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 levera...

Thanks to my friend Jennifer van Alstyne for this fun conversation about informational interviews, why to do them, and how they can supercharge a PhD job search. Read the full interview on Jennifer’s website (“What Are Informational Interviews? With...

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...

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 jou...

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,...

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 researche...

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. Yo...

Hi ,This is your invitation to join the program at a big alumni discount!I formally launched the PhD Career Clarity Program about six months back, and your participation and feedback during the beta was crucial. Thank you so much!And now that your ac...

Okay, yes, that’s a cheeky headline. You probably aren’t wrong about postdocs 🙂 But a lot of folks do have mistaken views about postdocs. What are common misconceptions about postdoc positions and the people who hold them? I asked this question last...

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, m...

Interview with Vanessa Corcoran, author of It’s A Marathon, Not a Sprint: My Road to the Marathon and Ph.D. In her memoir, Dr. Corcoran chronicles her journey through higher education. Along the way, she turns to running, and becomes a competitive di...

Dear ,I'm hosting a launch party for the new folks that have joined the PhD Career Clarity Program and you're invited to join us!It's happening Thursday (that's tomorrow) starting at 3pm EST on Zoom.Here's the link: https://zoom.us/s/89118480974If yo...

Hi ,I'm doing a webinar on Thursday and wanted to let you know! It's a sales webinar about the program, but will include what I think is good info in the first half. Feel free to join if you like!Speaking of, if you'd like to pass on any comments abo...

Dear ,I started my career as a PhD job search coach back in 2013. Over the years, I’veworked 1-on-1 with individual clients, including graduate students, tenured professors, and everyone around and in between;organized multiple virtual career confere...

Dear ,There was a hiccup with extending your access but I believe that's now been successfully accomplished. Your additional six months access to the courses starts now.(You can log in on the web here or use the Gurucan mobile app, available in the...