When starting to explore your career options, you may have a lot of questions.

We asked some of them for you.

Academia isn’t the only way to engage with science. STEM PhDs enjoy careers in industry, consulting, policy, patent law, science communication, education, and more.

And these careers aren’t the “alternative.” The National Science Foundation reports that only 23% of life science PhDs hold tenure track positions in academia.

So how do you find the STEM career that’s right for you? Informational interviews are a great first step. Job Talk reaches out to professionals in a wide range of STEM fields and asks that first set of questions for you.