When starting a PhD in 2018, LinkedIn was perceived as dry, corporate, and dominated by people bragging about achievements. By the end of the PhD in 2023, the platform had opened unforeseen doors. During a doctorate at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, careers events were organized for PhD students, inviting speakers who had transitioned into jobs outside academia. Many brilliant scientists left academia because they were exhausted or felt unsupported rather than lacking ability, and there was no guidance or roadmap when leaving. A company was founded to provide a better support system, leveraging networking on LinkedIn to find cofounders and like-minded professionals. Alma.Me was co-founded in 2024 to help early-career researchers land industry jobs through CV improvements, interview preparation, and one-to-one coaching.
During my doctorate at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, I helped to organize careers events for PhD students, inviting speakers who had transitioned into jobs outside academia. I did this because I had seen so many brilliant scientists leave academia not because they weren't good enough, but because they were exhausted or felt unsupported. But when they tried to leave, there was no guidance or roadmap.
I realized that, if I cared so much about this issue, maybe I should do something about it, so I founded a company to provide a better support system. Building a company means building connections, and I had been told repeatedly: 'Without a network, you won't get anywhere.' So I started looking for one - and that's how I ended up on LinkedIn.
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