Updated March 10, 2023 I spent my first three weeks as a PhD in government reading policy reports on paper while I waited for IT to come and set up my computer. My manager laughed, and said something I’d hear a lot in the weeks
Updated Jan 20, 2023 Are you an English major who feels totally lost at building a career with your degree? Are friends and relatives asking, “So what are you going to do with that?” And, if you’re like I was, you might not know. You
Updated May 25, 2021 In dedication to finding your passion, if you want, if you believe in the sort of thing… no pressure. 5:30 am. I run to catch the huge coach bus into the city. Still dark as the bus pulls up on the
Updated January 23, 2023 When I was in college, I needed some money. Things were a bit tight, student loans, ya know. And so, I found the worst damn job I’ve ever had. I started as a telemarketer. Oh, but wait! I haven’t told you
Updated Jan. 17, 2023 In my first year of college, I moved in with my band. Yeah, that’s right. I was actually planning to be a rock star, but agreed to get an education as my “backup.” You know how rock stars be 😉 Someone
Have you ever googled this question? “What degree makes the most money?: Each year, new lists come out of the highest-paying degree fields for that year. Sometimes, we see the list for the lowest-paid too. These types of lists create one of the dumbest phenomena
Updated March 10, 2023 I did a PhD, and it pretty much felt useless. Honestly, what can you do with a PhD? For some of us (I’m looking at you, fellow humanities grads) it feels like a waste of a degree. But the real question
I remember starting my career after my PhD. I was lost, uncertain of my own worth in the marketplace, and just generally unaware of what I could do with my degree. I’ve read a lot of career books, but there are three I’d recommend above
Updated March 4, 2023 I have a PhD and can’t get a job! What’s wrong with me? When I finished my PhD, I jumped into a long drought of unemployment. It freaking sucked. A family friend who heard I had left school very kindly offered
Updated Feb 3, 2023 Should I go to grad school? Because of my work with this site, I’ve spent the last 5 years talking to two sets of people. The first are PhDs who are at the end of their academic road. They have sunk
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