81. Ashley Ruba, academic expat and career coach, on being nimble and making pivots

Episode 81. Ashley Ruba is the founder of After Academia and a Human Factors Engineer at Arthrex. Ashley did her PhD in developmental psychology at the University of Washington and her  undergrad degree at Duke University.  Show Notes: Infant language and emotional development lab  [02:00]NIH NRSA Institutional Postdoc Training Grant (T32) [03:48]Ashey’s academic story [01:45]Leaving academia [07:12] Human Factors Engineer [9:35]Arthrax [10:37]Working in augmented reality  [10:43]Attachment styles [13:10]How do you get your first job out of academia [16:05] Pivoting into UX research and Human Factors Engineering and the process of making the change [24:21]Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive  [28:44]Pivoting from big tech for stability and more growth opportunities  [29:40]Career coaching [32:22] Getting over self doubt, internal roadblock, and imposter syndrome [34:39]How do I get recruiter to look at my resume [38:32]Tactical tips on how to structure a resume [40:08]Motivating factors beyond salary and benefits [44:22]Being honest with yourself [47:11] Core values - growth  [48:21]Most unexpected change and realization [49:37]Listen to yourself [52:57]What advice would you give to your younger self? [54:09]The myth of being stuck in academia [57:06]