From Academia to Business
Eva-Maria Reuter
Silvia Keppler
Key quotes from Eva-Maria and Silvia
On the start of their job search:
»At the beginning, I was not really sure what I am good at, or if I was good enough for a job outside of academia. I can really relate to these problems. Just start somewhere with something that sounds interesting and go from there« – Eva-Maria Reuter
On networking:
»The most important thing is really to use your network, to talk to people. During the job hunt, so little is under your own control. The most unlikely things you do might end up in a job – so just do everything and talk to everyone.« – Silvia Keppler
On required skills:
»Whenever I got a rejection, I thought I am not good enough. But it’s not like that. We have so many skills from our PhD and the Postdoc and actually, it is all there. You have acquired enough skills for a job.« – Silvia Keppler
On job interviews:
»What is most convincing to people is to tell a story. For every skill, I wrote down one, two, three stories that proved the skill.« – Silvia Keppler
On career advice:
»The first post-academic job does not need to be your dream job – it does not need to be perfect. You can always go somewhere else if you do not like it.« – Eva-Maria Reuter
