Kyle Imatani's guest appearances

Kyle Imatani

PhD (in Progress) Podcast | Education, Career, Life

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Parag Gupta

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Mark Esposito

Ben McNeil

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Aleksandra Badura

Kelly LaRue

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Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes | Or Subscribe on Stitcher  Discussion points:  What are informational interviews? Understanding what you’re interested in Keeping a casual conversation Learning about prospects of the company, the culture, how promotions work Overcoming being hesitant How did you jump into informational interviewing Strategies:  Leveraging Alumni Network Being earnest   What roles with companies do PhDs tend to have? It is a challenge for PhDs to get involed in industry Roles outside of the research    If you have any comments or suggestions about the show, definitely send us an e-mail at Feedback@phdinprogress.com We’re also on Twitter @phdpodcast. I love interacting with all of you there, so please say hi. Our fund sourcing to cover costs associated with the show is up and running. If you’d like more information about supporting us, please stop by Patreon.com/phdpodcast or click the PayPal donation button on our site. Even a couple of dollars goes a long way towards contributing to the show. I really want to thank all the listeners again. You’ve been so encouraging. Outside of donating, you can also help us by leaving a rating and review in the iTunes store. We’ll read them on the show, especially the funny ones. [Episode card adapted from an image by Flickr user Wonderlane and used under the Creative Commons license]

<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/phd-in-progress-podcast/id858594298" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=47518&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Or Subscribe on Stitcher</a> <a href="http://phdinprogress.com/18" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Discussion points: <ul> <li>What are informational interviews?</li> <li>Understanding what you’re interested in</li> <li>Keeping a casual conversation</li> <li>Learning about prospects of the company, the culture, how promotions work</li> <li>Overcoming being hesitant</li> <li>How did you jump into informational interviewing</li> <li>Strategies: <ul> <li>Leveraging Alumni Network</li> <li>Being earnest</li> </ul> </li> <li>What roles with companies do PhDs tend to have?</li> <li>It is a challenge for PhDs to get involed in industry</li> <li>Roles outside of the research</li> </ul> If you have any comments or suggestions about the show, definitely send us an e-mail at <a href="mailto:feedback@phdinprogress.com">Feedback@phdinprogress.com</a> We’re also on <a href="http://twitter.com/phdpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter @phdpodcast</a>. I love interacting with all of you there, so please say hi. Our fund sourcing to cover costs associated with the show is up and running. If you’d like more information about supporting us, please stop by <a href="http://patreon.com/phdpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/phdpodcast</a> or click the PayPal donation button on our site. Even a couple of dollars goes a long way towards contributing to the show. I really want to thank all the listeners again. You’ve been so encouraging. Outside of donating, you can also help us by leaving a rating and review in the iTunes store. We’ll read them on the show, especially the funny ones. [Episode card adapted from an image by Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/5526839767/in/photolist-9EWrFd-9qouUP-aayiSx-fNhkhp-7Hn7Tm-nHpq1r-b1SyHv-4CRrY-7pFBpj-7bw6Wh-o8bzzJ-6ZmWk5-dgwpsA-abvrbn-drDG5p-9F17ET-fkrHW1-9F437b-9GsrGu-GkXAN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonderlane</a> and used under the Creative Commons license]

PhD 018: Engineering Management, Industry, and Informational Interviews with Kyle Imatani