Live workshops · Max 6 seats · Hands-on

Practice the conversations that decide your career, before they happen for real.

Salary negotiation, CV translation, German cover letters, interview prep. Live and online, capped at 6 – you leave with finished work in your hands.

Dr. Aleena Baby – astrophysicist turned Applied Data Scientist / AI Engineer. I made every mistake in the German market first – so you do not have to.

Dr. Aleena Baby – astrophysicist turned Applied Data Scientist / AI Engineer
9 Cohorts Run
49 PhDs Trained
6 max Seats Per Session
4.9/5 Topmate Rating

Who this is for

STEM PhDs and postdocs moving into industry – physics, chemistry, biology, math, CS, engineering. Mostly Germany-targeted, but the frameworks transfer. If you have spent the last six months sending applications and getting silence, you are home.

Who this is not for

Humanities or social science PhDs – the German market works differently for you and I would be selling you something I cannot deliver. Also not for people looking for motivation, certificates, or a 90-minute lecture they can put on autopilot.

2026 · BOOKING NOW

Upcoming workshops

Standard seat €197. Some workshops include a scholarship seat at €97. Live, online, capped at 6.

Negotiation Booking now

Salary and Level Negotiation for PhDs

Research your market value, set your level before negotiating, and handle recruiter pressure tactics. Includes the V.A.L.U.E. Method, live role-play, and German salary band data.

DateMay 9, 2026 · 10:00 GMT+2
Format180 min · two 1h15 sessions
Price€197
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Cover Letter Writing for PhDs in Germany

The German Anschreiben and international cover letter formats. Write a tailored cover letter for your real target role during the session. Templates for corporates, startups, and English-first companies.

DateTBD – book to be notified
Format90 minutes
Price€197 · 1 scholarship at €97
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Translate Your PhD to Industry Language

Rewrite your PhD work into language hiring managers understand. Leave with a Translation Worksheet, an Industry Map, a 2-minute pitch you have rehearsed, and live role-play experience.

DateJun 6, 2026 · 10:30 CET
Format2 hours · live online · capped at 15
Price€97 · 3 scholarship seats at €30
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Scholarship seat: DM Aleena on LinkedIn with “scholarship seat” for the link. No proof needed.

RECEIPTS

Nine cohorts. 49 STEM PhDs.

For recordings or workbooks from past cohorts, write to hello@academiatoindustry.com.

01
ML4: End to end ML project
▶ Recording available for participants · Ran 3×
May 1, 2026 8 attended
02
Translate Your PhD
▶ Recording available for participants · Ran 1×
Apr 11, 2026 3 attended
03
Salary & Level Negotiation
▶ Recording available for participants · Ran 1×
Mar 28, 2026 3 attended
04
Cover Letter Writing
▶ Recording available · Ran 2×
Dec 9, 2025 5 attended
05
CV Makeover
▶ Recording available · Ran 1×
Jun 29, 2025 3 attended
06
Doing PhD in Europe
▶ Recording available · Ran 1×
Oct 30, 2024 27 attended

How workshops work

Small groups

Up to 8 participants – typically 6. You are not an audience member. You are a participant with a name, a background, and specific challenges that get addressed.

Hands-on exercises

Every workshop includes exercises you complete during the session using your own PhD work. You leave with finished deliverables, not just notes.

Role-play scenarios

Practice under realistic pressure. Interview questions, salary negotiations, and recruiter conversations. The awkwardness happens here, not in your actual interview.

Peer and coach feedback

Two layers of feedback in every session. Peers tell you how your pitch or CV bullet lands from someone who understands exactly where you are. I tell you what hiring managers and recruiters in the German market will actually flag – based on the applications I read every year.

FROM PAST COHORTS

What participants said afterwards.

Initials and field only – most participants do not want their full name on a public “I made the leap” page.

+€25K left on table · recovered
“In the salary negotiation role-play, I panicked and accepted €50,000. The band went up to €75,000. One sentence Aleena taught me would have changed that. I use it in every negotiation now.”
JY · Salary negotiation workshop

FAQ

Including the ones I would rather not answer.

If yours is not here, email is the right channel. I do answer.

Are these workshops only for STEM PhDs?
Yes. Strictly. Physics, chemistry, biology, math, CS, engineering, or an adjacent quantitative field. The frameworks – the leveling matrix, the technical-interview prep, the data/ML salary bands – are built around what STEM PhDs actually face on the German job market. If you are a humanities or social science PhD, the market works differently for you and I would be selling you something I cannot deliver well. I do not run those workshops.
What is the scholarship seat?
One seat per workshop is offered at €97 instead of €197 for participants on a stipend, between contracts, or where the standard price is genuinely a barrier. First-come-first-served – book it the same way as a standard seat. Once it is taken for that cohort, the popup shows “Scholarship seat taken.” No application or means-testing – we trust you to take it if you need it.
Are the workshops live or recorded?
Live, online, capped at 6. Paid workshops include a recording and the workbook or guide. Free workshops are live-only. Most workshop recordings are only shared with the participants of that cohort – many researchers discuss unpublished work during sessions, and that confidentiality is part of the agreement.
Do I have to be in Germany?
No, but most of the content is calibrated to the German market. If you are applying in the US, UK, or NL the frameworks transfer; the specifics on Blue Card, Anschreiben, and the German ATS landscape do not. The salary negotiation workshop is calibrated to the EU broadly – if you are based outside France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, or Switzerland and want a country-specific section added, request it when you book.
Refund policy?
Full refund within 30 minutes of booking (the cooling-off window) or up to 3 days before the workshop, no questions asked. After that we roll your seat into the next cohort.
Can my lab or institute book a private cohort?
Yes. Get in touch with the workshop you are interested in and approximate group size. Two-week lead time minimum.

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Each workshop is valuable on its own. But if you are planning a full transition, Career Bridge includes every workshop plus 1:1 support, CV restructuring, interview prep, and ongoing guidance until you have an offer.

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CV rewrite, LinkedIn optimisation, and application strategy in 30 days. For researchers who know what they want and need the materials fixed fast.

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