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I have a PhD and have been talking to different employers and they don't know what to do with me. Sure I can code, sure I can sysadmin, sure I can solve problem
by ivan_ah 13y ago
I have a PhD and have been talking to different employers and they don't know what to do with me. Sure I can code, sure I can sysadmin, sure I can solve problems, and convert cutting edge research into practical applications, but what exactly am-I good for? The chameleon analogy is very good...
So I say, f*ck it, and keep doing what I know how to do best: teach, write and build tools for teaching and writing.
To all chemistry and biology PhDs out there, please get in touch with me if you want to write a short textbook to introduce UGRADs to your field. Together, we can partner and take over the textbook industry.
- msutherl 13y agoThere are jobs for chameleons. It's just that there are fewer of them and companies don't tend to understand that they need them, so they don't explicitly hire for them. Companies hire people to make a specific problem go away. If you're not a "make a specific problem go away" guy, then you need to find another way in. I'm a fan of, rather than responding to job calls, identifying what companies you want to work for, deciding what you want to do for them, then going and meeting the people that can put you in the position to do those things. If you can't meet them directly, find people that can introduce you. Make a plan and give it about one year (these things take time).
- ivan_ah 13y agoThx for the advice, especially the comment about the time-scale of the process. I'm going to start looking into some of the R&D labs out there.