PostPhDirections

Is Technical Sales the Best-Kept Secret for PhDs? With Dr. Alexei Kazarine

Have you ever assumed the only careers open to a PhD are staying in academia or doing more R&D in industry? In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Alexei K

Why recruiters can't see a PhD's skills on a resume/CV with Alona Bärtschi

Your CV shows more training than almost anyone else in the pile. So why is nothing coming back? In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Alona Bärtschi, who

Why Aiming Too Low Is Costing You the Job and the Salary with Dr. Crystal Kitanovski

Are you applying to junior roles because you think you need to prove yourself before you can aim higher? In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Crystal "CC

Your Resume Is Hiding Your Best Skills (Here's How to Find Them)with Angela Priest

Does your resume make your work sound smaller than it actually was? In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Angela Priest, co-founder and COO of Alma.me. An

What Does Industry Actually Feel Like? — 4 PhDs Who Made The Move Share

✨ SPECIAL EDITION FROM THE ALMA.ME CAREERS WEEK 2026 ✨ What does industry actually feel like once you get there? In this special panel episode recorded live at the Alma.

Why PhDs aim too low in their job search and how to fix It, with Emily Richard, PhD

Are you applying to junior roles because you think you need to prove yourself before you can aim higher? In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Emily Richa

What does the 2026 job market actually look like for PhDs — and what do you need to do differently to stand out, with Angla Priest

In this episode of PostPhDirections, I'm joined by my co-founder Angela Priest, who brings over 20 years of hiring experience across startups and big cooperates. We get i

How to use coffee chats to land your industry job after a PhD (Step-by-Step for PhDs)

What if I told you one of the most powerful tools for landing your first industry job is completely free, takes 30 minutes, and most PhDs aren't using it? I'm talking ab

Does my first industry job after my PhD have to be perfect?

Does your first job after your PhD have to be perfect? Spoiler: No. If you're finishing your PhD and stressing about finding the "perfect" industry job, this episode is

Is my PhD work experience by Elena Hoffer

Is your PhD work experience when applying for industry jobs? This is one of the most common questions PhDs ask when transitioning out of academia.In this video, I explain

Choosing stability over prestige with Dr. Sophia Parks

In this episode of PostPhDirections, Sophia Parks shares her journey from a decade in academia - spanning a PhD and two postdocs, including at Stanford - to a remote indu

Breaking Into Pharma after your PhD - what hiring managers are really looking for with Ben Weber, PhD

Looking to break into Pharma after your PhD? Learn first-hand from someone who has hired across the US and multiple European countries how to ace the transition from aca

Breaking into Pharma after your PhD - what hiring managers are looking for with Ben Weber

Looking to break into Pharma after your PhD? Learn first-hand from someone who has hired across the US and multiple European countries how to ace the transition from ac

From PhD in Public Health to Data Scientist: This is how Dr. Kertu Tenso carved her own path out

When I came across one of Kertu Tenso’s posts on Instagram, I knew I had to talk to her. She’s a data scientist today—but what makes her story so powerful is how early sh

From Lab to Scientific Marketing: Finding an Unexpected Career Path After the PhD with Amy Turner

In this episode of PostPhDirections, I sit down with Amy Turner, who shares her story of moving from academia into a dynamic role in scientific marketing at Proteintech.

Why Companies Need Humanities PhDs with Dr. Larry McGrath

In this episode of PostPhDirections, I speak with Dr. Larry McGrath, a historian and anthropologist who made the leap from academia to tech—now working as a senior resear

How to Market Yourself in Today's Job Market with Stacey Cohen

In this episode of PostPhDirections, Angela Priest, COO of Alma.me, sits down with Stacey Cohen—marketing strategist, founder of Co-Communications, and author of Brand Up

Built in the Dark: How a PhD Side Project Became a Global Biotech Company with Dr. Philipp Baaske

In this episode, I talk with Philipp Baaske, a physicist and the co-founder of NanoTemper Technologies. What started as a failed PhD project in a dark LMU lab turned into

What Really Matters When Breaking Into Amazon After a PhD – with Dr. Irena Palamani Xhuxhi

In this episode of PostPhDirections, we talk with IrenaPalamani Xhuxhi, an AI Tech Lead at Amazon, about her inspiring journey from academia to the tech industry. Irena s

How Authenticity landed Jorge a Job in Industry with Dr. Jorge Quintana

In this episode of PostPhDirections, I talk with Jorge Quintana, a macroeconomist who made what he calls a “transition squared” — moving from academia to industry and fro