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.

‘tis the season for graduate school application advice. (Fun fact: The advice is often contradictory. “Reach out for prospective advisors because your relationship with your… The post My grad school application advice appeared first on From PhD to Li...

I’m thinking this morning about what it would be like if academic job searches in North America required a LOT less from applicants. Imagine if… The post What if academic job apps were less burdensome? appeared first on From PhD to Life.