Careers with Purpose
A little over two years ago, I sat in the lobby of a think tank in a badly-fitting suit. I was fresh out of my PhD and desperately hoping they’d take a chance on me and hire me. They did. I jumped into a world
Updated December 11, 2022 I almost quit grad school. I drafted my resignation letter at least ten times. It wasn’t much of a mystery why. I realized that my degree wasn’t preparing me for anything, that I was unlikely to get an academic job, and
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
There’s a weird veil of silence for a lot of us about what happens outside of academia with a PhD. It’s a complicated period of transition and there’s a lot we don’t understand about it. Which makes total sense. And since people don’t know about
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 Apr. 20, 2021 Quitting academia after my PhD was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It took a tremendous toll on my physical and mental health and, worst of all, was extremely lonely. Like many PhD students, I was in denial. I
Updated Nov. 19, 2022 Is a PhD worth it? Should I get a PhD? A few people admit to regretting their PhD. Most—myself included — said that they don’t (I wrote about why in this post). But we often say we don’t regret stupid things
I never thought I would be leaving academia after a PhD. I loved academia. I talk to PhD students all the time who tell me that they want to work outside of academia. I never envisioned it. I had what I call a tenure-track vision
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
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