The Focus Group Interview
I was interviewed last week via Skype by Tim Bennett and John Nash of The Focus Group "serving up the savvy side of nine to five".
I was interviewed last week via Skype by Tim Bennett and John Nash of The Focus Group "serving up the savvy side of nine to five".
My letter to the Workologist was published in the 7/24/2016 Sunday New York Times (it's the second comment). Here's an excerpt:
Quality over Quantity in a Job Hunt
While most jobs for PhDs these days are outside of academia, some PIs and graduate advisors are still having problems accepting that their PhD students and postdocs may be leaving for nonacademic jobs. At the recent Beyond Academia 2016 conference, Els van der Helm moderated a panel of faculty who discussed how and when to discuss career options with your advisor.
Recently I spoke with Dr. Tchiki Davis who graduated from Berkeley in 2015. She is one of many students I've met recently who are trying to commercialize their graduate research.
Tell me about what are you doing.