Grad Student Advice Series | The Grad Student Way

Let The Truth Be Told: Get The Right PhD Advice When You Need It

May 13, 2013 by Ryan Raver Leave a Comment

Moral of The Story: Practice What You Preach Many online blogs/sites serve as a guide or resource, or to help provide advice and insights. But, at the end of the day, you still have to create opportunities on your own as PhD student. You just have to know where to get the best information and […]

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Top 5 Thesis Writing Strategies To Keep You Going

May 6, 2013 by Dora Farkas 1 Comment

Evolution of Your Thesis: The Last Fifteen Minutes I went to middle school and high school in New York City and one of my favorite places to visit was (and still is) the Museum of Natural History (by the way the movie, “Night at the Museum” does not do its magnificent exhibits any justice). A […]

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Awesome Grad Student Advice for New and Current PhD Students

April 21, 2013 by juilletmercredi 1 Comment

Advice From Someone Who Has Learned The Ropes This guest post contains unique PhD student advice and is tailored to someone who is just starting out graduate school. For example, what are some real life advice and experience that will truly help a 1st or 2nd year (or later) PhD student? So, here are the […]

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Grad Student Advice Series: Approaching Your Advisor About Alternative PhD Careers

April 13, 2013 by Ryan Raver 6 Comments

Doctoral students in many disciplines realize the odds are against them. But students are often afraid to approach their advisers about other nonfaculty career choices, for fear of disapproval. And the professors themselves may not know how to advise students about any other careers than the research life, although given the dismal job-market statistics in […]

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Ultimate PhD Networking Guide: How To Create Opportunities Out Of Thin Air (Part 3)

April 1, 2013 by Ryan Raver 8 Comments

Step 4: Start Asking The Right Questions I would recommend doing at least 10 informational interviews until you feel comfortable (and feel good about the questions and the feedback you’re getting). Your goal is to become an expert informational interviewer. You will know the “right” and intelligent questions to ask. The deep ones. On average, […]

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Ultimate PhD Networking Guide: How To Create Opportunities Out Of Thin Air (Part 2)

March 28, 2013 by Ryan Raver 9 Comments

Part 1: Grad Student Advice Series: How To Network and Add Value To Yourself and Others I stared at the computer screen. I knew no one outside of academia. I thought about setting up a LinkedIn Profile but didn’t see the point. A feeling of hopelessness set in. I heard about the importance of networking […]

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Grad Student Advice Series: 10 Ways To Be A Successful PhD Student

March 20, 2013 by Anna Pitts 2 Comments

From Start To Finish Your PhD is going to be the focus of your professional and personal life for at least four years, so it is important that it will be time well spent. Here are some tips and points to consider to make sure you are a successful PhD student from The Graduate Recruitment […]

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Why Relationships Matter In Grad School: 5 Ways To Maintain

March 14, 2013 by Dora Farkas Leave a Comment

Story Context First of all, I would like to thank Ryan for the opportunity to contribute to his site. As a former student, I know how important it is for graduate students to have a community for emotional support and to stay on top of valuable resources (as this article will touch on). After I finished my […]

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Life After Grad School: What Matters and What Doesn’t

March 4, 2013 by dougkalish 6 Comments

Pure research is a wonderful thing; the ivory-tower isolation, the focus, and the unhurried pace may be the only way that some problems can be attacked. In taking a job, you’ll trade that life for a steady paycheck and a universe of opportunities to work with other people on fantastic projects. Putting it in Perspective […]

Filed Under: Career Development, Grad Student Advice Series, Guest Posts, Post-Doctoral Related, Transition From Academia Into Industry