From PhD to Life blog
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This is me validating your frustrations with job searching
Hello Reader, How long does it take to get a job? Is it harder now than it was a couple years ago, or a decade…
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What do hope and faith have to do with leaving academia?
Dear Reader, The thing about academics thinking “I love this work more than anything” (a direct quote from a professor on my Twitter feed last…
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Don’t overlook this invaluable free resource + asking for referrals
Hello Reader, A lot of folks misunderstand one of LinkedIn’s most valuable (and completely free) functions: A search engine to learn about people who have…
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This one’s especially for postdocs + a new podcast recording
Hell Reader, A few days ago I met up with a former client, back then a research associate who wanted to move on to more…
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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…
