#050: Tips&Tricks  Johanna Dutton: resume writing for researchers looking to transition from academia to industry

#050: Tips&Tricks Johanna Dutton: resume writing for researchers looking to transition from academia to industry

Johanna Dutton is the Biomedical Engineer that after 10 years in industry decided to return to academia to pursue a PhD. She is also the Founder of Think Likely Resumes Service, a service providing do's and don'ts on how to design a CV or resume for industry as well as interview coaching.

In this podcast Johanna will share her best tips and tricks on resume writing. We will learn how we can make our application letter and CV stand out and why it's important to demonstrate other skills than the academic ones. She will also provide key points on what to include as well as exclude from the resume in order to convince the hiring manager or recruiter to meet up for an interview.

You need to be able to show that you have other skills and abilities that make you a competitive candidate.

- Johanna Dutton, PhD Graduate and Founder of Think Likely Resumes Service

About Johanna

Johanna earned her BS in Chemistry from the University of Connecticut and an MS in Analytical Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She then worked as an analytical chemist for almost ten years at Eisai before accepting a position as a formulation scientist at Novartis Vaccines, now GSK Vaccines. Currently, Johanna is a PhD Candidate in the Joint Program of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State. She spends some of her free time reviewing and editing resumes for students that want to transition from academia to industry.

For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the podcast, visit www.phdcareerstories.com. You can also find us on social media:

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#018: Umesh Gangishetti Story

#018: Umesh Gangishetti Story

In episode 18 of PhD Career Stories, Dr Umesh Gangishetti describes his transition from a PhD student working on Drosophila Embryogenesis to become a senior scientist conducting clinical studies on Alzheimer's disease.

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#017:  Amanda Bengtsson Story

#017: Amanda Bengtsson Story

In episode 17 we have Dr Amanda González-Bengtsson who is a Public Relations Manager at Stockholm University and her passion is to promote science and make it known in society and for stake holders.   She tells the story of how she managed to get a lot of job offers after the PhD just by actually doing all those things that career advisors tells us to do. She hopes that all of you can benefit from listening to the podcast and that you will achieve great things in your life.

3 Mars 201714min

#016: Fatma Guettou Story

#016: Fatma Guettou Story

In episode 16 of PhD Career Stories, Fatma Guettou shares the story of her transition from academia to industry and gives us a few tips and tricks on how to successfully complete the journy. Fatma is a structural biologist with a PhD in X-ray crystallography from Karolinska Institutet. After completing her PhD, Fatma moved to Munich for a postdoc position in the field of cryo-electron microscopy. However, she soon made a career transition to the industry and is currently working as a crystallographer at Medivir. Fatma is involved in drug discovery projects where her main responsibility is to understand how proteins and drugs interact. The structural information generated by X-ray crystallography is very useful for the design of new and improved drug molecules. In this "tips & tricks"-themed episode Fatma will share 4 tips that she found useful throughout her career pathway.

17 Feb 201711min

#015: Tips&Tricks  Johanna Havemann: when writing about your research, mind your audience

#015: Tips&Tricks Johanna Havemann: when writing about your research, mind your audience

In episode 15 of PhD Career Stories, Jo Havemann returns for a "tips & tricks"-themed podcast on why it is crucial to be aware of your audience when writing about your research. Dr Johanna Havemann works as a trainer and consultant in Science Communication for Universities and research institutions in Europe and Africa (access2perspectives.com). Follow her tweets about #scicomm and other topics of interest at @johave. https://phdcareerstories.com/15-when-writing-about-your-research-mind-your-audience https://www.facebook.com/PhDCareerStories/ https://twitter.com/PhDCareerPod https://www.instagram.com/phdcareerstories/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/phd-career-stories

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#014: Tips&Tricks Tina Persson: how self-assessment will help your career transition

#014: Tips&Tricks Tina Persson: how self-assessment will help your career transition

In episode 14, the PhD Career Stories founder Tina Persson returns for another "tips & tricks"-themed episode. In this podcast, Tina shares her experiences on how to get started with self-assessments and why it is important to grow your understanding about who you are and what you want and expect from your professional life to land your dream job.

20 Jan 201713min

#013:  Johanna Havemann Story

#013: Johanna Havemann Story

Dr Johanna Havemann works as a Trainer and Consultant in Science Communication for Universities and research institutions in Europe and Africa (access2perspectives.com). She obtained her PhD in 2009 from the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany. Her working experience covers NGOs, Science startups and international institutions including UNEP. Follow her tweets about #scicomm and other topics of interest at @johave.

6 Jan 20176min

#012: Tips&Tricks Sarah Blackford: how to kick-start your career planning

#012: Tips&Tricks Sarah Blackford: how to kick-start your career planning

In PhD Career Stories episode 12, we welcome our special guest Sarah Blackford, Academic and Science Career Consultant and author of Career planning for research bioscientists. In her "tips & tricks"-themed episode, we learn more on how we can get started with career planning. Sarah Blackford is an academic career consultant with over 15 years' experience of delivering career support to PhD students and early career researchers. Qualified with a master's degree in career guidance in Higher Education, Sarah is a member of the Career Development Institute and a founding member of the network Careers Advisers supporting Researchers in Europe (CARE). She is the author of Career planning for research bioscientists and much of her advice and resources are available on her blog biosciencecareers.org.

23 Dec 20168min

#011: Tina Persson & Maria Sjögren: PhD Career Stories - looking back and looking ahead

#011: Tina Persson & Maria Sjögren: PhD Career Stories - looking back and looking ahead

In this episode, Tina Persson and Maria Sjögren look back at the first 10 episodes of the show and talk about some of the highlights during 2016 as well as what's in store for 2017.   We also announce our special guest for the last episode during 2016 to be published on December 23. Our Christmas gift to all of you listeners out there!   Please visit our site phdcareerstories.com to subscribe to our show, read the show notes, and get in touch!

9 Dec 201611min

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