Industry PhD: Transition Out of Academia and Get Hired in 7 Steps is
written for PhDs who want to transition out of academia and into a
industry career.
Why do PhDs want to transition out of academia? Many PhDs feel
professionally unfulfilled in academia positions because they are
overworked, work in uninspiring roles and are paid marginal academic
stipends, fellowships and wages. Far too many PhDs are unable to find
any meaning or joy in their academic careers, which negatively impacts
both their professional and personal lives. The biggest problem that
these PhDs face is a lack of training on how to get a job outside of
academia. After all, most PhDs have spent decades--the entirety of their
professional careers--in academia. This is why there is, as The Boston
Globe frames it, a "Glut of PhDs," which has resulted in, a "PhD
employment crisis" according to Policy Options Politiques.
Industry PhD is the answer to this employment crisis and is the
stepwise blueprint that 18 million PhDs worldwide are seeking. Dr.
Isaiah Hankel's 7-step approach provides a consistent and proven
methodology that allows PhDs to transition into a new industry without
suffering through the painful process of trial and error. Hankel's 7
core steps within Industry PhD include: