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These Words Will Help You Network Faster
Trying to network with a small network can be especially frustrating. You feel trapped in your professional career. You tried everything, you clicked connect on LinkedIn, you wrote a LinkedIn post, or you can went to in-person event with little luck. As mentioned on this blog before, informational interviews can make a difference. Informational interviews…
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6 Tips For Making Money As a Creative Professional
Before embarking on my PhD journey, I worked as a freelance photographer while I was completing my undergrad and master’s degree. I captured weddings, engagements, and various special events. I worked mostly out of Dallas Fort Worth and then did a few gigs in Indiana. Bloomington, Indiana – 2020 – Ryan Collins Although I enjoyed…
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How To Use Effective Note-Taking In Your Professional Life
Note-Taking in Graduate School When you go to graduate school, there’s one skill that you surely developed – notetaking. Note-taking can seem like a simple task that people do in an academic setting, but it can also be a valuable skill to enact in your professional life and help you pivot into a new fulfilling…
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Why Should I Make a Career Pivot?
Let’s face it, there’s no perfect time to pivot in your career. It’s not easy to make the leap from one drastically different field or even an adjancent field. Especially for academics, they can be caught up in semester schedules that often leave little time for the thought of career pivots. Career pivots take time…
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After Your PhD is Back
After a brief hiatus – I’m back to working on the After Your PhD website. If you didn’t know already, I’m Ryan Collins (PhD), the founder of After Your PhD. I wanted to become a film studies professor. However, reality soon set in and I pivoted into a new career path (SEO) after finishing my…
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Embracing Self-Advocacy in Your Career Development
Talking about myself used to be my greatest weakness. I was afraid that if I mentioned my accomplishments offline or online, it would be viewed as bragging. The stigma around self-promotion often makes folks feel uncomfortable advocating for themselves. We may fear that others will perceive us as arrogant or narcissistic, which could damage our…