For UK PhDs and postdocs leaving academia for industry; providing upskilling and a clear direction to get the job they deserve. Something that should've existed when our co-founder, Dr Alexander, was transitioning.
The problem, in one picture · on your CV
Same person. Same skills. Different language. It's not just the CV — it's the interview, the cover letter, the whole process.
Sound familiar?
...and it still reads like an abstract. Because nobody ever showed you what industry actually screens for.
...for "too big a gap with industry". One academic turn of phrase can undo an hour of being brilliant. It happened to Alex.
...recruiters, ATS filters, four-stage interviews, take-home tasks. Nobody in academia ever showed you how any of it works.
...but nobody can tell you which companies, which roles, or what you should be paid.
...but it was built for 21-year-olds. The polished platforms? Mostly American, mostly life sciences.
...along with every other PhD in the country. Far more sectors hire researchers than anyone tells you about.
You don't need another CV template.
You need a translation — on paper, in the room, and everywhere in between.
What we believe
While they were learning the process, you were working at the edge of what's known. That's not a gap to apologise for — it's the reason to hire you.
You bring technical knowledge to the role that a professional track can't produce. Companies pay consultancies a fortune for a fraction of what's in your head.
You taught yourself an entire specialised field, then extended it further. Picking up a new domain, tool or market is what you've trained for.
You've been professionally sceptical for the better part of a decade. In rooms full of opinions, the person who can actually interrogate the data stands out.
Half of this transition is translation. The other half is realising what you're worth — and walking into the room like it.
Graduation day, Manchester.
"I'm told my skills are highly sought-after and that companies must be fighting over me. But I couldn't even tell you where those companies are, let alone how I fit into them."Dr. Alexander Jakubiec — co-founder, PhD in Biomechanics, currently mid-transition
We're brothers. One of us is living this transition right now. The other has spent ten years at media, publishing and tech companies.
Who we are
Co-founder
PhD in Biomechanics. Currently making this transition himself, in public and in real time. Everything we build gets tested on him first. Handles the PhD community.
Co-founder
10+ years building marketing teams at media and technology companies in London and Bristol. Handles the research, the build and the employer side.
Where we're up to
Most things aimed at PhDs get built first and validated never. We're doing it the other way round.
With UK PhDs and postdocs across every discipline — including people who've already made the jump. No pitch, no commitment to anything. Purely research.
A database of which UK employers hire PhDs more readily — at what level, what salary, with or without visa sponsorship. Then a free CV review and translation to industry. Both free forever.
Online learning in your own time, plus small, live cohorts for a structured five-week learning programme.
If you're a PhD student finishing soon, a postdoc who has recently made the jump to industry, or a doctoral school, DTP or researcher-development team — we'd love to hear from you.
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