Top 10 Things Scientists Ask About Transitioning Out of Academia(Webinar - 03-19-20)

In this webinar, Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director at Addgene, talks about the Top 10 Things Scientists Ask About Transitioning out of Academia. Click "show more" to view some additional resources.


A list of resources mentioned in the video:

25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists


What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions


Scismic career site for life scientists
www.Scismic.com

Management 101 for Scientists EBook


Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab


Networking blogs
Not Networking 101: Building Relationships for Success @ibiology


How to submit a resume that gets seen

Informational Interviews

How to meet people at a conference


Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist


Addgene Science Careers Book


Follow Science Careers on the Addgene blog


Additional Resources:
Employability lens on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework for careers outside academia www.vitae.ac.uk/rdf
From academic solos to industrial symphonies (Nature Biotech article) Gwen Acton, Alicia Gómez-Yafal & Emily Walsh
There and Back Again (Nature Bioentrepreneur article) John Boyle
A PhD Is Not Enough! A Guide to Survival in Science Peter J. Feibelman
A Fair Deal for PhD Students and Postdocs (eLife article 2013) Henry Bourne
The Hard Truth About Soft Skills—Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They’d Learned Sooner Peggy Klaus
So What Are You Going to Do With That?: Finding Careers Outside Academia Susan Basalla & Maggie Debelius
Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Karen Purcell


Shirley Tilghman’s talk from iBiology: