CALLING ALL POSTDOCS & SENIOR PHD STUDENTS WHO [KIND OF] NEED A JOB

JOIN THE FREE 3 DAY

Stressed Postdoc to Independent Scientist Challenge

🗓️ MON 5 DEC - WED 7 DEC

TAKE YOUR JOB HUNT FROM BLACK HOLE TO SHINING STAR IN 3 DAYS!

    THIS CHALLENGE IS ESPECIALLY FOR YOU IF [KIND OF] IS NOT AS ACCURATE AS [REALLY]

    You have questions about your job hunt — and I have quantitative answers

    (YES, I MEAN BASED ON ACTUAL DATA)

      AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE — I ASKED N>50 SCIENTISTS LIKE YOU WHERE YOU’RE STUCK IN YOUR JOB SEARCH & THEN

      I created this program to help you get unstuck

      • Worried you won’t find an academic position, but don’t actually know what the other job options are in your field?

      • Hate networking & haven’t started?

      • Don’t have clear & confident answers to ambiguous interview questions about your personality instead of your science?

      NO PROBLEM — WE CAN FIX THAT

      Let's take your job hunt from black hole to shining star in 3 days

      BECAUSE YOUR SCIENCE DOESN’T SPEAK FOR ITSELF (ALTHOUGH I’M SURE IT WOULD…IF ONLY IT HAD A TONGUE)

        COMPLETE THE FIRST & ONLY FREE SCIENTIFIC JOB HUNT CHALLENGE AND YOU’LL

        walk away with 3 skills in 3 days

        YES, EVEN IF YOUR JOB SEARCH IS [KIND OF] A DUMPSTER FIRE

        1 / SEARCH

        Review the scientific job market

        You’ll have a complete list of ALL the jobs available to you after your postdoc or PhD, and choose 3 that are right for you.

        2 / NETWORK

        Build your professional network

        You’ll know what networking ACTUALLY is, the data behind why you need it & how to use it to get your dream job.

        3 / INTERVIEW

        Answer non-scientific questions

        You’ll write evidence-based answers to hard interview questions & practice in the moment until you get it right every time.

        [ADJUSTS GLASSES & PULLS OUT RED PEN TUCKED BEHIND EAR]

        Let's put your job search problems under my home-built microscope

        AND SOLVE THEM TOGETHER IN 3 DAYS

          SOUND LIKE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? THAT’S WHY IT’S A CHALLENGE!

          Here's exactly how we're gonna do it

          STEP-BY-STEP & DAY-BY-DAY

          DAY 1 \ MON 5 DEC

          Analyzing the scientific job market

          We’ll start the challenge by tackling your BIGGEST question first: “what will I do if I don’t get a faculty position?” That’s a fair point, because this is no average job hunt — and scientists have problems that “normal” people just don’t have. I’m going to cover ALL the possible answers to that question & you’ll walk away from Day 1 with your top 3 choices.

          DAY 2 \ TUES 6 DEC

          Building your own professional network

          Next we’ll drag the skeleton out of your job-hunt closet: “I don’t have a network.“ Yeah that’s a problem (and no, you’re not sick that day). But Day 2’s our lucky day — because that’s my area of expertise AND my favorite topic! We’ll define EXACTLY what networking is & discuss the data behind WHY you need it. You’ll walk away from Day 2 with a concrete, quantitative plan to create your own robust professional network.

          DAY 3 \ WED 7 DEC

          Answering non-scientific interview questions

          We’ll wrap up the challenge by tackling their BIGGEST question last: “why should I hire you instead of someone else?” That’s a tough one & we’re going to write down your precise & articulate answer. Then we’ll practice until you can deliver it in <75s & you’ll walk away from Day 3 with your convincing answer.

          WE BOTH KNOW THIS IS NO EASY FEAT & THAT’S WHY

          the winner gets a prize!

          A GOOD ONE — SO NOT THE STANDARD SBUCKS GIFT CARD YOU GET FOR BEST POSTER AT BPS

          ATTEND THE TALKS (<30 MIN/DAY) & SUMBIT YOUR HOMEWORK (<10 MIN/DAY) IN 24 HRS & YOU’LL BE ENTERED TO WIN

          The Scientist's Complete Networking Toolkit

          DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR SCIENTIFIC JOB SEARCH (€914 VALUE!)

          LINKEDIN SUBSCRIPTION \ €120 VALUE

          LinkedIn Premium

          3 MONTH SUBSCRIPTION
          LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool, inside & outside academia — but LinkedIn Premium is EVEN BETTER! This 3 month subscription service will make it simpler & easier to build the robust professional network you need for a successful scientific job search. After seeing those numbers go up on LinkedIn, you won’t be pressing that “but I don’t have a network so I can’t get a job” panic button again.

          MICRO-COURSE \ €597 VALUE

          The Scientist's LinkedIn Lab

          FOR PHD STUDENTS & POSTDOCS
          LinkedIn is a great way to build your network, but it’s hard to measure what works & what doesn’t on social media. But I’m an experimental physicist so I have a PhD in measuring things — and I’ve analyzed the data for you! This micro-course covers which features actually apply to you at every stage in your career & includes a step-by-step guide on how to use each feature to optimize your scientific job search.

