Research degrees – not just for academia
There is an assumption that studying a PhD means you will only be able to progress into an academic position, whether that be a lecturer or a researcher. While this can be true, you will also come out with a range of transferable skills, from problem solving to idea generation. These are often highly sought after in any skilled profession.
Examples of transferable skills you can learn:
- Discipline
When you embark upon a research degree, there isn’t anyone or anything forcing you to do work. Yes, that means you have a lot of freedom, but you may start procrastinating.
- Analytic & critical thinking
This is developed largely by making mistakes, such as not analysing something deeply enough in the first place, omitting some detail or not considering problems down the line.
- Communication & efficiency skills
At the start of my research degree, I would flood my supervisor with unnecessary information – I soon learned that people don’t really care how you are going to solve a problem, as long as you can show that you understand and have a general strategy in mind to tackle it.
- Problem solving
A PhD enables you to take on complex problems faced in the real world and reduce them to smaller, easier-to-solve elements, which you can then tackle one at a time.
- Seek out new opportunities
You will pick up transferable skills naturally throughout the PhD process, but taking time to seek them out will only widen your career opportunities further.
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