What If Grad School Was Useful, Actually?
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Podcast Overview
<p>A hopecore professionalization podcast for graduate students and postdocs curious about how to transition their academic skills into other jobs. Three times a month we share why the skills you've learned in grad school make you a great candidate for your dream job. We cover the non-academic job search and unlearning bad habits using real examples from grad students and academic professionals just like you who have found their dream job. The website for the show is not quite finished yet but feel free to leave questions or topics for other episodes in the comments!</p>
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4/1/2025
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Recent Episodes
April 22, 2026
Welcome to Season 2!
<p>In this episode, we go over what we're bringing back and what we're starting for Season 2 of What if Grad School Was Useful, Actually?</p>
November 7, 2025
10 Transferable Skills and How to Use Them in Your Non-Academic Job Search
<p>Continuing from last week, we tackle another section of transferable skills from Dr. Kelsky's, "The Professor Is In" job guide giving examples of how you might phrase them on your resume, put them in your cover letter or use them to shape your job search itself.</p>
October 31, 2025
100 Skills That Translate Out of the Academy: Part 1
<p>In this week's episode, we go through the list of over 100 transferable skills in Karen Kelsky's "The Professor Is In."</p><p><br /></p><p>While Dr. Kelsky's list of skills is a great place to start, in this episode we go through over 20 skills giving examples of how they might appear in your resume, help you in a resume, or narrow your job search.</p><p><br /></p>
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- What is What If Grad School Was Useful, Actually??
<p>A hopecore professionalization podcast for graduate students and postdocs curious about how to transition their academic skills into other jobs. Three times a month we share why the skills you've learned in grad school make you a great candidate for your dream job. We cover the non-academic job search and unlearning bad habits using real examples from grad students and academic professionals just like you who have found their dream job. The website for the show is not quite finished yet but feel free to leave questions or topics for other episodes in the comments!</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
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