Three years ago, I started co-running an event focused on research careers beyond academia. Now, I’m not talking about research scientists working in labs ‘in industry’… I’m talking about the many humanities and social sciences PhDs/ former postdocs with research-focused roles (think policy research, social research, qualitative and quantitative research) across all kinds of differentContinue reading “Research Careers Beyond Academia: A Guide for PhDs outside the ‘hard’ sciences”
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From PhD to Consulting: An Insider’s Guide
‘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”
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”