After Your PhD
Explore Careers Outside Academia
Career Resources For PhDs
Unsure where to start in your new career journey?
Check out this growing list of resources for PhDs and academics exploring career paths.
See the full list of PhD Career resources or explore these pages dedicated to different career resource types.
Community Support
Explore a list of helpful online communties dedicated to helping academics find new career paths from Facebook to LinkedIn.
Professional Career Services
Explore a list of paid servies intended to help academics find new career paths or upskill existing skills.
Sharing the Stories of Transitioning Academics
2024 taught me the power of video and how it can help tell the story of career pivots. Being able to see and hear others can be more impactful than simply reading the words from a transcript.
Follow After Your PhD on TikTok and YouTube to see some of the latest videos and support After Your PhD on Patreon while I continue my mission of sharing stories of transitioning academics.
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Learn from other PhDs and their fulfilling careers outside academia.
See the Latest Video From After Your PhD (along with YouTube Shorts)!
Recent Guest on The Channel – Josh Sciortino, MBA!
Follow After Your PhD on Bluesky!
After moving away from Twitter/X, I have been putting more time in sharing posts on Bluesky!
It’s a great platform for academics to connect without the noise of Twitter/X.
Informational Interviews
After Your PhD strongly advocates for informational interviews to help academics make confident decisions in the next steps of their careers. At the heart of After Your PhD is informational interviews. Find people with jobs that interest you, reach out, and ask questions!
Latest After Your PhD Blog Posts
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Tips For Scheduling Your First Informational Interview
Informational interviews are a powerful way to connect with professionals and expand your network. Learn how to make the most out of the networking strategy by reading my tips and strategies based on my personal experience as a former academic turned SEO professional. What is An Informational Interview? An informational interview is a conversation where…
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Resources for Starting Your Own Business as a PhD
Whether you’re looking to launch a startup or develop a consulting practice, having the right resources is essential to understanding entrepreneurship and what to do next. Entrepreneurship can provide freedom and flexibility that traditional academic or corporate roles may not offer. An advanced degree can sometimes be a strong selling point for your business if…
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Share Your PhD Transition Story on the After Your PhD YouTube Channel
In the past, I’ve shared stories through the After Your PhD blog about how academics have found fulfilling careers outside academia. Most of these posts rely on text interviews of my conversations. While they can be impactful in text form, I feel that actually seeing the individual can make more of an impact. With more…
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Explore Career Paths on LinkedIn with Boolean Operators
Every day, I come across posts asking the same question: What can I do with my PhD in [field]? I see these types of posts regularly on LinkedIn, X/Twitter, and Reddit. While it can indeed be challenging to envision a career path for a PhD in the humanities or social sciences—where direct industry equivalents may…
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Linda Edelstein’s Journey from Research to Mystery Novels
About the Featured Guest: In my latest interview on the After Your PhD YouTube channel, I spoke with Dr. Linda Edelstein. Dr. Linda Edelstein served as a clinical lecturer at Northwestern University from 2001 to 2012, where she taught and mentored students. Previously, she was a professor at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology from…
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The Snowball Effect of Informational Interviews
Informational interviews are low-stakes conversations with other people intended to help you grow professionally. While I frequently emphasize the value of informational interviews, it’s important to acknowledge that they often require time to yield results. These conversations facilitate organic connections that can gradually enhance your career. However, finding the right people to speak with can…