Answers for your anonymously asked questions, alt-ac career advice edition
In this post: I talk about career transitions from academia to beyond and having to realign your identity, values, and process.
Read MoreI can't get no (intellectual) satisfaction
In this post: I write about the satisfaction beyond academia, and how to continue to embody the principles ad methods you honed in academia in the real world.
Read MoreOn Leaving Academia and Failing (over and over)
In this post: I get real about the jobs I tried to get in my transition to alt-ac and Post-PhD. Let's talk about the jobs I tried to get, how little I was paid, ad what I learned from that experience.
Read MoreNot "either/or" but "and & and": On Being a Scholar and Hustling
In this week's post, Jillian and I's interview turns to talk about applying for jobs post-academia, the struggles of being a PhD in the business space, as well as the invaluable insights a mind trained by a PhD rigor offers.
I love this post because Jillian makes no apologies for her desire to make a comfortable living (and, gasp, even a 401k!) despite her hatred of capitalism. Yeah, they're conflicting objectives, but life itself cannot be reduced to simplistic binaries of either/or. Similarly, the life Jillian has constructed for herself appears to be an "and, and" situation, where she pursues social issues that matter to her-- such as her forthcoming book about adjuncting and her social engagement class that she teaches, alongside a burgeoning career as a consultant in market research.
Academic Fugitives: An Interview with Dr. Jillian Powers
In this post: Dr. Jillian Powers provides us with invaluable insights a mind trained by a Ph.D. rigor offers.
Read MoreWTF to do with a Ph.D. beyond Academia
In this post: Job opportunities for Ph.D. students from someone who has obsessively researched her own options after leaving academia.
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