Are You a Sellout if You Leave Academia After Your PhD? With Jennifer Polk

Welcome to Season 4 of Papa PhD!To kick of this new season, I have the great pleasure of bringing you my recent conversation with someone I've been looking up to since before the launch of the podcast, someone who has been hard at work to help PhDs figure out their careers for a long time - Jen Polk or From PhD to Life!Join us on this conversation about a question many of you may have asked yourselves already: is leaving academia tantamount to being a sellout? VIDEO https://youtu.be/uFs7_zRHRIsJennifer Polk, PhD, is a career coach and educator. In addition to her work with individuals, she regularly facilitates professional development workshops and delivers presentations for graduate students and postdocs. Jen currently serves on the board of directors for CAGS, the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto. Visit her website, FromPhDtoLife.com, to read her writing and learn more about her other services and activities. Thank you, Jen Polk! If you enjoyed this conversation with Jen, let her know by clicking the link below and leaving her a message on Twitter:Send Jen Polk a thank you message!Click here to share your key take-away from this interview with David! This episode’s resources: Jen Polk | LinkedInFrom PhD to Life | TwitterFrom PhD to Life | FacebookFrom PhD to Life | WebsiteIf you find value in Papa PhD and in the content I bring you every week, click on one of the buttons below and send some of that value back to me :) Now with the added perk of receiving the brand new Papa PhD and PhD Dojo stickers, if you become a monthly supporter on Patreon or BuyMeACoffee! Donate safely through PayPal Support the show on Patreon ! Or buy me a coffee :) Get the Papa PhD Career Readiness Tool kit ! You might also like the following episodes: Sarah Habibi - Becoming a Full-Time Science CommunicatorFederica Bressan – Do researchers have time for scicomm?Chris Emdin – Reimagining a More Inclusive STEMPhD Dojo – First Year PhD - Assembling the Expedition Team