Best Resources for PhDs on the Web

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  • How To Make Your PhD Work

    (Book, Wiley Publishing, 2023)

    The job market for PhDs in science and engineering has become immensely more challenging in the last decade. How to Make Your PhD Work is ideal for any STEM PhD student, prospective student, or early career researcher looking to improve their positions in the job market.

  • The PhD Planner

    (2023 - 2024 Academic Planner)

    A great PhD gift, The PhD Planner spans from August 2023 through August 2024 with daily, weekly, and monthly plans specifically tailored to help PhDs during all of the challenges they face! This 2023-2024 PhD-level planner is your new daily guide for your PhD!

  • Essential Guide for Your PhD Career Transition

    (Udemy course)

    This course will turn your PhD into the best precursor for the job you want. Don't know what job that is yet? We'll give you the tools, the career guides and references to get you to a top list of careers.

Other On-campus Visits and Paid Programs

  • SciPhD.com

    SciPhD’s onsite half day workshops, full day custom programs, 2-day boot camps and our 4 day Certificate Program are designed to offer hands-on training and resources to identify and develop skills in communications, leadership, negotiations, team building, networking, and project management. All SciPhD programs interface with our new Flamingo Online web application to help you get a leg up on your first job.

  • Cheeky Scientist Enrollment

    Career transition resources including coaching videos and clear insights into each type of STEM job. Main value includes the ability to see other people who have made the transition to industry.

  • From PhD to Life: PhD Career Clarity Program

    Includes 3 career transition courses covering career paths, job seeking advice, and live zoom meetings to gain personal insights. Also includes a community.

Other Industry Career Resources

  • Flamingo (by SciPhD.com)

    Flamingo is SciPhD’s online web application that helps you select a career, find jobs, analyze those jobs to identify the critical skills, generate a targeted resume and get your first job- NOW! Flamingo’s Resources provide in-depth training on the critical business and social skills needed to land your first job. Flamingo is provided to all attendees of SciPhD on-site and online programs. And individuals can purchase a standalone Flamingo license as well for just $49!

  • my Individual Development Plan (FREE)

    My Individual Development Plan (myIDP) aims to help individuals define their career goals with a test that finds out your skills and interests and shows you how much you match with specific careers. We highly recommend it.

  • Our Free Downloads

    Our Free Resume, Diagnostics Test and Career Transition Guide will give you the tools for you to begin your career transition and assess yourself and your job readiness for academics and industry.

Other Books on Conquering Your PhD

  • The PhD Journey: Strategies for Enrolling, Thriving, and Excelling in a PhD Program

    Dr Gladys Chepkirui Ngetich shares her recent experiences succeeding in a PhD program at the University of Oxford. Her personal stories, practical advice, and down-to-earth perspective will enlighten your journey. Plus, she shares interviews with fifteen other students from universities around the world.

  • How To Get A Phd: A Handbook For Students And Their Supervisors

    Excellent book full of practical advice. This is great for those just before making their application for the PhD course. This is a great induction book and will help you through the beginning of the PhD.

  • Mastering Your PhD Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

    Is packed with highly valuable insights for doing or considering a Ph.D., especially in natural sciences. Features a now essential guide to remote learning, virtual meetings and conferences, and online collaboration. Covers everything from choosing the right programm to navigating group dynamics and publishing scientific papers

Other Books on Post-PhD Career Plans

  • The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job

    As a former tenured professor the author knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. In this book there is: when, where, and what to publish, writing a foolproof grant application, cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV, acing the job talk and campus interview, avoiding the adjunct trap, and making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right.

  • The Power of a PhD: How Anyone Can Use Their PhD to Get Hired in Industry

    This book walks you through making a transition in your career to industry. In this book there is: Industry career options for PhDs, communicating the right skills, writing industry résumés, mastering LinkedIn profiles, networking and job referrals, generating informational interviews, acing industry interviews, and negotiating your salary.