From PhD to Life blog
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Victoria M. Abboud, Program Manager, Transition Q&A
About Victoria M. Abboud Victoria Abboud, PhD, holds a bachelor of science and honours bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Windsor. She earned MA…
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Salaries, benefits and performance evaluations in a non-academic work environment
Read part 3 in our series on what to expect when working beyond the professoriate.
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Lindy Ledohowski, CEO, Transition Update
About Lindy Ledohowski, CEO, Transition Update Lindy Ledohowski has a PhD in English, and is co-founder and CEO of EssayJack Inc., an educational start-up company. She…
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Jared Wesley, Associate Professor, Transition Update
Jared Wesley earned his PhD in political science from the University of Calgary. His career path has taken him from tenure-track at the University of Manitoba, to…
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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.