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badchad65 t1_irtswxt wrote
I thought getting a job in 46 applications was pretty good tbh. The tough part about applying for PhD level positions is that that minimum requirement is a PhD. So every applicant has one.
I finished mine about 15 years ago. It was just before pretty much everything went online so job sites weren't hugely popular. Nonetheless, I put my CV on monster.com hoping for job prospects. I think it was only about a day until I got an email with something like "join our team!" in the subject line. I enthusiastically opened the email, dreaming of how high the pay would be with my fancy new PhD.
It was an offer from McDonald's letting my know I could be a manager. Now, there's nothing wrong with McDonald's, I had just hoped for more with an advanced degree.
TheWorldEndsWithCake t1_irvhgpn wrote
When I was in grad school, LinkedIn recommended a similarly prestigious position to me and one of my colleagues:
Walmart greeter. For research engineers, both with experience. We roasted each other pretty thoroughly that day.
zipykido t1_iruk1bi wrote
As someone in the field currently, the hardest part is getting your foot in the door. Everybody has a PhD, and there's a bit of mindset retraining for industry.
ThePiemaster t1_iru0n8f wrote
Who is upvoting sankeys? They are not interesting, beautiful, original, useful...They are nothing.
the5horsemen t1_iruxv75 wrote
Yeah I hate it too. It’s a waste of space.
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Izawwlgood t1_iru38v2 wrote
This is approximately what my last job search looked like. I have a PhD and six years experience in my field. I had a couple bait and switches, a couple absolute lowball offers, and one offer that after no joke, 8 separate interviews, they offer me the position and tell me that they've reconsidered WFH and expect me to move within 3mo! They compromised to "delay start date by 9 months".
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Job hunting sucks.
the5horsemen t1_iruxue7 wrote
This sub is just sankeys of people’s job search or budget.
theimmortalgene OP t1_irtek49 wrote
made using https://sankeymatic.com/
"Raw data"
TOTAL [30] Heard back
TOTAL [16] No Response
Heard back [26] Rejected
Heard back [4] 1st Interview
1st Interview [1] Rejected
1st Interview [3] Multiple Interviews
Multiple Interviews [1] Rejected
Multiple Interviews [1] Taking too long to decide
Multiple Interviews [1] ACCEPTED OFFER
Playful_Scallion_853 t1_irtjl82 wrote
What was your phd in?
theimmortalgene OP t1_irtlbnw wrote
Cell and Molecular Biology
My Thesis Research was in a Rare Cancer (Salivary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma). But I also published papers in a variety of subjects/topics.
You can find the entire list of my publications at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/collections/61619390/?sort=pubdate
olivaaaaaaa t1_iruge5v wrote
Damn ur a goat
MortimerAdler t1_irv1swo wrote
Congratulations, CAR-T is fantastic to work in. I was working in it before switching to policy. Whatever motivates you, it’s hard to be unmotivated by the success CAR-T has had in myeloma
Series_G t1_irtsqmi wrote
Congrats! CAR-T is a great space to be in. Surprised it took that many applications.
looj87 t1_irvfn7r wrote
This is great. I mentor a 4th year university student every year and always encourage them to apply for every single grad job they see as it's never enough. Having more offers only gives you choice. But as you've proven, lots of applications lead to very few actual interviews let alone offers. I'm going to share this with them.
It also shows, if you're unemployed, applying for 1 or 2 jobs a day just isn't going to cut it. Treat job searching like a full time job.
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nick1812216 t1_iru3ct5 wrote
How long were you searching?
wiffleballbatlube t1_irw6sey wrote
this is the second data view of the interview process. What program are you using?
Life-Pangolin-5255 t1_iruhsgz wrote
What type of graph/chart is this? I'm about to start my job search and want to make one. Thanks!
Cute_Agent7657 t1_irv0dwt wrote
Idk why Companies don't hire students who have masters and PhD in their field
PraetorG t1_iryewg4 wrote
Their payroll ends up being a larger expense. Smarter to pay less if you don’t need a PhD to do the task.
skedeebs t1_irtof33 wrote
Congratulations. Having achieved a PhD in what seems a very specialized field, I am disheartened that it took 46 applications to get there, but the result will make that inconvenience just disappear from memory. I hope you get to take part in something ground-breaking at least once in your career, and make things better for everybody.