{"id":50439,"date":"2025-02-28T18:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=50439"},"modified":"2025-07-10T16:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:14:35","slug":"thriving-research-landscape-robert-koetter-industry-transitions-career-growth","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/podcasts\/thriving-research-landscape-robert-koetter-industry-transitions-career-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriving in a Changing Research Landscape: Robert K\u00f6tter on industry transitions and career growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of \u201cResearch and Beyond\u201d, Robert K\u00f6tter, co-founder of TwentyOne Skills dives into one of the biggest challenges researchers face \u2014 transitioning from academia to industry. While researchers bring years of experience and subject area expertise, many struggle to translate their academic skills into corporate settings that prioritize return on investment, rapid iteration, and cross-functional collaboration. This episode actively bridges this gap while providing actionable insights on capacity building for long-term professional growth.<\/p>\n<p>Key topics discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Challenges faced by researchers when transitioning from academia to industry<\/li>\n<li>Strategies for identifying and showcasing transferable skills in industry CVs<\/li>\n<li>Importance of soft skills and effective communication<\/li>\n<li>Tips for building a professional network beyond academia for career growth<\/li>\n<li>Role of institutions in supporting professional growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"LISTEN-NOW\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bd8NftQxSVM?si=rGopM9H4HU_lzGYV\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: The subtitles are AI-generated. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, occasional errors or omissions may occur.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bd8NftQxSVM?si=qeXeTqex1XAsheFQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Check out<\/a> the episode for expert advice on navigating career transitions and upskilling oneself in this fast-paced world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":51155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","podcast-category":[1967],"podcasts":[],"class_list":["post-50439","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","podcast-category-enago-podcast"],"better_featured_image":{"id":51155,"alt_text":"Robert_Part2_Thumbnail","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":325,"height":260,"file":"2025\/02\/Robert_Part1_Thumbnail-2.png","filesize":53394,"sizes":{},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":50439,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Robert_Part1_Thumbnail-2.png"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts\/50439"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcasts"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"podcast-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast-category?post=50439"},{"taxonomy":"podcasts","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts?post=50439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}