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A Roadmap to Pivoting Into the Private Sector With Terence Milstead

200 episodes… I couldn’t have imagined I’d come this far when I launched back in 2019, but a little over 3 years in, it feels almost surreal. If you’re new to the show, welcome, and enjoy all the content! If you’re a long time fan, thank you for dropping by week after week! And if…

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Influence and Leadership Positions – a How-To With David Giltner

On this episode of Papa PhD, I bring you my conversation with returning guest David Giltner about opportunities and obstacles PhDs face when accessing influence and leadership positions in organizations outside academia. David Giltner has covered this and other questions around career readiness for PhDs in his new book “It’s a Game, Not a Formula:…

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What mistakes are keeping you out of industry? With The 2nd Lab

Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab. VIDEO This week on the PhD Dojo, Gad Sabbatier and I answer another great question from 2nd Lab mentee Matt Campea who asks: “What are some of the biggest mistakes people make when looking for a job outside of academia?” Thank you,…

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What are Accessible Careers for PhDs outside R&D? With The 2nd Lab

VIDEO Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2dmV8D9jw This week on the PhD Dojo, Gad Sabbatier and I answer a question from 2nd Lab mentee Romane Oliverio who asks: “What are the accessible careers outside R&D?”. Thank you, Romane, for a great question that allowed Gad and I…

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Are You a Sellout if You Leave Academia After Your PhD? With Jennifer Polk

Welcome to Season 4 of Papa PhD! To kick of this new season, I have the great pleasure of bringing you my recent conversation with someone I’ve been looking up to since before the launch of the podcast, someone who has been hard at work to help PhDs figure out their careers for a long…

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Networking and Job Hunting as a PhD With Parag Mahanti (rerun)

This week on Papa PhD, I’m bringing you another great conversation from Season 2 of the show. This interview was recorded during Thanksgiving, so you might hear some background noise throughout. But please bear with us, because the advice Parag shares is pure gold. For example, we talked about Parag’s experience interviewing for jobs –…

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Expanding Your Career Toolkit with Mark Herschberg (rerun)

This week on Papa PhD, I’m bringing you a great conversation from Season 2 of the show. In it, Mark Herschberg shares an incredible amount of insights and advice on how to take control of your career as a PhD, be it in academia our outside of it, so be sure to have pen and…

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When Should I Pivot Into Industry ? With The 2nd Lab

Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab. VIDEO https://youtu.be/bWlAghDsGC0 This week on the PhD Dojo, Gad Sabbatier and I answer a question from 2nd Lab mentee Karthick who asks: “When is an opportune time to transition from academia to industry?”. Of course, there is a short answer to that…

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Comment tisser des liens professionnels avec Anne-Claire Huard

Cette semaine sur Papa PhD, je parle avec Anne-Claire Huard de comment créer une communauté d’acteurs qui nous ressemblent et qui permettent aussi de trouver des opportunités professionnelles. Durant notre conversation, Anne-Claire a puisé dans son expérience en psychologie du travail pour partager des stratégies et des bonnes pratiques pour le développement et l’entretien d’un…

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Devenir parent pendant le doctorat avec Michel Lacasse

Cette semaine sur Papa PhD, on met l’accent sur l’aspect ” Papa ” dans une conversation à propos de devenir parent pendant le doctorat. Avec mon invité, Michel Lacasse, nous abordons autant les défis potentiels liés au fait de devenir parent durant la thèse que tout ce que ce changement peut représenter dans votre carrière….

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