Dear Reader, People sometimes assume they need to figure a few things out before working with me. For example, that you need to know what direction you want to go in—what specific kind of job you want—before getting my help. That makes sense for some...
Dear Reader, I read a post recently arguing that the hardest part of leaving academia is learning to translate your experience into language employers understand. And, like, no. I disagree. Translating your experience can absolutely be difficult. If...
Dear Reader, Last week, I contributed a talk to an online summit about rethinking success, security, and meaningful work in and beyond academia. One of the underlying messages is that “Should I stay in academia or leave?” is often the wrong question...
Dear Reader, My Faculty Uplift session goes live today. This is the final day of the free summit, so this is your last nudge from me to register if you’ve been meaning to check it out. My session is about making intentional career decisions when the...
Dear Reader, The Faculty Uplift summit starts tomorrow—have you registered yet? It’s a free online event for academics, with short pre-recorded sessions you can watch on your own schedule. The summit runs July 13 to 16, and my session goes live on Th...
Dear Reader, How are you doing this month so far? I'd love to know. (And, who are you rooting for in the World Cup? Or is your team already out?) I'm writing today because there's a free event that will be of interest to many folks on this list, call...
Dear Reader, A PhD who already works outside academia asked me an interesting question last week: How many of the folks in my program are still grappling with whether to leave? The answer? Almost none. In my experience, people who are genuinely undec...
Dear Reader, Somehow it’s already the middle of June. Rude, I know. (Classic summer behaviour.) A couple weeks ago, I wrote about a question I think is worth asking at this time of year: What do you want figured out by September? It can be easy to th...
Dear Reader, There’s nothing like the start of a new season—it now feels like summer where I live—to inspire action. One thing that’s meant for me is making sure all the resources available to my program members are easy to find and use. Not because...
Dear Reader, When folks first learn about the PhD Career Clarity Program, I think some imagine it's a course they’ll log into, work through alone, and it will be boring and maybe useful. That's hardly a ringing endorsement, eh! Well, good thing that'...
