PhD / Research resume — templates, keywords, and bullet examples
PhD candidates transitioning to industry need a hybrid resume — preserve enough research rigor to signal depth, but lead with industry-translatable outcomes.
How to angle a phd / research resume
The trap is over-researching the resume — 8 publications, 4 conference talks, 2 patents stacked on top of an applied bullet list nobody reads. The fix is to lead with applied work (research code that shipped, internships, side projects) and condense the publications block to "5 papers (3 first-author) at NeurIPS / ICML — full list on Google Scholar".
Mention the advisor and the lab only if both are top-tier signals. Otherwise focus on the work.
Section order: Summary → Education (with thesis title) → Experience / Research → Publications → Skills.
Recommended templates for phd / researchs
ATS keywords recruiters filter on
These are the keywords most phd / research JDs use as their ATS-filter inputs. Make sure the ones you genuinely have evidence for are in your Skills section.
Starter Skills section
Paste this into the Skills section of the editor as a starting point, then prune to what you genuinely have evidence for.
Bullet examples you can adapt
Three starter bullets following the action-verb / quantified-outcome pattern. Replace bracketed placeholders with your actual specifics — never invent.