Back in April I was invited to give a talk at the Lancaster University Postgraduate Research Conference held at the university. The room would be full of PhD candidates and other postgraduates, so I wanted to give a talk that would have been helpful to me when I was at this stage.
I know the main thing worrying me at the time was about my options and if academia was right for me. I didn’t really consider that industry would be interested in my skills or if they even applied.
I was wrong about that, so I wanted to make sure the students in the room knew it was an option for them.
Here’s the video of the talk
Top 3 things to take away:
- Time and project management skills learned during the PhD are incredibly transferable to any other role you choose to pursue.
- A PhD is all about communicating complex concepts into understandable language. This puts you at an advantage within industry as you can quickly and efficiently spread your message.
- The skills you’ve picked up by finishing a PhD are valuable, rare, and sought after outside of academia.
If you’re interested in transitioning from your PhD into industry, I’m happy to advise. Please email me at carl at heinventions dot com or DM on twitter @carlc75