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PhDs: your dissertation topic is less relevant to finding a role outisde of academia than your *skills*.
Here's a ๐งต on how to translate skills you already have into corpspeak, including bullets which I used to describe my PhD work in my first corporate resume:
Here's a ๐งต on how to translate skills you already have into corpspeak, including bullets which I used to describe my PhD work in my first corporate resume:
1. Leadership.
"Directed teams of 2-3 researchers to complete 21 experimental data collection projects."
"Directed teams of 2-3 researchers to complete 21 experimental data collection projects."
2. Analysis.
"Analyzed 1400 samples collected in 3-year longitudinal study using GLM in R."
"Analyzed 1400 samples collected in 3-year longitudinal study using GLM in R."
3. Communicating complex findings to a range of audiences.
"Presented findings in 37 talks at conferences, seminars, public outreach events (with audiences from 10 to 100)."
"Presented findings in 37 talks at conferences, seminars, public outreach events (with audiences from 10 to 100)."
4. Experimental design.
"Designed 13 A/B tests to assess chimpanzee cognitive development; analyzed results using rANOVA, LMM in R."
"Designed 13 A/B tests to assess chimpanzee cognitive development; analyzed results using rANOVA, LMM in R."
5. Securing buy-in for your work.
"Justified research value in obtaining 8 independent grants totaling more than $50k in funding."
"Justified research value in obtaining 8 independent grants totaling more than $50k in funding."
6. Innovative problem-solving.
"Created 1st-of-its-kind technique to index hormonal correlates of ape behavior via saliva sampling."
"Created 1st-of-its-kind technique to index hormonal correlates of ape behavior via saliva sampling."
7. Project management.
"Secured research permits, visas, & experimental supplies for 6 research trips to sub-saharan Africa."
"Secured research permits, visas, & experimental supplies for 6 research trips to sub-saharan Africa."
8. Sharing findings in written form.
"Published 17 peer-reviewed publications from research findings."
"Published 17 peer-reviewed publications from research findings."
Those are just a few skills pulled from a social sciences PhD. The skills you choose to highlight will depend on your target role.
Importantly: as a PhD, you *already* have skills and plenty of experience to translate into an industry role. You just need to learn to translate those skills into corpspeak.
Want help with that translation?
My Academic Exit Playbook has guides to translate your doctoral experience into corpspeak for your resume and interviews. I'm offering 15 discounted copies between now and the end of the year, first come first serve ๐ bit.ly
My Academic Exit Playbook has guides to translate your doctoral experience into corpspeak for your resume and interviews. I'm offering 15 discounted copies between now and the end of the year, first come first serve ๐ bit.ly
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