Allison Harbin, PhD

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I can't get no (intellectual) satisfaction

February 10, 2021 by Allison Harbin in How to Leave Academia

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.

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February 10, 2021 /Allison Harbin
leaving academia, what do with a humanities phd, alt-ac, career brainstorm, entrepreneurship, freelance writing, consulting, post-phd, developmental editing
How to Leave Academia
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On Leaving Academia and Failing (over and over)

January 27, 2021 by Allison Harbin in How to Leave Academia

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.

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January 27, 2021 /Allison Harbin
alt-ac, leaving academia, what do with a humanities phd, career brainstorm, entrepreneurship, freelance writing, consulting, post-phd, developmental editing
How to Leave Academia
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When PhDs tackle the Business World

September 12, 2018 by Allison Harbin in How to Leave Academia

In this post: I talk about my dissociation from the legal drama I was put through, and what it teaches me when it rears its ugly head.

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September 12, 2018 /Allison Harbin
leaving academia, recovering academic, careers for phds, what to do with a humanities phd, case studies, white papers, research report, data analysis, qualitative research, research equity analyst, freelance editing, developmental editing, writing coach
How to Leave Academia

It Gets Better: Ph.D. to Freelance Writer

August 08, 2018 by Allison Harbin in How to Leave Academia

In this post: I talk about the gradual growth of my editing and writing client base and the happiness I've found in learning the ropes of business writing, web copy, and content writing.

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leaving academia, recovering academic, careers for phds, what to do with a humanities phd, decolonize your mind, freelance editing, developmental editing, writing coach
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WTF to do with a Ph.D. beyond Academia

July 26, 2017 by Allison Harbin in How to Leave 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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July 26, 2017 /Allison Harbin
leaving academia, what do with a humanities phd, alt-ac, career brainstorm, entrepreneurship, freelance writing, consulting, post-phd, developmental editing
How to Leave Academia
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