> I'm also not sure why you would expect a supervisor to be able to give good career advice when some of them have only ever experienced academia themselves.

> I'm also not sure why you would expect a supervisor to be able to give good career advice when some of them have only ever experienced academia themselves. Nonetheless, a good supervisor should understand and take into account what the student is ultimately trying to obtain out of the PhD. If the student is aimed toward academia, then producing influential papers is priority. If the student is aimed toward industry, then the advisor can guide the student towards a less theoretical problem and encourage the student to produce results that showcase their ability to tackle and solve a problem that is both research-level and practical for industry. Of course a poor advisor can disregard the students goals and use the student for whatever purpose that advances the advisor's standing in the field.