Effective PhD advising necessarily involves emotional and affective labour. The former is when you act to modify your own emotional response; the latter, when the… The post Emotional labour and graduate advising appeared first on From PhD to Life.

I started my career as a PhD job search coach back in 2013. Over the years, I’ve worked 1-on-1 with individual clients, including graduate students,… The post Stay tuned… appeared first on From PhD to Life.

I recently heard a faculty member jokingly refer to a former student as “unfortunately” working in a certain industry. “Why ‘unfortunately,’” I asked? She explained… The post Choose your words wisely, professors appeared first on From PhD to Life.

Here’s some common advice for folks considering going to graduate school, especially PhD programs: “Talk to the professor’s current and former students.” I suspect you… The post How to know what jobs are really like appeared first on From PhD to Life...

Yesterday I posted a Twitter poll, and the results are in, with 832 votes. I asked folks who have PhDs or other doctoral degrees whether… The post Don’t limit yourself to jobs for PhDs or your discipline appeared first on From PhD to Life.

You can always justify completing a PhD program and earning a doctorate. There are always reasons why that’s a good choice. That doesn’t make it… The post Should you leave your PhD program? appeared first on From PhD to Life.

I’ve always worked from home — at the desk in my bedroom, at the dining room table, or now in the corner of my apartment… The post Co-working for community and accountability appeared first on From PhD to Life.

Earlier this month I joined Eva Lantsoght and Rico Massa on their podcast. I shared my story and we talked about what graduate students can… The post PhDTalk podcast interview appeared first on From PhD to Life.

Imagine this: Your academic department hosts weekly or biweekly Zoom meetings. Each time, one former student is celebrated, their career highlighted. A current student or… The post Departments can help students by building community appeared first on...

One of the key texts for PhDs seeking careers outside academia is called “So What Are You Going to Do With That?” (affiliate link). I’ve… The post Your PhD won’t get you a good job (sorry) appeared first on From PhD to Life.