Build the bridge to your future of work
Prof. Dr. Eleonore Soei-Winkels, Founder, CEO, Creator and Mom
@PostdocTransformation on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest & Podcasts ?? I coach scientists to leap into business & small business owners to create marketing & sales content - according to their vision of life
Welcome back PostdocTransformer,
No idea, how to leap into business? Listen to this PostdocTransformation show episode to build your bridge now, so you can leave academia for your future of work in industries.
Learn to develop a value proposition statement, embracing mentorship, creating a portfolio, crafting transition plans, attending industry events, learning project management, tailoring resumes, to exploring side projects.
Prof. Dr. Eleonore Soei-Winkels emphasizes the importance of overcoming imposter syndrome, personal branding, working with recruiters, leveraging social media, staying updated on industry trends, and understanding business models.
You are invited to our new internship opportunity in podcasting to help you gain practical experience and industry connections. If this resonates with you, listen to this episode now!
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Apart from this emotionally important topic, I am excited to have co-ideated this episode together with my bachelor students in real life. They are currently practicing to consult companies based on what my fellow faculty and I have taught them - and long story short - I scraped my planned episode list and created a dovetailed mini-series towards our PostdocTransformation show season 5 finale!
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While I love interviewing inspiring people (and have many interviews unpublished for various reasons) - my retention stats demand more solo episodes and I am building my own bridge into my next chapter of my PostdocTransformation - according to my vision of life.
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We just reached 8,5 k with our previous 59 episodes, half of them are interviews with leaders in science and mostly business, and we want to thank you for listening. I am building my own legacy as a professor by bringing diverse role models to your table, so you can be inspired as you deserve.
Please feel invited to suggest your role models with or without a doctor title who can inspire the underrepresented, underprivileged and underserved scientists leaping into business and my bachelor and master students in real life.
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Excerpts of this episode:
[00:13:39] So number three, building a portfolio to showcase your transferable skills. you already started defining your value and building connections. Now we need to talk about showcasing your work through a portfolio because the greatest work that you can put out. Is. Meaningless and useless if no one knows about that.
[00:14:05] Your portfolio is your tool to demonstrate your impact and practical results, right? It's not just a collection of your publications. It's not a collection of your posters. I wouldn't understand what's in it for me looking at your poster, looking at your publication
[00:14:24] if I were a business recruiter, but your portfolio, tells the story around that.
[00:14:31] an effective portfolio. You could select three significant projects or publications that best represent your skills and contributions. So not a long list of 41 publications. No one is interested about. I may be even scattered around a couple of topics, but I want you to select which one of these other three most significant projects that best represent your skills and contributions for the specific industry that you want to leap in.
[00:15:03] For instance, if you are a chemist who has published on novel catalysts. include a layman's summary of that work and focus on the, so in it for industry?
[00:15:16] How can industries use that? How does a research help solve a problem and present a new possibility of opportunities?
[00:15:25] That is essentially science communication. I want to highlight again our recent interview with PhDSciCom from your research to your science communication with Dr. Frederike Zeibig and Maike Stelter as linked in the show notes.
[00:15:39] and you and I want you to, to check them out on LinkedIn and also Instagram.
[00:15:44] here's your actionable prompt, choose three projects that showcase your best work and practice. Summarizing them with a focus on industry relevance. For instance, highlight. Any outcomes, real world applications or efficiencies your work contributed. And portfolio could be a platform like GitHub, ResearchGate, or even a personal website.
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[00:51:49] Eleonore: Now onwards to brick number 17. Getting familiar with business models, theories, and concepts. Okay. I want you to not only learn the business language. It's not just using the right vocabulary, but also to understand the core business concepts. So I want you to not worry about enrolling into an MBA program.
[00:52:15] You don't have to do that, but instead. There are some typical key areas with, most relevant in industry settings, like finance, marketing, and operations. So each of these fields has its own language. And as a scientist, I know that you can learn a lot. So connect the dots between your research skills and the practical demands functions or in these fields of business. bet that you also have this bug of learning. So this is something exciting. Maybe even there are so many accessible resources today, and I want you to start by exploring.
[00:52:54] A low cost online courses through platforms like Coursera, LinkedIn learning, or even YouTube and Google learn about. So maybe if that is available in your country, you can use Google. Learn about. And you can also try out Um, podcast, for example. So this is also an easy way to understand how people in business use the language to explain things to others.
[00:53:19] If you understand it, they made it simple for you. to podcasts in marketing, in science, finance and operations or in general innovations in businesses, startup culture, management or technology consulting, maybe even. by familiarizing yourself with business models, theories, and concepts, this gain insights that make it easier for you to engage in. Small talk. In industry conversations and to see how your skills fit. It's easier and less cost-effective to just listen to that.
[00:53:54] That's just your own time, instead of doing an internship or shadowing or, you know, starting in that industry to be finding out that you don't like it.
[00:54:05] Let's say you are a biologist and maybe you are used to planning, running and analyzing experience with living specimens. And that experience, actually aligns well with with operations management. So in business. It's all about optimizing processes to get results.
[00:54:26] And the same you have probably had to do. You had to create a proof of concept you had to debug and everything. So. It's actually easy to see some similarities. If you look closely. Another example would be, if you have found a research budget or a secured funding. You have already some grounding and finance, you just have to learn the language to budget that forecast. Maybe it's different. But it's essentially the same.
[00:54:58] And here's a prompt for you to get started, spend 15 minutes to research, basic business terms like return on investment P and L profit and loss.
[00:55:09] Or a market segmentation, Tam total addressable market.
[00:55:14] And see how your scientific background already touches on some of these business concepts and over and over time, this will make your own business conversations feel more natural. And also easier. And you'll see the broader context where your research skills can maybe help solve problems. In your industry.
[00:55:36] And dah, dah, dah, this is brick 18, and closing this season and starting a new podcast CreatingReorganized. You can build your bridges with us. Our PostdocTransformation Show. For scientists leaping into business is not just for us, it's for you.
[00:55:55] And now as promised, let me introduce you to a unique opportunity, our very own PostdocTransformation Show podcasting business internship.
[00:56:06] If you're looking to gain practical podcasting experience, or even if you just want to make meaningful industry connections that help you bridge into your new future. This will be the perfect bridge for you. Then I want you to. Apply for this internship.
[00:56:25] You will interview five thought leaders in the industries of your choice. Using my ready to ask question set. And you will be the co-host of your interviews. So you will connect directly with the experts that you choose while developing your own interview and production skills? And in return my team and I will teach you how to produce episodes and social media content using our professional tools.
[00:56:53] So way you want to walk away with real world experience and meaningful industry connections. So here's your prompt. If this opportunity sounds like your bridge to the future. I want you to apply with your name and email, and we will send you more information on setting up your podcasting business internship.
[00:57:14] Let's work together so that you can build your bridge to your future of work. Because I want to teach you how to catch the fish and not just to be handing you the fish. We've done that 60 episodes. it's time to level up. So Want you to be in the driver's seat.
[00:57:34] Here are the keys.
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