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In PhD [alternative] Career Clinic, Jane Y. Chin describes the realities of an academic "business" enterprise and how PhD graduates may know more about the business world than they realize. She offers practical advice on building mental toughness required of PhDs competing in an unforgiving job market and how PhDs can grow a social network that delivers value and results. PhD [alternative] Career Clinic reveals what employers really mean when they say that a PhD applicant is "overqualified", and how PhDs can gain transferable experience no matter where they are in their careers. This concise guide gives PhDs an insider's look to employers' thinking process and field-tested advice to help PhDs improve their odds of success when competing for careers outside academia.

PhD [alternative] Career Clinic Jane Y Chin PhD 9780975507216 Books

As someone who has made the transition themselves in recent years from academia to industry, I really wish that this book had existed before I embarked on the change. It is filled with practical, actionable advice presented by an author who's been through the experience herself and lived to tell the tale, and ultimately excel in her chosen career. She shares many illuminating anecdotes from her experiences, to which I think any PhD would be able to relate.

I really cannot stress how useful this book had been to me, even though I'm generally leery of most offering in the self-improvement genre. This is not just sugar-coated everyone's-a-winner type of fare, but rather I think it will assist PhDs in accurately reflecting on their knowledge and abilities, and to hone those (and identify weaknesses) in order to pursue a career where they're happy and useful.

The advice on applying for jobs is also incredibly insightful and worth the price alone, especially the discussion of how and why employers may be skeptical of hiring a PhD.

This is required reading for any PhD who is planning on, is in the midst of, or has recently embarked on a non-academic career.

Product details Paperback 108 pages Publisher 9Pillars (April 24, 2011) Language English ISBN-10 0975507214

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PhD [alternative] Career Clinic Jane Y Chin PhD 9780975507216 Books Reviews

I came into this book with high hopes, but unfortunately they were not met.
Way too short to justify the price. Suggestions are super generic, and author doesn't even cover important topics like salary negotiation (an easy way to get a 5% pay raise immediately). PhD students are pretty smart, and can already think of most of the questions she poses in the book.

Some better, free resources may be

Do an internship if at all possible, "prior experience" counts for a lot in industry. They generally may not care that much about how many Nature papers you have (and increasingly, Nature or Science papers are necessary but not sufficient for top academic jobs too)
read about the job market in your field, a good book to check out for the high level concepts (and how horribly f*****ed you are by your decision to go to grad school) would be "How economics shapes science" http//www./Economics-Shapes-Science-Paula-Stephan/dp/0674049713
and go from there.

Lots of good, free info online, such as
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The PhD Grind ebook by philip guo
Phd Careers group on quora
calnewport's study hacks blog
google search "why i left academia"
chemjobber blog for chemists

Some notes from a former bay area life science HR director at a career seminar I attended
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Write a narrative in place of resume or CV. 3 paragraphs. First is a high level view of your goals/abilities. Second is reverse chronological order of your background. Third is other info that's pertinent.

Informational interview tips
Ask companies what they need. Ask "What is the budget situation?"

After real interview
Never had two equally good candidates. Time is an asset for you (at this point in the process they usually want you). Don't get locked into salary before formal offer. Delay compensation negotiations as long as possible. You can say "It's hard for me to discuss that before I get a full job offer, I need to consider all the aspects of the offer." Leave salary history blank. Give them a range if they ask for numbers. A large range from salary.com

Base salary is usually inflexible, but other perks are flexible. Bonus plan. Vacation. Flex time. Anticipated work time.

Come up with term sheet. What things do you want. Identify problem areas during negotiations or issues that need to be talked about. For example, vacation time is accrued, but may be capped at a max. Sick leave is not.

If the salary offer is too low, ask them how they based their comp. Send them salary.com figures and ask them if there is flexibility. Add responsibility to job to increase your value. A popular HR buzzword is SKA, skill knowledge ability.

Have BATNA in mind
BATNA = best alternative to negotiated agreement.
Delay start date (to not blow that years budget)? Consult for the company for three months? Temp for three months?

Don't nag or lie or drag out their hiring timeline. Build that image of being a professional.

If declined. Be positive and gracious, seek feedback. "I'd like to talk you about why you didn't see the right fit." Communicate interest in future opportunity.

Larger company may be more rigid in compensation but have better pension and retirement plans.

Small companies go low on base comp. Don't believe the stock options (you almost never make a lot of money off stock options as a nth > 2-5 employee).

Structure the negotiation professionally. Don't ask "are these negotiable". Say, "thank you for the offer", and ask if they are flexible on the base comp. Ask when to expect the next performance review (usually that's when raises are determined). Ask for telecommuting? View the negotiations as problem solving together with the HR/company.

At the end, ask to recap the conversation to agree on specifics.

The bottom line is, you want to maximize value to company and growth. Find the environment where you can create the most value, and that's where you will be maximally rewarded.

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TLDR don't fund this former grad student's alternative career by buying this book, invest it in your own future alternative career instead. There is tons of free and better information out there (or in your local university library). Lastly, don't buy into fads and do work you're proud of. May you graduate in <8 years and not become irreversibly cynical.
For a book aimed at PhD students and graduates, this work was disappointingly lacking in evidence or any kind of rigor. It read as the personal story of one person who has managed to find themselves a non-academic career. At times, I wondered if the book was intended more as a self-promotional tool, rather than to provide genuine help to readers.

I can't say I got much out of it. Its advice was obvious and generic. I'd look elsewhere any other career advice book aimed at white-collar professionals should have much the same to say about careers and job-hunting.

In its favor, the book is fairly short, easily read and the edition was cheap when I bought it.

As an alternative, I would recommend Hire With Your Head Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Great Teams. This book, written for recruiters, does a much better job in explaining 'best practices' in recruiting. It isn't written for PhDs transitioning to industry but I found that it gave me real insights into the employer's perspective (with actual evidence) that made me much better prepared for crafting my resume, searching, interviewing and negotiating an offer.
As someone who has made the transition themselves in recent years from academia to industry, I really wish that this book had existed before I embarked on the change. It is filled with practical, actionable advice presented by an author who's been through the experience herself and lived to tell the tale, and ultimately excel in her chosen career. She shares many illuminating anecdotes from her experiences, to which I think any PhD would be able to relate.

I really cannot stress how useful this book had been to me, even though I'm generally leery of most offering in the self-improvement genre. This is not just sugar-coated everyone's-a-winner type of fare, but rather I think it will assist PhDs in accurately reflecting on their knowledge and abilities, and to hone those (and identify weaknesses) in order to pursue a career where they're happy and useful.

The advice on applying for jobs is also incredibly insightful and worth the price alone, especially the discussion of how and why employers may be skeptical of hiring a PhD.

This is required reading for any PhD who is planning on, is in the midst of, or has recently embarked on a non-academic career.