PhD students and their supervisors tend to focus only on the content
of the research that leads to the doctoral thesis. All other
issues are often taken for granted: how to organize your work,
give a presentation, work in a team, cope with your supervisor,
and effectively manage your time. When asked, former PhD
students usually claim that the general experience of being a
graduate student, which includes learning how to solve complex
problems and work well with others, were of greater value to
their careers than the actual content of their thesis. The goal of
this book is to use some of the skills shown to be effective outside
the world of academia to help PhD students master all the
non-scientific aspects of getting a PhD. Hopefully it will help
graduate students get the most out of (and fully enjoy!) their
PhD years, as well as offer some much-needed support as they
prepare for their post-PhD careers.