‘The key is that you are not selling your subject knowledge, you’re selling your methodology.’ – Pierbruno Ricci, author of From Science to Consulting Whenever I talk to PhD researchers one-on-one about career options (which is, well, a LOT of the time…), I often ask them to tell me if they’ve looked at any optionsContinue reading “From PhD to Consulting: An Insider’s Guide”
Category Archives: Researching career ideas
Research Skills Redefined: Leveraging simple thesis tactics to work out your next steps
‘Your research skills are by no means limited to a particular subject area. You can – and should – apply research skills to the job search itself.’ – Katina Rogers, Putting the Humanities PhD to Work (p.106) Picture the scene. It’s a Monday afternoon and you’re having lunch/coffee/PhD moral support chats with a pal. You’reContinue reading “Research Skills Redefined: Leveraging simple thesis tactics to work out your next steps”
Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia: Essential LinkedIn ‘tricks’ for researchers
‘I ‘m on LinkedIn, but… I’m not sure what to do with it” – said by more PhD & Postdoc Researchers than I can count LinkedIn. It’s a single word, yet it provokes so many responses from researchers I work with who are exploring their next steps. Some of the most popular go like: TheContinue reading “Exploring Career Options Beyond Academia: Essential LinkedIn ‘tricks’ for researchers”