          PROFILE TEMPLATE \ €197 VALUE

          LinkedIn Profile Template

          FOR POSTDOCS OR PHD STUDENTS
          I know from (guilty) experience that buying a subscription and/or taking a course only gets results if you do the work. I’m making that as easy as possible with these custom LinkedIn profile templates for postdocs OR senior PhD students. I don’t just pull my templates out of thin air. I’ve tried, tested & revised every template with my 1:1 clients across 5 disciplines in 7 career stages, then analyzed the data to derive formulas that work — so you can just fill in the variables with your values & we’re off to the races!

          NETWORKING TOOLKIT \ €914 VALUE

          Plus special surprises & bonuses!

          OFFERED DURING THE 3-DAY CHALLENGE
          I’m not gonna let the cat out of the bag (or “the monkey out of the sleeve” in Dutch), but I have special surprise bonuses in store for you over these 3 special days — specifically designed to make your scientific job search easier, less stressful & more effective!

          MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR 5-7 DEC &

          Let's pour HCl on the obstacles between you & your dream job

            THIS CHALLENGE IS FOR YOU IF

            • You’re postdoc or senior PhD student thinking about starting your scientific job hunt

            • You’re considering leaving academia & you don’t know what all your options are

              You’ve started your search for a tenure-track faculty position but you’re not getting invited to interviews

            • You’re a nervous wreck at interviews & stumble over inarticulate answers to non-scientific questions about leadership & diversity

            • You’re giving great interviews but not getting great offers

              THIS CHALLENGE IS NOT FOR YOU IF

              • You’re NOT a research scientist

              • You’ll get your PhD in >3 years (+/- never)

              • You’re a postdoc in a soft-money position for >10 years (+/- forever)

              • You’re happy with your successful scientific career that fits your life perfectly

              • Your job search is exactly on track & you have the quantitative results to prove it

              • You don’t want a tenure-track faculty position or a job outside academia that requires a PhD & scientific independence

              • You sign up for free events but then work gets in the way & you don’t attend (p=0.7, N>10,000)

              DO NOT JOIN THE CHALLENGE

              “BUT WHY IS IT FREE? YOU SHOULD CHARGE FOR THIS!” — BRILLIANT, KIND & SUCCESSFUL WOMAN (WHO CHOSE TO HAVE DINNER WITH 3 PHYSICISTS)

              It's free because this is the hardest step in your scientific career

              And I want you to make it. So yes, you could pay me €6,000 to work with you 1:1 & get your dream job…OR you could just come to the challenge & learn skills I teach my 1:1 coaching clients for FREE! But JUST THIS ONCE — so join while you can!

              Meet Kathy

              HI, I’M KATHY

              A PHYSICIST WHO [KIND OF] LIKES PEOPLE

              I help scientists like you create a career & a life that you love

              I have a PhD in physics & I spent 13 years in the lab. I know what it takes to get your PhD, to move YET AGAIN for your international postdocs, to spend years searching for a job you love in a place you want to live…because I’ve done it too.

              That’s why I’ve developed a quantitative, analytical, systematic method to make the scientific job search easier & less stressful for all of us. I’ve helped >50 scientists in 5 disciplines across ~7 career stages find their dream jobs, and I’ll help you too — because that’s my dream job.

              And I’m ready to do the work I love. Are you?

                FOR THE STRESSED POSTDOC OR PHD STUDENT WHOSE CONTRACT IS ENDING

                How much does it cost to join?

                The challenge is 100% FREE (but valuable AF).

                Registration is required & spots are limited, so join the challenge TODAY!

                The group opens on Fri 2 Dec & the challenge starts on Mon 5 Dec. Once your registration is approved, you will have access to the challenge materials until the group closes on 15 December 2022.

                FOR THE MULTITASKING SENIOR POSTDOC WRITING GRANTS & RUNNING THE LAB

                Do I have to attend live?

                If you can't make it to one of the live sessions, you can watch the replay in group. If you submit your homework for review within 24 hours on all 3 days, you’ll be entered to win the challenge prize — The Scientist’s Complete Networking Toolkit worth €914! You will not be eligible for the time-sensitive special surprises & bonuses after they expire — so if you can’t attend live, watch the replay as soon as possible!

                FOR THE AMBITIOUS NEW PHD STUDENT LOOKING FOR YOUR FIRST POSTDOC

                Can I join as a new PhD student?

                The challenge is designed for senior PhD students who have the well-established research skills required for a scientific job hunt. You are welcome to attend if you are considering a postdoc & you can use the skills you learn in the challenge for your job hunt. However, the next step in your career does not require the search, networking & interview skills to the advanced level that will be covered in the challenge.

                IN CONCLUSION, THIS IS MY AREA OF EXPERTISE & I’VE GOT IT DOWN TO AN EXACT SCIENCE (LITERALLY)

                The Stressed Postdoc to Independent Scientist Challenge

                Take your job search from black hole to shining star with an expert guide to [the scientific job market corner of] the galaxy, with a quantitative, analytical, step-by-step method to help you build a career & a life that you love.

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                  Disclaimer: This program is 100% free to attend. You will get steps to help you with your scientific job hunt. Results are not guaranteed — in fact, only 30% of humans who sign up for a free event actually attend (N>10,000). At the end of the presentation, a course will be offered for purchase. You will have access to the challenge materials until 15 December 2022. By submitting your e-mail address on this website, you authorize my company to send you information & promotional messages via e-mail.