some personal writing

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• README
• About Me in 2026: Table of Contents
• Networking for introverts
• Networking misconceptions
• About me in 2016: Learning to network
• Resumes should be human-readable
• Writing networking emails: The basic formula
• Referrals: Helpful but (likely) not a deal-breaker
• Resume, LinkedIn, and the personal website. You need all 3.
• Academia and industry aren’t that different
• Always ask questions at the end of an interview
• It’s all about luck, but there are ways to make yourself luckier
• Applying to industry internships during the PhD
• Doing industry internships during your PhD
• What if you can’t do an internship?
• Be transparent with your PhD advisor
• Random job hunting tips
• Negotiating the job offer
• Slidesmithing in industry vs. academia
• The first 365 days of your first job in industry
• Mentors in industry
• Stay in academia if it’s your dream
• Only academics call it “industry”, but to everyone else it’s just called “work”
• On the other side #1: How I choose who I have networking chats with
• On the other side #2: What I look for when interviewing grad students
• On the other side #3: What I look for when converting contractors to full-time
• External recruiters & recruiter calls
• You can mostly ignore job descriptions
• Some public speaking resources
• Other advice resources