Our educational system inherently trains you for a specific career path. Consider the students that excel in math and science early on that are encouraged to pursue careers such as scientists, engineers, professors, and architects. Those that excel in writing and social studies may be encouraged down a path of being lawyers, communication specialists, journalists or becoming writers. The seeds ... Read More

One of the most dreadful questions that you can get while working on your doctoral degree is to the effect of “What’s next after your PhD?” The angst that this often warm-hearted, sincere, and genuinely curious question can give is real. It conjures up for many students’ feelings of anxiety because they don’t have an answer to that question. They feel like failures because some of their peers have ... Read More