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b"When talking about grad school, we often talk about the challenges of academic life, about mental health, and about physical health, but what about financial health? Academic accomplishments are paramount at this juncture in your life, but in the end, you want to be set up not only as a specialist in your domain, but you also want to come out of the process with a clean financial bill of health and ready to find your ideal place on the job market. In this week\\u2019s episode, we\\u2019ll be talking with Emily Roberts who will share with us how she became financially savvy during her PhD and how the financial know-how she acquired and shared with her community as a side-hustle ended up setting the foundations of her current career.
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\\nWhat was a hobby for Emily during grad school became her business! She earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 2014, and shortly after launched Personal Finance for PhDs. Her business is focused on helping graduate students, postdocs, and PhDs in their first (or so) Real Jobs make the most of their money. Emily provides financial education for universities and associations, coaches individuals, and creates digital products for individuals, on top of creating the free content available her website (podcast episodes, articles, and videos).
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\\nWhat you\\u2019ll learn about in this episode:
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\\n \\tHow doing a postbaccalaureate (postbac) program can help you decide whether to embark into grad school
\\n \\tHow a side-hustle such as blogging, editing, or volunteering can enrich your graduate student life from year 1 and expand your community and your network
\\n \\tBuilding a financial transition fund to relieve some of the stress and anxiety that naturally come with transitioning to the job market
\\n \\tWhy you should look for career centers and professional development resources at your university during grad school and use them as much as possible, even if they are not specifically intended or advertised for graduate students.
\\n \\tThe value a PhD can bring to your professional life, in terms of translatable skills and of career opportunities
\\n \\tOvercoming the negative money mindset you are cultured into in grad school that leads you to devaluate your worth
\\n \\tHow your graduate degree can allow you to create a rapport with a specific audience and eventually build a privileged business relationship with them
\\n \\tHow going beyond your comfort zone and setting up informational interviews with professionals in your domains of interest can pay off when researching about jobs
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\\nThis episode\\u2019s pearls of wisdom:
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\\n\\u201cIt is possible for you to do what you would like to do and what\\u2019s going to make you super happy, even if it does disappoint people around you. You\\u2019re not really beholden to other people\\u2019s expectations, aside from, maybe, supporting your own family, your own responsibilities. Aside from that, it\\u2019s your life \\u2013 do what you want with it.\\u201d
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\\n\\u201cI have interviewed many people who have had these kinds of side-hustles or side experiences during graduate school or during their postdocs that have directly set them up for what they're doing after their PhD, not only exploring the careers, but then continuing to develop the networks and the skill sets that will help you find the actual position that you want after the PhD.\\u201d
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\\nEmily\\u2019s links: Personal Finance for PhDs: pfforphds.com; Twitter \\u2013 @pfforphds; Beyond the Professoriate \\u2013 BeyondProf.com; GradBlogger \\u2013 GradBlogger.com
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