PostPhDirections

PostPhDirections

Hosted by: Elena Hoffer

The podcast features PhDs who made the transition into industry, deans of doctoral education, hiring managers and recruiters. We will discuss everything around how a PhD degree holder find a fulfilling career...

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A day in a life of a Patent Consultant with Asraa Ziadi

In this episode of 'A Day in a Life of a Patent Consultant' , I chat with Asraa Ziadi, a patent consultant, about her journey from academia to the patent profession. We discuss the skills needed for patent...
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Armando Cázares-Körner, PhD: Should I stay or should I go? And how Armando knew it was time to leave academia

In this episode, I speak with Armando Casares-Körner, PhD. We talk about the Sunk Cost Fallacy, especially after publishing in Science. Lots of academics ask themselves 'When is it time to leave?'. We discuss whether...
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The Power of Personality in Job Applications and in the Job with Angela Priest

In this conversation, Angela Priest and I discuss how to effectively showcase one's personality in job applications, the importance of finding a work environment that aligns with one's authentic self, and strategies...
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Jens Gertow, PhD: Skills Beyond Subject Matter Expertise and PhD

In this episode, I sat down with Jens Gertow, CCO at Mabtech, to discuss his journey from PhD to a successful career in industry. Jens shares how he landed his first role by highlighting not only the skills gained...
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Prof. Robert Harris on the Need for Modernising Career Development during PhD Education

In this episode of the PostPhDirections, I speak with Professor Robert (Bob) Harris, Academic Vice President of doctoral education at K about the role of universities in preparing PhD graduates for their careers. We...
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The impact of networking in building a career

Hear in this episode why meeting Angela was better than winning the lottery and how we met? In this very first episode of PostPhDirections I talk to Angela Priest, my co- founder and business partner of Alma.Me. We...
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