Dr. CK Lin | Productivity. Innovation. Entrepreneur Profiles

I have arrived at the grad school of my choice- NOW WHAT?

SO, you’ve gotten into the grad school of your choice…NOW what?

Starting grad school is a challenge (understatement).

Not only do you have to navigate a new place, meet your peers, find mentors, and engage in rigorous academic activity… you also have to finish on time!

The key to accomplishing this is to immediately assess where you want to be when you graduate, and take the path of least resistance to get there.

Here’s how. Read the rest of this entry »

Hacking the PhD: Find a Mentor

I want to give grad students and researchers real PhD career advice and a big picture perspective.

The most important step (among dozens of other most important steps) to ensure success in grad school and beyond… is finding yourself a mentor.

Many of you, especially you guys, are still driving around in circles, just hoping to luck out. Swallow your pride and ask for directions.

Believe me, there is no better and easier way to get to where you want to go, than to ask someone who knows the area well.

That’s what a mentor is AND finding the right one is critical.

Finding a research advisor is a lot like finding a mate, there is no such thing as the perfect mentor, only the perfect mentor for you.

BUT, enough with the analogies…

Here are the 6 critical questions you should ask before you select your mentor… Read the rest of this entry »

Hacking the PhD with Dr. CK Lin

Here’s a quick intro to my new PhD career advice video series, titled…

Drum roll please…

“Hacking the PhD”

I’m trying to go “Beyond the B.S.” (thats right, I really just said that).

My goal is to give researchers and grad students some real PhD career advice and a big picture perspective.

You can check out more of the series here, here, and  here.

As always I’d love feedback and I am open to any suggestions about future video topics.