What Is Networking? With Jennifer Polk, PhD

Mar 13, 2025

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Join me and Jennifer Polk, PhD for a LIVE conversation about networking for academics. We're going to be talking about how to network. Dr. Polk will share some common networking misconceptions.

#Networking #Academia

This live originally appeared on The Social Academic YouTube in August 2020.

I'm Jennifer van Alstyne (@HigherEdPR), welcome to The Social Academic where I share advice about managing your online presence. And I chat with cool grad students, researchers, and faculty like you. Find more content on The Social Academic blog at https://theacademicdesigner.com/blog

Jennifer Polk, PhD (@FromPhDtoLife), is an entrepreneur, career coach, and expert on PhD careers. She launched From PhD to Life, a career coaching and speaking business, in 2013, and has worked 1-on-1 and in groups with graduate students and doctoral degree holders based in Canada, the United States, the UK, Australia, and elsewhere. Jen writes on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for doctoral-degree holders.

She is also a guest speaker on university campuses and at academic and professional conferences throughout North America and beyond. Her University Affairs blog is a three-time gold winner from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto. Follow her on Twitter at @FromPhDtoLife. Visit Dr. Polk's website https://fromphdtolife.com/

Join her free career training for PhDs https://fromphdtolife.com/phd-job-search-help/

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