The inspiration for this post comes from a question raised at one of our workshops on professional development for PhD researchers. In a discussion about careers, a PhD researcher asked “Should I tell potential employers that I have a PhD?”
The question was motivated by the
impression that some employers considered PhD researchers to be too academic
and too specialised to work in industry. Here, I focus on why PhD researchers
have a powerful contribution to make to industry careers. Yes, PhD researchers
have very specialised skills, but they also have a broad range of abilities
that are highly prized by industry, as well as academia and other non-academic
research careers.
Here’s a list of the skills that I
discuss here:
