Friend of mine got a PhD from Michigan in rhet/comp. Did 2 years at a university and switched to UX Design. She went from being destroyed by stress with a lower salary to making six figures and working mostly from home.
You could get into policy writing, corporate communication roles, or marketing. You’ll just need to build a portfolio to sell yourself. The PhD is honestly more of a hindrance for a lot of roles since companies will expect you to demand a higher salary.
But you’re a proven researcher who specializes in writing, argument, and communication. You can get a job.
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What was your research area? Could work in uni admin or at a research center, or technical writing job
Friend of mine got a PhD from Michigan in rhet/comp. Did 2 years at a university and switched to UX Design. She went from being destroyed by stress with a lower salary to making six figures and working mostly from home.
You could get into policy writing, corporate communication roles, or marketing. You’ll just need to build a portfolio to sell yourself. The PhD is honestly more of a hindrance for a lot of roles since companies will expect you to demand a higher salary.
But you’re a proven researcher who specializes in writing, argument, and communication. You can get a job.
Easy. Take everything you learned, but use it for evil and work in marketing or advertising!
Marketing. Comms. Political messaging.