Academic Exit @academic_exit
I help social science PhDs land industry jobs and minimize rejection along the way #phdcareers academicexit.com San Francisco, CA Joined March 2022-
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PhDs: What's the fastest way to get an industry job? Genuine answers, please, per the stellar suggestion of @tcarpenter216 to share insights here🤓
Transitioning your career away from academia? The 'Why are you leaving?' question can throw you off. 🚀 We (me and @academic_exit) share how to turn this gnarly question into a perfect opportunity for you to drive home why you should be hired :) youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr2D_…
What if someone you want to give you a job offer starts asking you if you plan to go back on the academic job market? 🤔 @academic_exit and I tell you how to respond and feel good about it! youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr2D_…
Ever wondered how to answer 'Why are you leaving academia?' in a job interview? @academic_exit and I teach you how here: youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr2D_…
"I don't have time to grow my network or to work on my career plan. I'm not putting in enough hours into my project as it is!"😨 🎧In this week's episode of Beyond the Thesis, hear @JonathanMAdler and I discuss the importance of working on your narrative identity in grad school.
PhDs: What's the fastest way to get an industry job? Wrong answers only 🙃
PhDs working outside of academia: What's your favorite resume-esque bullet that translates aspects of your PhD skills and experience into corpspeak? Let's help PhDs see the "marketable skills" they already have 🙌
I believed my PhD training was only useful in academia because my research was highly niched: I studied chimpanzee cognitive development. Then I landed a 6-figure-salary in Tech with no formal work experience. I've now coached >100 PhDs to make the industry leap. You can too.
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"Your PhD is powerful. But only if you know how to leverage it properly" Indeed. not for those that learnt the highest degree to earn expert skills but claims as subject matter expert rather than brain with skills. @academic_exit @PostPhDRoad @LifeAfterMyPhD @DrRantAllDay
You knew leaving academia would be hard. But you didn't know it would be like this. You've listened to all the advice. You've deleted pages of publications, presentations, and awards from your CV in order to make a resume. You've applied to jobs where you're qualified. You…
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 A ton of good advice here! My two cents is to have a skill set outside your PhD training. My education and training certainly made my resume look good and landed me the interview, but it’s what I knew outside of graduate work that made me stand out from other candidates.
@pensivefrog @LifeAfterMyPhD @academic_exit I will continue to shout that the best investment I ever made to leave academia was paying a professional service to convert my CV to a résumé. They interviewed me & got performance metrics, evidence of impact, etc. Power-launched me into my non-ac job. Can’t recommend enough
Is having completed a dissertation (PhD thesis) evidence of project management skills? Hmm!
Struggling with the 'Why are you leaving academia?' question in interviews? Let's change that! Join @academic_exit and me as we explore effective answers that highlight your strengths and aspirations. Watch our discussion on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=Fyr2D_…
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Highlight your skills in the resume, not your degree. It's what worked for me
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Resume that reflects the specific job, including what you learn in the job ad and from people working similar jobs
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 If companies visit your school for recruiting, go to the presentation, talk with hiring managers, employees and recruiters. I got my job in that way
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Network. Connect to people go to events, meet. Only way that worked for me.
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Join family business.
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 I am looking forward to answers, Genuine or not so Genuine can be decided later on.. 🤔😊
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Honestly, to get into a research group that does a lot of projects for the industry.
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Graduate internship program. Starting from the bottom..
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Besides networking, learn to convey your transferable skills in their terms, not just lay terms.
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Apply for a “simple” job. For biochemistry PhDs, industry jobs will sound limited. As an academic you had to be the alpha and omega for a project and do everything. In industry you will be a part of a chain of scientists working together to achieve a goal. Be okay with that.
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 Craft your story/elevator pitch to the job. Think what is core to the job in question and demonstrate how you have those skills. No 1-size-fits-all approach, esp if applying across job types (eg., MR, UX, BSci)
@academic_exit @tcarpenter216 As lots of things in life, getting lucky is one of the fastest ways if not the fastest way. I may or may not speak from personal experiences. 😉
@academic_exit @SolomonKurz @tcarpenter216 If aiming for data intensive positions: learn SQL, you will need it one way or another and you can pick it up easily in a short time and the different flavours that exist aren’t so radically different that it would prevent you from getting the job.
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