How to Rise Above the Downturn?

The skills you gained through your PhD can help you thrive in a recession. We have all heard that the PhD job market was challenging even during the economic boom, so what about now, in the recession? Skills developed while earning a PhD can actually give doctoral degree holders an advantage during challenging economic times. Learn how to leverage your strengths as an academically-trained, highly-skilled worker in this practical session. You’ll learn what you have in your skill set as a PhD and what extra preparation you will need to thrive-and how to get that preparation.

The speakers featured:

David Waterman

David Waterman (PhD '18) is a dual-career scientist and entrepreneur, a PhD recipient from Brandeis and a SPROUT and I-CORPS alumnus. While in graduate school, David founded GreenLabs  ...