This session will explore the results from pilot studies on PhD holders working in non-academic careers in the UK and Switzerland. Using several cases as examples, we will discuss strategies for finding positions, factors influencing career decision-making, and participants' perceptions of the usefulness and relevance of their PhDs.

Kelsey Inouye recently completed her doctorate in education at the University of Oxford and is currently working as a Research Associate at Lancaster University. Her research focuses on doctoral writing, early career researchers, and academic publishing practices.