Jennifer Polk
I live in Toronto and, since 2013, have helped professors, postdocs, & other PhDs who are ready to leave academia get meaningful, fulfilling jobs elsewhere. Ask me about my PhD Career Clarity Program!
Find me elsewhere online at https://fromphdtolife.com.
- Going to buy more paint off someone via FB Marketplace today. This time, it's for a set of doors between my main living area and the kitchen. CA$20 to take a risk on something not working out. But it probably will 🤞🏻.
- Even if your job looks fine on paper, you still deserve to thrive. Join my free webinar to learn what else is possible. #AcademicSky
- Painted a quick coat on part of the dining / office area wall to show my parents, and look! It's going to be amazing when it's done (blotchy now). This is a gallon of paint I bought via FB Marketplace. Glad I took a chance! It worked out. Benjamin Moore Dragonfly in eggshell (Regal Select line).
- Burned out by academic work that never ends? You’re not alone. My free webinar is for professors, postdocs, and PhDs ready to find a better way forward. #AcademicSky Watch here:
- My parents are visiting me! Rare occurrence. It's nice.
- Academic rejection isn’t the end. My free webinar helps you get clear, get confident, and get hired. Register here:
- Want to leave academia without losing your identity? My free webinar shows you how to translate your experience into a job that fits. Watch here:
- I'm in the middle of multiple home projects and I look forward to them getting done (by me) over the next few weeks. In the meantime, my parents are visiting soon! Must tidy away chaos.
- Struggling to explain your skills? My free webinar shows PhDs how to talk about their experience with confidence. #AcademicSky
- There *is* meaningful work out there for PhDs—jobs where you're valued, paid fairly, and not drowning in service. I’ll help you find it. #PhDSky Watch the free webinar:
- Pope watch has been fun. Good luck to us all.
- Today's home chores: dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, scraping, sanding, spackling, gluing, and applying wood filler (really disliked this one; hope it works).
- Today's vibes: Don't want to work!
- PhDs often underestimate their own value in non-academic spaces. Don’t make that mistake. This free webinar will help you own what you bring. Watch here:
- It begins! A bunch more to do but three pieces are now cut.
- My building owners (corporate landlord) let us know today that they're applying to tear down this apartment building and replace it with two 59-storey towers atop a shared podium (!!). They need approvals so if we do have to move out, it won't be until 2031 at earliest, they say. That's a ways away.
- Wall colour idea for my office/dining area, which is part of my big main room (gets lots of light, isn't enclosed): www.benjaminmoore.com/en-ca/paint-... The area is mainly tall bookshelves, so the colour won't overwhelm.
- The skills that made you successful in academia? They’re also exactly what hiring managers want in industry and nonprofit roles. I’ll show you how to communicate that in this free webinar:
- This is shocking to me. I had no idea. It's illuminating, for sure. www.readthemaple.com/youre-litera...
- My next project is underway! I bought three 5' lengths of wood moulding (pine, already primed) to make a frame for my bathroom mirror, which is stained with paint along the edges (of course; remember that I'm a renter). If this works, it'll look nicer! Here I am walking home from Home Depot.
- If the job search is full of rejection and confusion, my free webinar will help you break the cycle. Sign up today. #PhDSky
- You can leave academia and still be yourself. Join my free webinar to learn how to navigate the transition. #PhDSky
