Your PhD Career Transition Story
Putting it All Together
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Identify your reasons for leaving academia.
- Describe the purpose of a PhD career transition story.
- Recognize the components of a PhD career transition story.
- Write a draft of your PhD career transition story.
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Use the Take Notes widget at the bottom right of the page to answer these questions and complete the exercises for this unit.
Questions to Consider
- What are push factors and pull factors?
- What is the purpose of a career transition story?
- What should you include in a PhD career transition story?
Exercises
- Identify your push and pull factors for leaving academia.
- Write a draft of your PhD career transition story, taking into consideration all of the strategies and tips discussed in the video.