
The Power of a PhD
How Anyone Can Use Their PhD to Get Hired in Industry
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
What if all your years of hard work in academia finally paid off?
Imagine never having to work in another dead-end academic position, or being able to tell the world you are in a leadership position within a thriving company. PhDs are in demand in industry, but often, these PhDs are invisible to potential employers. Dr. Isaiah Hankel, leverages his expertise as the CEO of the world's largest career training platform for PhDs, Cheeky Scientist, to help PhDs overcome their biggest obstacle: obscurity.
The Power of a PhD is the stepwise blueprint that 18 million PhDs worldwide are seeking. Dr. Isaiah Hankel's eight core steps within The Power of a PhD include:
- Industry career options for PhDs
- Communicating the right skills
- Writing industry résumés
- Mastering LinkedIn profiles
- Networking and job referrals
- Generating informational interviews
- Acing industry interviews
- Negotiating your salary
This eight-step approach provides a consistent and proven methodology that allows PhDs to transition into industry without suffering the painful process of trial and error.
You could be the next PhD hired at Amazon, Google, Apple, Intel, Dow Chemical, BASF, ERM, Merck, Genentech, Nestle, Hilton, Tesla, Syngenta, Siemens, the CDC, UN or Ford Foundation!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Preface Why I Now Feel Sorry for My Academic Advisor
- Introduction How PhDs Can Transition Out of Academia
- Step #1: Understand That You Are Your Biggest Obstacle
- Step #2: Communicate Skills Employers Actually Care About
- Step #3: ATS-Proof (and Garbage-Proof) Your Résumé
- Step #4: Dominate LinkedInÂź (or Whatever Social Media Platform Comes Next)
- Step #5: Crack into Any Career Network (and Stand Out)
- Step #6: Follow the Straight-Line Referral Method
- Step #7: Prepare for the Three-Stage Interview Funnel
- Step #8: Nail Your Interview Presentation and Close the Deal
- Conclusion What to Do Once Youâre Hired
- Next Steps
- About the Author
- Appendix A: Industry Job Title Examples
- Appendix B: Transferable Skills List
- Appendix C: Technical Skills List
- Appendix D: Quantified Results List
- Appendix E: LinkedInÂź Headline Examples
- Endnotes