Rima dey Ph.D

Founder Smart Dumb Club & Smart DUmb Ph.D podcast on youtube, I help Ph.D's worldwide to Land Industry jobs.

[Rima dey Ph.D @RimsDey]

Ph.D.s are brilliant.

But no one teaches them to stop judging themselves.

You fear looking dumb in industry.

But what if the shift begins when you allow yourself to?

That’s why I created the Smart Dumb Club
A safe space to grow, even when you don’t have it all figured out.

[Rima dey Ph.D @RimsDey]

Massive companies that were founded during recession

General Electic -1876
Disney – 1929
Revelon – 1932
Fedex – 1973
Microsoft – 1975
MTV- 1981
Netflix- 1997
Air B & B – 2008

Recession is not new, it had been there, and it will be there.

Because reces…https://t.co/F2CJBFhRN2

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Your hard-earned PhD won't translate into a well-paying job if you lack the right mindset.

I call doing Ph.D as equivalent to being a Mini Entrepreneur.

Because

✳️You start with absolute uncertainty – You search a problem and then define it, where in y…https://t.co/v5mNnL3AMe

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According to future of job report by World Economic Forum, the future jobs are mostly STEM.

And I can believe that because technology will penetrate every layer of life in future more deeply & so we will be needing more STEM solutions.

But these soluti…https://t.co/PYANGsSmYa

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Conversation with two friends, both from STEM Fields, who recently shifted jobs in their mid career sitting in two different parts of the world

Friend 1: I am never going to leave this job even not for a higher salary, because the culture is amazing. T…https://t.co/cImFg3r59B

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The recruitment process is complicated.

It is important to recognize that it is designed to benefit the employers rather than the job seekers.

To increase your chances of success, it is crucial to have a thorough understanding of how to navigate this c…https://t.co/PNNsEjQat9

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Why activating the OPEN TO WORK feature on your LinkedIn might
work against you 👇

Recently in my webinar, I was asked if one should use the OPEN TO WORK feature on their linkedin profile.

In my opinion this might not work for the following three reas…https://t.co/tNSZKPTf2g

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I have never shared this with anyone,

However, today I decided to speak out

After clearing the written exams, I was super excited to be appearing for the 1st round of interviews at college.

As I was discussing about this with a Classmate (a boy), he t…https://t.co/2R185MfQSU

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Netwoking is a much needed skill, if you want to crack your dream job.

And the irony is we are having so many misconceptions when it comes to networking.

I learned about it the hard way, and hence as mentioned in the previous post I am busting the gene…https://t.co/qNX4ZZerLb

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Dose a job referral always lead to an interview?

Fact is “Job referrals do lead to interviews”
but the Myth is “They always lead to interviews”

Why so ?

Because it depends on three factors
👉 1. The quality of the referral.
What does that mean?

That…https://t.co/xZIF4ASQ6y

[Rima dey Ph.D @RimsDey]

Dose a job referral always lead to an interview?

Fact is “Job referrals do lead to interviews”
but the Myth is “They always lead to interviews”

Why so ?

Because it depends on three factors
👉 1.  The quality of the referral.
What does that mean?…https://t.co/7OpVVAKwui

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Are you leaving money on the table, when it comes to negotiating your salary?

Then its times to understand the 4 myths associated with negotiation because according to an article in forbes, 60% of professionals do not negotiate the first offer.

And by d…https://t.co/2vLJU8pGl8

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❌Never Do this one thing in interviews 👇

This is how I lost a precious offer from my dream company Unilever the 2nd time.

There were 100 candidates, 40 made it through the written test.

10 made it in the 2nd round of interview

2 made it in the Fin…https://t.co/DKcF240Ie4

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5 traits of successful women leaders in STEM 👇

According to Forbes despite having highest number of women STEM graduates, India has only 14% employed as researchers in the country.

And its because in core science & engineering sectors men still dominat…https://t.co/fc8MaijFZG

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Do you want to figure out the right career for sure?

Then Listen to this Engineer to find your career solutions through the Venn Diagram 😂.

Have a wonderful Sunday :).

#sundayfunday #engineering #phd #rimadey #careercoach https://t.co/1TQDmzUvEq

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65% of fired professionals find a job within 6 months.

91% of them found jobs at similar or even higher levels.

As said by a survey by Harvard

And I can vouch for that because

I was jobless in last recession yet landed multiple offers in best of compa…https://t.co/gTXSx7iN1o

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Do you know your CPC Quotient as a STEM professional?

Do I hear a no?

Then hear it goes

C-Critical Thinking.

Imagine you walk one mile south, one mile west, and one mile north.
And you end up exactly where you started. Where are you?
I will come to t…https://t.co/o8JoMvkVBp

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Following are 5 things you can do to power up your linkedin profile on 2023, to get more oppourtunities.

👉 Your Profile Photo:
Use a professional headshot. You profile visit increase by14 times as shown by research when you have the right picture.

👉…https://t.co/0vOyZzvyl4

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“Ma’am I have appeared for 15 interviews and haven’t been able to clear it”.

Does that sound familiar?

This was the recent conversation I was having with a final year engineering student from a reputed college.

15 interviews = 15 lost opportunities.…https://t.co/cgcuJqN9j0

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What is the number 1 skill that future engineers need?

Well its adaptability.

Why so?

Because according to a report by World economic forum, on future jobs, by 2025 85 million jobs of today may cease to exist due to the intervention of Artificial Intel…https://t.co/5B5wmyPj4S