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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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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 simple. I experienced it when I left academia about five years ago. I was PhD in hand and applying for the “obvious” jobs: assistant professor, research scientist, postdoc. No luck.…
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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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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 to what other folks may take for granted by now: that careers are winding roads, full of twists and turns. No amount of academic publishing or teaching can ensure success…
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Alisa Harrison, Executive Director, Transition Update
My latest blog post on University Affairs is a Transition Update from Alisa Harrison, the executive director of the Victoria Division of Family Practice. Dr. Harrison first wrote about her transition in April 2013. I think what surprised me most early on was the degree of intellectual challenge and engagement I could get without being…
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Mélanie Brunet and Kyla Reid, Transition Updates
About Mélanie Brunet Mélanie Brunet (PhD, history) contributed to the Transition Q & A series in May 2013. She was then the librarian at the International Development Research Centre. Dr. Brunet is now copyright services librarian at the University of Ottawa. Since May 2013, I had the opportunity to help the International Development Research Centre…
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Advice for PhDs seeking non-faculty jobs
I’m gearing up to co-host the Beyond the Professoriate conference once again this May. It’s the fourth annual event, and there’s a great lineup of speakers presenting. I asked our Day 1 (Career Day) panellists to share advice they have for graduate students and PhDs who are seeking – or at least considering – non-faculty careers. How can they manage an…
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The lineup for the 4th annual Beyond the Professoriate
My latest blog post for University Affairs has information on this year’s Beyond the Professoriate conference. I love producing this conference every year. It’s wonderful to hear from so many speakers who’ve turned what’s often seen as a failure (to work as a tenure-track professor) into professional success and fulfillment. I hope you’ll consider joining…
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Don’t let the fact that you have a PhD limit the way you see yourself
One of the brow-furrowing moments for me when I read articles on doctoral education or participate in panels is when the idea that “PhDs are researchers” comes up. It’s common for commenters to refer to PhDs in this way. This is often an intentional move, one that pushes the conversation forward from the limiting notion…