Careers with Purpose
By Adam Ross Nelson Whether you are seeking a new job, entering the workforce after an absence, or simply want a competitive advantage when it comes to negotiating your next raise, one piece of information is critical: What should you be paid? This article will
I first met Lindy Ledohowski, PhD for lunch at an Ottawa Bier Markt in Fall of 2019. I’d recently started blogging about leaving academia, and we connected on LinkedIn. I was still working for the government in a glass tower somewhere downtown, puzzling over the
Leaving your degree and finding a job is one of the toughest transitions in a person’s life, and many students struggle to make the leap. While we could point to important career foundations like personal branding and networking, one often overlooked resource is your school’s
Written by Joe Meringolo – This post will show the importance of building skills and using a professional portfolio to boost your career. I’ll talk about why building your professional portfolio matters and some ways to start creating it. Doing this properly can help you
The crisis of employment for doctorate holders is no longer academia’s dirty little secret. Even major outlets from Slate to The New York Times report on how the glut of PhDs seeking secure positions in higher ed made the tenure track professoriate the new golden
When I decided to relocate and move to Canada, a great friend of mine remarked with a chuckle “you are going to do odd jobs for forever.” I panicked! I had spent over 8 years in the lecture halls of a public university in Kenya
I interviewed Christopher Caterine, PhD He’s the author of Leaving Academia A Practical Guide, which came out in September. Chris currently serves as a proposal writer and communication strategist for a global consulting firm working with technical experts, account leads and graphic designers to win
Lindy Ledohowski, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of EssayJack, a rapidly growing software company that helps students to write better. In this interview with Roostervane, she tells the story of leaving a tenure-track professor job in English, and her journey through consulting to eventually
This interview has been condensed for length. For the full interview, watch the video. Chris: So it’s my privilege today to introduce Carrie Brubaker, PhD. She has an MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern. She’s had roles in science policy, education, she did
From Cognitive Neuroscience to Design Research: This is a partial transcription of the full conversation in the video above. Chris: Let’s Start with you in academia. Because that’s kind of where we all start. Right? Alaina: And that was, oh, nine years ago at this
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