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Academia and the skills you gained in academia are not enough to get you hired anymore. You will need to develop business-oriented skills and develop your business acumen.

While it’s okay to take a brief respite to recharge, it's crucial to maintain momentum and not let a temporary pause become a permanent halt.

While it’s important to decline salary disclosure, maintaining professionalism and politeness is key.

In the latest episode of Career Leadership, hosts Donna Serdula and Isaiah Hankel explore what it takes to successfully navigate your career towards leadership roles, particularly in the C-Suite. They examine the importance of having a proactive career strategy, understanding the trends in your industry, and not just relying on opportunities to fall into your lap. The conversation covers the diffe...

In this episode of Cheeky Scientist News, we explore industry's biggest priority when it comes to hiring today: company culture. Learn how to prove you're a match for the role as well as the brand and their values using your resumes, cover letters and interview techniques.

PhDs like us often face a perplexing dilemma when trying to get hired in industry: being labeled simultaneously as overqualified and underqualified. This phenomenon can create significant hurdles.

By mastering LinkedIn's advanced search, you can take a proactive approach to job hunting and networking.

Being agreeable doesn't mean you lack original ideas; rather, it indicates your ability to collaborate smoothly with others, a vital trait for any team environment.

Embracing your unique attributes and intellectual fervor is not just an option; it's a necessity for personal and professional fulfillment.

Even if you reach the top of academia, you'll be paid laughable salaries for your education level and expertise.

In this episode of Cheeky Scientist News, we dig into your digital avatar and take a look at the characteristics of your digital footprint that could be leading your job search astray.

You have a bright future and your PhD is valuable, there is balance, meaning and great compensation waiting for you, just not in academia.

The key to overcoming ageism is not only showing that you can still add considerable value but also that you are teachable and open to new ideas.

If you want to get hired, you can't apply the same old tired tactics. You need to reset your expectations and reset your methods.

Employers want to hire the safest candidates first, those that will stay for 2 years or more. This is why being a collaborator who can communicate, whether by presenting or managing people or through technical writing is so important.

All PhDs should work to build a strong professional network, engage in informational interviews, and develop a compelling personal brand through online platforms like LinkedIn to enhance their visibility and attract job opportunities.

Are you looking to stand out at work and get ahead in your career? In this episode of Career Leadership, Donna Serdula and Isaiah Hankel share actionable strategies that can make you more memorable to your managers and colleagues. From becoming a concept within your organization to mastering the art of asking for advice, they provide a roadmap for advancing in your career. They also discuss the im...

In this episode of Cheeky Scientist News, we take a hard look at how your job search activity is being aggregated, shared, and used to your benefit – or detriment. Don't miss this in-depth look at the machine learning protocols that are gatekeeping your industry career.

There’s an ideal keyword density. You can’t just add a keyword, you have to add it the right number of times.

The functional resume is the perfect resume for finally getting through the AI resume filters for a job you’ve never had before

It’s not your niche skills that are going to get you into your new career. It’s the skills employers can actually understand.

After enough resume rejections you can get complacent. Then, when you finally get a callback for an interview, you have no plan. Here’s your last minute guide to get ready for an interview.

Recruiters and hiring managers are seeing you as overqualified more than they’re seeing you as underqualified and here’s what to do about it.

In this lively discussion, Donna and Isaiah dive into the psychology of appearance, the importance of effort in career success, and the delicate balance of dressing for the job you want. Donna shares her experiences of being overdressed at events, while Isaiah recounts the perils of video interviews with shorts. They also explore how to overcome the stigma of "trying too hard" and the real value o...

In this episode of Cheeky Scientist News, we take a look at how job seekers have accidentally neutralized the AI resume filter bots – and rendered their own resumes redundant in the process. Join me to learn how you can stand out as a capable human in a digital stack of robot-written resumes.