Escape post-PhD job searches that feel like Dr. Seuss’s ‘Waiting Place’

In Dr. Seuss’s classic book "Oh, the Places You’ll Go!" he warns of the "The Waiting Place," a long grind for an unknown amount of time. When looking for an industry job after graduate school, it can feel like you have entered "The Waiting Place."

Nathan Pickle, a research scientist at CFD Research Corporation in Huntsville, Alabama, addresses the strategies he found useful for escaping the waiting place in an article titled, Post-Ph.D. job searches are tough. Here’s how I escaped Dr. Seuss’s ‘Waiting Place’.

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