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From PhD to Life

BY JENNIFER POLK | SEP 27 2018

No one book can cover everything a job seeker might find useful to know, but with that in mind, Parachute is an excellent resource for anyone seeking employment outside academia.

BY JENNIFER POLK | AUG 24 2018

Moving from a PhD in religious studies to working at a teaching and learning centre has sparked an interest in communications and marketing for Dr. Muravchick.

BY JENNIFER POLK | AUG 17 2018

Conferences are a great space to expand your network of higher-ed contacts.

BY MAREN WOOD | JUL 19 2018

As pioneers in building careers that use their experience as scholars and teachers, former academics can show you what is possible.

BY JENNIFER POLK | JUL 10 2018

Helen Kang earned her PhD in sociology, with a focus on medical sociology and history, from Simon Fraser University. She is now a self-employed consultant who specializes in health-care communication. Find her online on LinkedIn and at helenkang.ca. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I was very […]

BY JENNIFER POLK | JUN 07 2018

The degree will probably not get you the job, but hiring managers will recognize that you have critical thinking and project management skills, says one panelist.

BY JENNIFER POLK | MAY 21 2018

Victoria Abboud, PhD, holds a bachelor of science and honours bachelor of arts degrees from the University of Windsor. She earned MA and PhD degrees in English literary and cultural studies (minor in rhetoric and composition) at Wayne State University. While completing her doctorate, and after seven years of contract teaching, Victoria secured a full-time teaching […]

BY MAREN WOOD | APR 30 2018

Precarity is a staple of our professional culture, and once we understand the challenges, we can develop strategies for overcoming them.

BY MAREN WOOD | APR 13 2018

By using the internet in an intentional way, you’ll be empowered to conduct an effective, less stressful job search.

BY JENNIFER POLK | APR 09 2018

Read part 3 in our series on what to expect when working beyond the professoriate.

BY MAREN WOOD | MAR 26 2018

We think all PhD students would benefit from attending, and that includes individuals who are committed to securing an academic position after graduation.

BY JENNIFER POLK | MAR 20 2018

Lindy Ledohowski has a PhD in English, and is co-founder and CEO of EssayJack Inc., an educational start-up company. She was previously a tenure-track professor of English at the University of Waterloo. Lindy wrote a Transition Q & A in May 2016. Read that here. Connect with her on LinkedIn, follow her on Twitter @DoctorLindy, […]

BY JENNIFER POLK | MAR 07 2018

Follow how Jared started his career in academe, left to work in the public service and then came back to work as a professor.

BY JENNIFER POLK | FEB 23 2018

Learn more about various office designs, potential meeting frequency, whether electronics are provided, as well as how much travel could be involved in a non-academic workplace.

BY MAREN WOOD | FEB 12 2018

Jennifer Polk and Maren Wood want faculty, students and administrators to be careful when they interpret the data found in the 10,000 PhDs report.

BY JENNIFER POLK | JAN 31 2018

What to expect in a non-academic workplace when it comes to dress code, vacation time, work hours and hierarchy.

BY MAREN WOOD | JAN 24 2018

How to transition between the often individualistic world of academic success and the collaborative dynamics of modern industry.

BY JENNIFER POLK | JAN 09 2018

This is a guest post by Raj Dhiman, PhD, who works as an inside sales manager (small business) at Rogers Communication. Unemployment hurts. Plain and simple. I experienced it when I left academia about five years ago. I was PhD in hand and applying for the “obvious” jobs: assistant professor, research scientist, postdoc. No luck. […]

BY JENNIFER POLK | DEC 08 2017

Today, the civil service is lean, constantly under pressure to deliver high-quality results while keeping departmental budgets low.

BY MAREN WOOD | NOV 28 2017

Kara Brisson-Boivin created a program at Carleton University that plants the seeds of career transition early in the PhD process by weaving it into the curriculum, as well as professional development training.

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