Careers with Purpose
Updated Feb 25, 2023 I majored in history during my undergrad, and do you know how many times I googled “Jobs for history majors?” It was a lot. And each time I came up with the same tired list: Now if you want to do
Updated May 27, 2021 I wasn’t expecting that knowing how to get research funded would be my most valuable skill after I left academia. To be honest, I thought that most organizations just had money. Was I wrong! With each organization I worked for, I
Hey Everyone! Chris has handed the reins over to me for this one and I am excited to talk about branding with you…personal branding to be specific. As the Brand strategist here at Roostervane, I think a lot of about brand identity and the message
Updated Jan 11, 2023 Let me tell you a little story about a guy named Chris. AKA me. It was 2018. I had spent 15 years in university… studying God knows what. Okay, actually I do know. I got a PhD in religious studies. And
My first time out in the workplace with my PhD, I found myself apologizing for it a lot. I’d say things like: “Yeah, I have my PhD, but don’t worry—I’m a hard worker,” or “I do have a PhD, but I love people!” Both of
Updated May 25, 2021 In the spring of 2018, I was stuck. The rejections from academic job applications came rolling in, and I didn’t know what I was going to do next with my PhD. My mom made a few too many jokes about me
Last night, I put a call out on Twitter for people’s top questions about post-PhD work (specifically non-academic). I got some really good questions about post-PhD work, and I’ll try to answer them here. For a few of them, I’ve rephrased the question. I hope
On a cold December morning, I was in the back of a taxi on the way to Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin. The sun hadn’t yet risen over the red roofs. We were on our way to London for Christmas. My kids had gone back to
Updated March 8, 2023 I’ve now worked outside of academia for three years, and I’ve realized that research careers are EVERYWHERE! I’ve been paid to research for most of my career so far. So it annoys me when people assume you have to work in
There’s an academy-wide conversation going on about transferable academic skills. In fact, the university is becoming more aware of the skills a PhD provides and starting to brag about that. Gaining transferable skills should DEFINITELY NOT be a reason to do a PhD. But if
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