Dear Reader, I spoke with a PhD researcher this week who's applying for roles in and out of academia. You might think I'm going to say that's too scattered, but I didn't get that impression about her job search. She seemed quite focused on her area o...

Dear Reader, You're doing things. Reading job ads. Tweaking your materials. Applying. But it’s not really working. What would it be like if you were applying and interviewing for roles you were excited about, in places you wanted to live, with employ...

Dear Reader, Can writing on LinkedIn actually help your job search? It’s a question that's on the minds of many of the PhDs I work with. Recently, I attended a workshop led by Julia Gray, PhD, who teaches academics how to write like humans. And I was...

Dear Reader, Here’s a misconception PhDs often have about career coaches: That you’re paying for advice. I get why people think this. And I also get why you wouldn't want to do that, especially if money is tight. I mean, advice is everywhere, and it'...

Dear [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Quick reminder that IMPACT 2026 is tomorrow, and I’ll be leading a short session called Leave Toward Something. In that session, we’ll begin creating what I call a "leaving inventory." When people leave academia, the focu...

Dear [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], I was recently a guest on Paulina's Cossette's YouTube channel/podcast. (She teaches academics how to turn themselves into editors and she's awesome.) We talked about how lot of job searching PhDs assume their problem is...

Dear Reader, In a small-group coaching session, we talked about something that makes a lot of academics uncomfortable, namely, selling ourselves. Someone joked that maybe we need to borrow a bit of "gym-bro energy" from corporate spaces. We laughed....

Dear Reader, tl;dr: Check out IMPACT 2026 (5 Mar, $49). More below. One of my clients is a long-time tenured professor sorting out her next steps. Recently, she’s been documenting her experiences. She’s reflecting on what she’s done, and in particula...

Dear Reader, If you’re questioning your professional future, you might be spending a lot of time on LinkedIn and job boards. You click the Jobs tab and start scrolling. You search for relevant roles using keywords. In between, you tweak your resume f...

Dear Reader, “Can’t you just tell me what job would make sense for me?” It's rare that someone asks me that directly, but it's often implied in emails and messages I get from PhDs. And I totally get why someone would think I can do that, and why they...

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...

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...