Steve Tippins Ph.D.Helping doctoral students get their dissertation accepted, succeed in their careers, & change the world | Academic Career Advisor | Dissertation Chair & Founder, Beyond PhD Coaching | 35 + years of experience.

I just got an amazing new job based on my PhD

2 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief testimonial, the speaker reflects on how meeting Dr. Tims transformed a daunting PhD process into a manageable, steady progression. Dr. Tims emphasized the importance of writing stamina and reassured the speaker that consistent effort would lead to completion. Following this guidance, the speaker finished their doctorate, earned the title of Doctor, and secured an impressive new position that would have been impossible without the PhD—specifically, a role as an EBI2. The speaker expresses surprise and excitement about now working on projects they never imagined, attributing the career breakthrough to the mentorship and perseverance cultivated during their doctoral journey.

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Helped me get it done. I mean, that's number one. I thought it was going to be this long, arduous process and it was before I met him. And then as soon as I met Dr. Tims, it became this is getting done, this is getting done. We're moving through this process and it really is a learning process. But also it really explained that it's a stamina to have that stamina to keep writing, to keep doing this. And he said one day it will be done. And he said it's not going to take as long as we think if you just keep going. And that's exactly what I did. And then I sitting here today and I'm like, wow, I'm a PhD. I'm a doctor and I just got an amazing new job based on that because I couldn't have been an EBI2 without my PhD. Here I am like, and working in things that I never thought I'd work on.