The Power of a PhD : How Anyone Can Use Their PhD to Get Hired in Industry / Isaiah Hankel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hankel, Isaiah, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career changes.

Doctor of philosophy degree--Vocational guidance.

Doctor of philosophy degree.

Doctoral students--Employment.

Doctoral students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Morgan James Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

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

Chapter 1 Academia Destroyed Your Industry Job Search Strategy

Chapter 2 You Can't Hit a Target You Don't Set

Chapter 3 All Industry Jobs Fit into Six Career Tracks

Case Study 1 Sarah Yunes, PhD

Chapter 4 The Number One Reason Industry Employers Are Ignoring You

Step #2: Communicate Skills Employers Actually Care About

Chapter 5 Your Technical or "Specialty" Skills Won't Get You Hired in Industry

Chapter 6 Could Anyone Work with You for Eight Hours without Going Insane?

Chapter 7 No One Wants to Hire the Posturing PhD Who Can't Commit to Anything

Case Study 2 Eric Johnson, PhD

Chapter 8 Confirming Your Career Interest with a Cover Letter

Step #3: ATS-Proof (and Garbage-Proof) Your Résumé

Chapter 9 Why No One Is Reading Your Industry Résumé

Chapter 10 The Gold Standard Résumé Format for PhDs

Chapter 11 How to Format Your Résumé if You Have No Industry Experience

Chapter 12 Three Additional Résumé Formats for Unique Job Search Situations

Chapter 13 The Perfect Three-Part Résumé Bullet Point

Chapter 14 Keyword-Hacking ATS Software Programs

Case Study 3 Ravikiran Ravulapalli, PhD

Step #4: Dominate LinkedIn® (or Whatever Social Media Platform Comes Next)

Chapter 15 Why Employers Can't Find You on LinkedIn®

Chapter 16 Why You Should Delete Your LinkedIn® Profile and Start Over

Chapter 17 How to Make Your LinkedIn® Profile a Magnet for Industry Employers

Step #5: Crack into Any Career Network (and Stand Out)

Chapter 18 The Crucial Difference between Connecting and Networking

Case Study 4 Emma Lirette, PhD.

Chapter 19 How to Participate in In-Person Networking without Feeling Awkward or Exhausted

Chapter 20 Turning Your Unique Selling Proposition into a Rationale-Based Elevator Pitch

Chapter 21 Networking Online Starts with Discovering Your Target Companies and Contacts

Step #6: Follow the Straight-Line Referral Method

Chapter 22 Using Company Culture to Qualify Your Job Leads and Networking Efforts

Chapter 23 Reactivating Your Current Network and Expanding It

Chapter 24 Guiding Networking Contacts to Deeper Levels of Professional Intimacy

Chapter 25 Executing Informational Interviews Like a Friendly Student Journalist

Case Study 5 Elizabeth Thatcher, PhD

Step #7: Prepare for the Three-Stage Interview Funnel

Chapter 26 The Industry Interview Funnel Starts before You Interview

Chapter 27 Phone Calls, Video Interviews, and Other Early Screening Methods

Chapter 28 Site Visits, Surveillance Cameras, and Hotel Operatives

Chapter 29 The Four Types of Interview Questions All PhDs Are Asked

Chapter 30 Answering Interview Questions with the STAR Technique

Chapter 31 Credible Questions to Ask Industry Employers

Step #8: Nail Your Interview Presentation and Close the Deal

Chapter 32 Confession from a Failed Interview Presentation

Chapter 33 The Fastest You Will Ever Make (or Lose) Money

Case Study 6 Sonali Pandhe, PhD

Chapter 34 The Eight Tenets of Salary Negotiation

Conclusion What to Do Once You're 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: LinkedIn® Headline Examples

Endnotes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781631958472

163195847X