What are informational interviews?
Thanks to my friend Jennifer van Alstyne for this fun conversation about informational interviews, why to do them, and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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What you think you know about postdocs is wrong
Okay, yes, that’s a cheeky headline. You probably aren’t wrong about postdocs 🙂 But a lot of folks do have mistaken…
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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…
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