Decoding the Path to Global Career || Prof. Na Zou || Economics || DPT Podcast || Ep. 2

Decoding Phase Transitions - the DPT Podcast || Ep.2 ||

Prof. Na Zou's Global Career Journey (Part 2)

Join us for Part 2 of our deep dive with Professor Na Zou, Assistant Professor at the University of Bath! If you're a student, PhD candidate, or aspiring academic, this episode is packed with invaluable insights.

We pull back the curtain on how Professor Zou leveraged her student activities to secure a job offer immediately after her Master's degree. Then, we dive into the often-challenging but critical PhD experience, discussing how to successfully navigate multi-disciplinary research projects and make them work for your long-term goals. Perhaps most importantly, Professor Zou reveals the paramount importance of networking at academic conferences and shares how her exceptional presentation skills led directly to powerful word-of-mouth recommendations that were instrumental in landing her subsequent academic positions.

Learn directly from her firsthand experiences on how to strategically approach career development in academia and beyond. This episode offers a roadmap for anyone looking to build a global career and navigating through complex career phases.

In this episode, we'll explore:

∙ The unexpected career benefits of active student participation

∙ Navigating the visa process and settling into a new city

∙ Strategies for PhD students tackling complex, interdisciplinary research

∙ Why honing your presentation skills is a non-negotiable for career advancement

∙ How professional referrals, born from excellent work, can create new opportunities.

∙ Importance of mastering the art of networking at academic conferences

Don't Miss Part 1: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpBrJR6vLts&list=PLK152Z45fAKnLusMqOyY5Q0zf2Fz9wiXk] - Hear about Na Zou's academic foundations and her strategic career planning.

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🎙️ About This Episode's Guest:

Prof. Na Zou: Assistant Professor, Strategy and Organization Division, School of Management, University of Bath

LinkedIn: / nazou

Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/nazou/?...

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?...

Her Research Areas: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Social Networks, Corporate Strategy

⏰ Episode Chapters:

0:00 Welcome & Episode Introduction

02:11 Student Activities at IDEON

15:55 Getting a Job

18:59 Moving to Stockholm

20:04 Why a PhD?

29:14: The PhD interview

34:59 PhD Journey begins

37:40 Initial challenges in the city

48:38: Managing multi-disciplinary project during PhD

58:40 Job offer

01:04:18 Reasons for choosing Academia

01:11:18 Shall academia prep for industry?

01:18:48 Networking at conferences

01:23:25 Fun Trivia

01:29:40 Final Thoughts

🔗 Resources Mentioned / Related Links:

University of Lund: https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/home

Goethe University Frankfurt: https://www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/study

IDEON - the innovation hub https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/research-and-innovation/innovation-and-entrepreneurship/innovative-environments

Prezi for making presentation: https://prezi.com/

DEMOLA: https://www.demola.net

Bocconi University, Milan, Italy : https://www.unibocconi.it/en/applying-bocconi?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=13526854705&gbraid=0AAAAAD3Uxdcs1u7yqHPJ0AGzAPVcQeAat&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyIPDBhDBARIsAHJyyVh2aajbelTzQ81-luwsy7z2jzF9fITEmqrMCxhfE6xzljYeT3erErkaAiBjEALw_wcB

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark : https://www.cbs.dk/en

Esade (Barcelona and Madrid), Spain: https://www.esade.edu/en

INSEAD, France: https://www.insead.edu/executive-education/masters-and-execed?CampaignId=GGL_Search_A&SiteId=GGL&CampaignName=EUR-DE[EN]_GGL-Brand[GEN]-INSEAD-Pure_MT-Phrase&AdId=JOINTBRANDPURE&device=c&term=insead%20business%20school_(e)&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18956356993&gbraid=0AAAAAD6tgXybdrRC03ia64I0sAW1a8RUs&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyIPDBhDBARIsAHJyyVhPRfzphTH8Ob6nvFz4hrwqSz81uuQBjX1vXstqAsGv3WGAuQaAYloaAkOOEALw_wcB

HEC, Paris: https://www.hec.edu/en

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands https://www.rsm.nl/

👋 Connect with Sananda Biswas (Host):

YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@SanandaBiswasPhD

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sananda-biswas-PhD/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sananda.biswas.phd

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