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I finished my MS and needed a break from academia to rethink my interests. I got a job I love as a data analyst and helped my friend land a job, too. If you are wanting to get a job outside research, here are some amazing skills you have that make you so qualified for great jobs!
PROBLEM-SOLVING: You are constantly seeking gaps in knowledge and discovering ways to solve problems. When you run into problems, you don't give up, you work relentlessly to figure it out.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT: You developed novel research from start to finish. You learned how to make a plan, execute it, and present it.
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION: You can take a chunk of data and make a story come to life from it. You can visualize the data into meaningful ways that facilitate understanding of the data.
PUBLIC SPEAKING AND PRESENTATIONS: You can give presentations to a wide variety of audiences (i.e. small groups, local community, conferences, etc.) You know how to tell a meaningful story with data.
TEACHING: You can efficiently communicate with unfamiliar audiences clearly and concisely. You can give meaningful feedback to help others succeed.
TECHNICAL WRITING: You can clearly communicate via writing (i.e. emails, grants, reports, peer-reviewed articles, memos, etc.).
SERVICE AND OUTREACH: You can find where the community needs to be uplifted and understand how this makes an impact.
COLLABORATIONS: You can collaborate with people in different positions, career stages, and disciplines.
If anyone would like me to send my resume to them to see how I got my Biology CV into a Data Analyst 1-page resume, I am happy to send it. I also have a list of interview questions I got. I hope this can help someone out there or provide hope that there are cool jobs out there
Interview questions: https://tinyurl.com/yxejeuy2 Resume: https://tinyurl.com/yxh5pjug
