He was then…