Should I Continue to Pursue My PhD? I Need Help
A quora user who had went to the trouble of applying for PhD programs realized upon visiting the campuses that they actually may not want to pursue research as...
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How to Fix the PhD Unemployment Problem?
A quora user asked if government funding would help the PhD employment situation, citing the belief that PhDs hate industry jobs and consider them a failure. The asker wondered why...
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Is a PhD on a Relevant Subject as Valuable as Spending the Same Time Gaining Work Experience in the Same Field?
This depends. How easily can you get relevant experience in your PhD vs in the workplace? PhD research typically is centered on deep investigation of a specific niche, and...
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Wrong Ways to Ask for Job Referrals And Why – Examples and How They Failed
Wrong Ways to Ask for Job Referrals – And Why! While I’m not in my company’s HR department, we’re small enough that personal referrals do make a difference. Individuals can...
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What Were the Best Things you Learned on Your First Job?
An excellent question! As a STEM PhD graduate and avid learner entering my first job at a startup company, here are the four biggest lessons I learned in my...
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