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A hopecore professionalization podcast for graduate students and postdocs curious about how to transition their academic skills into other jobs. Three times a month we share why the skills you've learned in grad school make you a great candidate for your dream job. We cover the non-academic job search and unlearning bad habits using real examples from grad students and academic professionals just like you who have found their dream job. The website for the show is not quite finished yet but feel free to leave questions or topics for other episodes in the comments!
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10 Transferable Skills and How to Use Them in Your Non-Academic Job Search
Continuing from last week, we tackle another section of transferable skills from Dr. Kelsky's, "The Professor Is In" job guide giving examples of how you might phrase them on your resume, put them in…
100 Skills That Translate Out of the Academy: Part 1
In this week's episode, we go through the list of over 100 transferable skills in Karen Kelsky's "The Professor Is In."While Dr. Kelsky's list of skills is a great place to start, in this episode we…
Why the "Why"--Where People Often Get Stuck in Translating Their Skills
As promised a few weeks ago, today's episode digs into the third, and trickiest, question in my 3-part formula for identifying the skills that you cultivated during grad school.In honor of a new…
Cover Letter Makeover: From Higher Ed to Nonprofit Manager
In this episode, I share a recent client's cover letter before and after edits. This client has worked in Higher Ed for almost a decade. While they are an excellent writer their cover letter was full…
So, you want to go to grad school!
Today's episode is dedicated to those starting, or returning to, graduate programs in the fall term.In this episode, we elaborate on one of the core beliefs of this podcast: that engaging with grad…
Unlearning the 4 Academic Skill Sets
4 big buckets contain all academic contributions.3 important questions can help you identify what skills you're developing while pursuing your academic goals2 find your1 dream job!
"Non-Academic" Jobs
In this episdoe I go over why I use the phrase "non-academic" when talking about jobs for graduate students and postdocs.Lately, there has been a trend to move away from the phrase "non-academic"…
Ideation, Implementation, and Other Skills
Hello, All! After a brief hiatus, it is good to be back!In today's episode I want to share with you an encounter I recently had with a friend discussing what skills she wants to use as she looks for…
An Example of How to Break It Down
In this episode, I chat with my partner's aunt who was gracious enough to let me help her with her resume when she was updating it to apply for an adjunct position at her alma mater.In this episode,…
Finding a Job: Unlearning Academic Bad Habits, How to Look, and Where.
In today's episode, we discuss unlearning academic norms about job seeking and one deceptively powerful trick for narrowing down the field of possibility to eliminate overwhelm at the start of your…
Teaching: What does that word mean?
A friend recently told me they were having trouble finding a job outside the academy because "Nobody counts teaching as experience."In this episode we take a look at what "Teaching Assistant" can…
Don't do this!
In this episode I go over the #1 thing I see grad students, postdocs, and other academics do to sabotage themselves when looking for non-academic jobs.If you listen to one episode then let it be this…
Job Documents and Their Differences in Under 7 Minutes
In last week's episode with our Special Mystery Guest, we referenced several different types of job documents. In today's mini-sode, we discuss the differences between them and situations you in…
Fabulous Mystery Guest Episode
In our first guest episode, I chat with a friend and former client on what was most surprising about transitioning an academic résumé to an industry résumé. Listen along to find out what some of the…
S1E2 Grad Student: What does that word mean?
In today's mini-sode we dive into what "graduate student" means, or doesn't, to people both inside and outside the academy and how understanding the difference will make you a better job candidate.
What are we doing here?
Welcome to the first episode of What If Grad School Was Useful, Actually? A hopecore podcast on professionalization where we believe that your time in grad school taught you everything you need to…
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What If Grad School Was Useful, Actually? has published 16 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Business, Careers.
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