From PhD to Life blog
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Is expertise beautiful? Why this matters for you
Dear Reader, One of the frameworks I really like for PhDs and other academics going through a professional transition, including a potential career change, is…
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Here’s to more fun in 2026 + co-working starts tmrw
Dear Reader, Happy New Year! (Who else is still at the cottage? iykyk) Let’s talk about 2026 and what we need now. Me? I need…
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Can a chatbot replace a PhD career coach?
Dear Reader, I’ve been working on something new (fun!) and I’m not sure how I feel about it (hmm!). The new thing is a chatbot…
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Ever feel like your experience just doesn’t count?
Dear Reader, The interviewer smiled politely. You could almost hear the quiet click of a mental file cabinet: PhD. Postdoc. Researcher. Each time Divya (not…
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Don’t job search like students use AI to write papers
Dear Reader, It often seems like the hardest part of leaving academia is figuring out how to “sell” yourself to employers. For example, a PhD…
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October program info (+ help if you don’t know what you want next)
Dear Reader, A lot of PhDs already know how to job search. Is this you? You have a job already, whether you work in academia…
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Fixing what’s underneath comes first (story time!)
Dear Reader, Here’s a story about my living room wall. Today, it looks stunning. (If I do say so myself.) The colour grounds the space,…
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The problem with “once a scientist, always a scientist”
Dear Reader, I saw this comment on LinkedIn recently: “Once a scientist, always a scientist.” At first glance, it feels like an empowering sentiment, reassuring…
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For PhDs who feel stuck in limbo
Dear Reader, Here’s a surprising thing about my work: Many of my clients already have jobs outside of academia. Yep. Good jobs, even. They’re working…
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What my clients taught me this week about leaving academia
Dear Reader, The hardest part of leaving academia isn’t the job search itself. Yep. It’s the years of conditioning that make brilliant, passionate people feel…
