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We turn PhDs into confident and successful industry professionals. Want to learn more? 👇
Boston, MA
Joined February 2013
Most job seekers today don’t realize that getting hired isn’t just about your background—it’s about how certain you make employers feel. Hiring managers aren’t just scanning resumes for skills. They’re looking for conviction. And if you can’t answer two questions with rock-solid
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Employers aren't hiring the best facts. They're hiring the most certainty. It's easy to forget this. You show up ready to prove you're smart, capable, accomplished.
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The only thing more powerful than a PhD's intelligence is their endurance.
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Rejection is just feedback. Obstacles provide data. Use them to adjust but make sure you keep moving forward. It only takes one yes to get into the right job for you.
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A PhD requires someone to add to a field, not just master it or repackage it. If you have a PhD, this is what makes you highly valuable in today's job market.
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Employers want people who can handle complexity, make decisions with incomplete information, and learn fast under pressure. That's not just you-it's your entire PhD training.
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It only takes one "yes" to get into the right job for you.
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The only thing more powerful than a PhD's intelligence is their endurance.
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Employers aren't hiring the best facts. They're hiring the most certainty. It's easy to forget this. You show up ready to prove you're smart, capable, accomplished.
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You're not missing out on anything by leaving academia. Instead, you're taking your career and your life into your own hands. The time to get into industry is now.
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Don't stop in the face of rejection. As a PhD, you know how to keep moving forward. Don't stop. It only takes one "yes" to get into the right job for you.
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PhDs are doctors of philosophy. Philosophy is knowledge and the ability to ascertain knowledge. This makes PhDs doctors of learning.
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If you have a PhD, you're not starting over. You're building forward. Everything you’ve done up to this point has prepared you for a career that’s bigger, more impactful, and better aligned with your worth.
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The same mindset that got you through your PhD will get you through your job search: persistence over perfection. You didn’t succeed in academia by being perfect. You succeeded by moving forward when everything felt impossible. Do the same now.
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