Gry Wester
Associate Management Consultant at VMLY&R HEALTHAs an academic and lifelong learner, I think you have the research and development skills to quickly learn about a new subject matter.
Katrina Tavoulari
8 posts
Naomi Tyrrell
Founder & Director at Research Your Way LtdNever underestimate your PhD or your academic skills. You don’t have to retrain. You don’t have to start again. Find the organisations who value what you already have and can do.
Natalie Morse
Senior Data Scientist at Torqata Data and AnalyticsI learned to try and be OK with failure. Again, something that not many people have in industry as it is easier to ‘do what they tell you’ than to think critically.
Georgios Zacharis
Science Consultant at Astronomical Observatory of Rome, ItalyThere is always the anxiety of doing something new and the fact that you sail in unknown waters. But, on the other hand, this is what you always do when you are in basic research, so there is not much difference at the end of the day.
Iván Farías Pelcastre
Advanced Manager, Knowledge Management at EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS)Do it! PhDs acquire many incredibly valuable skills which are still very rare in society. (…) Do not be deterred! Your skills are rare and valuable, and your insights will be appreciated. The grass is indeed greener on the other side…
Konstantina Tavoulari
Director of Design at Desquared S.ADon’t hesitate for this transition, if you really want. You do know about how to work hard and you do have all the necessary skills to do this.
Louise Rebecca Chapman
CEO of Lex Academic at Lex AcademicI am grateful that I get to wake up every day as my own boss, able to help researchers who do want to achieve academic career success go as far as they want to.
Gianluca Bortoletto
Data Analyst at NTT DataMy academic background allows me to understand the main issues related to the job and the research project, and how to offer potential solutions to that.