Ph.Ds & Postdocs

Your Ph.D. experience has equipped you not only with specialized expertise in your discipline, but also with a strong transferable skill-set that may be applied to a range of careers. Take advantage of OCS resources to explore career options, develop professional skills and experiences and conduct a rewarding job search.

How to Write a Compelling Marketing Resume (Hint: Get Ready to Sell Yourself)

Marketing is a large, exciting field that’s growing and evolving. Whether you’re a digital marketer, brand manager, copywriter, analyst, or in any other marketing career, you’re constantly part of new and emerging trends, and you get to think outside the …

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Professional Resumes for PhDs

If you are considering a non-faculty position outside the academy, you will need to prepare a professional resume. Unlike your CV, which paints a portrait of your academic history and accomplishments, a resume is a marketing tool that selectively emphasizes …

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Alumni Spotlights

Ben Akhuetie-Oni (Ph.D. ’19, MCDB)

PhD, STEM
  • Director of Business Assessment, Oncology Pfizer
Meet Ben

Boris Albers (PhD ’08, Engineering & Applied Science)

PhD, STEM
  • Consultant Russell Reynolds Associates
Meet Boris

Alissa Ardito Ashcroft (PhD ’04, Political Science)

PhD, Social Sciences
  • Assistant General Counsel Congressional Budget Office
Meet Alissa

Ellen Babby (PhD ’80, French Literature)

Humanities, PhD
  • Independent Consultant Nonprofit Management
Meet Ellen

Ariel Bardi (PhD ’15, Comparative Literature)

Humanities, PhD
  • Freelance Journlist
Meet Ariel

Anne Bauer (PhD ’08, Physics)

PhD, STEM
  • Lead Data Scientist The New York Times
Meet Anne

Arjel Bautista (PhD ’10 Chemistry)

PhD, STEM
  • Senior Director, ESG Performance and Reporting Bristol Myers Squibb
Meet Arjel

Lauren Bierbaum (PhD ’08, American Studies)

Humanities, PhD
  • Senior Research Analyst CREDO, Stanford University
Meet Lauren

Peter Blodgett (PhD ’07, History)

Humanities, PhD
  • H. Russell Smith Foundation Curator of Western American History Huntington Library
Meet Peter

Nancy Brune (PhD ’06, Political Science)

PhD
  • Executive Director Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities
Meet Nancy

Erin Burke (PhD ’17, Biological Anthropology)

PhD
  • Researcher Modern Fertility
Meet Erin

Meisha Bynoe (PhD ’10, Microbiology)

PhD, STEM
  • Director of Customer Services & Business Operations Philips Healthcare Canada
Meet Meisha
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Vault Career Guides

This is just a sampling of the many career and industry guides available through Vault/Firsthand, a resource free to Yale students and postdocs.

 

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