Careers with Purpose
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 Oct. 3, 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?” I see you. I spent my days reading Jane Austen and
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
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 in our hometown had
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
Updated May 30, 2021 There have been many times when I’ve said to myself, “I hate my job.” But I’ll never forget one of the worst. I was a telemarketer. And I sold meat over the phone. Yup… meat. Over the phone. You read that
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