From PhD to Life blog
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Bad (and good) news about transferable skills, and what it means for PhD job seekers
Dear Reader, I have a love-hate relationship with the concept of “transferable skills” for professors, postdocs, and other PhDs. Well-meaning folks tell job seekers “you…
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Will your PhD open doors for you? + other PhD business owners
Dear Reader, “Your PhD opens doors,” we were told. Not so much for me. At least not when it came to finding a full-time paying…
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Why professors leave academia + are you a Big Idea Expert?
Dear Reader, Why do professors, even tenured ones, leave academia? Some of you know, because you lived this. But I bet a lot of folks…
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Troubleshooting your job search + my YouTube channel
Dear Reader, Did you know that I have a YouTube channel? Yes! Scroll down for links. You’re applying, occasionally getting an interview, but time is…
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Job applications made easy + why I do what I do
Dear Reader, How do you figure out what you want to do outside academia if all you’ve ever known of the world of employment (since…
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Student protesters have it right + invites and updates
Dear Reader, I hope you are safe and well these days. Are you following the student protests on US, Canadian, and other campuses around the…
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Grief, identity, and changing careers as a long-time academic
Dear Reader, It might surprise people who don’t have PhDs that grief is often part of the job search process, especially when you’re first changing…
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When to “do your part” as an academic and when to move on instead
Dear Reader, “We can’t dump all this service on junior faculty. You have to do you part.” Without context, this message from a senior administrator…
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How to get great job offers and change careers
Dear Reader, How do you convince employers to take you seriously for work that’s quite different from what you’ve done for years? There are different…
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“I loved working in academia. Now, I’m so disappointed.”
Dear Reader, “I loved working in academia…. Now, I’m so disappointed.” That’s the verdict of one of my clients who joined the PhD Career Clarity…
