Career Workshop 2019 @OHBM

Looking for jobs outside of academia

Even though the majority of PhD graduates eventually leave academia, there is little amount of services dedicated to assisting early career researchers in defining their core competences, searching for employers, and getting their dream jobs in industry. In the following three presentations, you will find information on how to best position yourself on the market on the basis of all your experience, including both hard and soft skills.
Furthermore, you will find information on the demand for PhDs in different branches of industry as well as on how to avoid mistakes - of job applications, cover letters, phone and in-person interviews.

The job market landscape for PhDs - Natalia Bielczyk

 
 

Core competences and transferrable skills - Marzia Scelsi

 
 

How to get your dream job? - Patrick Britz