From Academia to Industry: The 2025 AI Career Guide for Transitioning PhDs & Postdocs

​Back by popular demand: your insider’s guide to the 2025 AI job market tailored for CS PhDs & Postdocs making the leap from academia to industry.

​This session is packed with the latest market insights and practical strategies to help you get ahead in your career transition.

​📌 Webinar Agenda

• ​2025 AI Job Market Insights — hiring trends at top tech companies & startups

• ​Job Search & Hiring Timelines — when to start, how long it takes, and what to expect

• ​The 6 Biggest Most Detrimental Mistakes PhDs Make In their transition — and how to avoid them

• ​Latest Salary Data — real compensation benchmarks at DeepMind, FAIR, OpenAI, Anthropic & others

• ​Proven Negotiation Strategies — to secure better roles & higher compensation

• ​Live Q&A — by the end of the session

​🎯 Who Should Attend

​This webinar is designed for CS PhDs and postdocs who are:

• ​Unsure about how and when to start their job search (spoiler: the best time is at the start of your final year)

• ​Ready to plan ahead and take control of their transition from academia to industry

• ​Curious about realistic compensation expectations in 2025–2026 and how to negotiate the best offers and AI roles

​🎁 Bonus contents:

• ​Register by Sept 8 (Monday), and we'll send you the resume template FAANG researchers used to get their jobs.

• ​Everyone who joins will also get a copy of our 62-page Technical Interview Guide for AI Researchers - with 100+ real questions from interviews at OpenAI, Amazon, Apple, and beyond.

• ​~EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT: If you are attending an AI conference (i.e. NeurIPS) in the coming months, email [email protected] which conference you are attending and we'll send you our guide on how to make the most of AI conferences.

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​This event is hosted by Rora — the first-ever talent agency for STEM PhDs. Rora has helped more than 2000 PhDs advocate for better pay & better projects & earn over $50M+ in additional compensation.

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Here's what an Oxford CS PhD who attended our last webinar had to say about it:

​​​​"This was great! I appreciated the clear methodological approach and all the detailed examples. Rora's content gives me confidence to negotiate!"

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​​PS Have friends who might benefit from joining? Bring two friends and earn $75. Bring four and earn $150!

​​Just have them register through your referral link which will be sent to you after registering. 

​​*Max referral earning is $150 for 4 friends. Friends must be US, Canada, or Europe-based PhDs, AI professionals, or Senior or Staff SWEs. You must also attend! :-)