Tag: consulting
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Your PhD dissertation can help you get a job
Interview with Jen Harrison, dissertation coach and owner of Read.Write.Perfect. I met Jen Harrison a few weeks ago and we had a great conversation about the challenges dissertators face. One of the topics that came up was how folks can better leverage their dissertations (specifically) as career preparation. I asked Jen if she’d be willing…
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Want to apply to industry jobs for PhDs? Read this.
Recently, I was reading advice about how to apply for industry jobs for PhDs. It got me curious about how folks were defining “industry” in this context. I had a sense in my mind that “industry” referred mainly to STEM PhDs working in research roles at companies. But I also knew that some folks —…
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Are you a sellout if you leave academia after your PhD?
Guess who is the featured guess for the launch of season 4 of the Papa PhD podcast? Yup, that would be me. I’m episode 190. (It’s about time, eh! 🤣) Thanks to David Mendes from Papa PhD for hosting me on his channel(s). We talked about my career journey as well as tackling this question:…
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Network as an introvert without doing anything icky
Are you an introvert? If so, you’ve probably wondered how you can network as an introvert without doing anything icky. A lot of PhDs identify as introverts. I do! I am definitely introverted. Introversion can be a strength in an academic environment, certainly while you’re in graduate school. But then folks worry when they hear…
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Leaving academia doesn’t mean going corporate
One of the concerns PhDs have when contemplating leaving academia is wanting to do research without selling out to giant corporations that only care about profits. A social science PhD may well worry that leaving academia means working as a researcher at Meta (Facebook) or another soulless entity where their insights will be used to…
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Do you have to network to get a job after your PhD?
I watched a webinar for PhDs where the presenter pushed back against the advice to network in order to get a job. “No, you don’t have to network,” she said. “That’s not true.” Now, the thing is, she’s right: You don’t have to network to get a job. You don’t. But it’s also true that…
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Is your job not ticking all your boxes? Volunteering can help you fill the gaps
I teach PhDs how to identify job and career options that align with the life you want. That includes alignment of skills, tasks, interests, values, money, and all the rest. Ideally, there is a clear path that offers it all, and soon. But sometimes, maybe usually, a job doesn’t provide all the things. When your…
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How to take a professional headshot on your phone for $0 at home
Guest post by a PhD candidate Jens’ note: This blog post by a PhD candidate who wishes to remain anonymous. When I read it, it struck me as incredibly useful advice for PhDs and other academics looking to improve their online presence. I last had professional headshots done in 2017 and since then I’ve grown…
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How to use PhD career assessments during your job search
Imagine this scenario: You go online, answer a handful of questions, and then *poof* a website tells you your perfect job. These websites and career assessments do exist. There are even specific PhD career assessments! Assessments geared toward PhDs include Imagine PhD (designed for humanities and social science PhDs), myIDP (especially for lab-based scientists), and…
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Guest on the Ed.D. Pathway Podcast
One of my favourite things to do is join other people’s podcasts as a guest! I love nerding out about my work. I recently joined Matthew Downing on his show, the Ed.D. Pathway Podcast (I’m episode 9). In our conversation I shared a bit about my journey, my decision to hire a career coach, and start my…