Now that I am looking to transition from my academia + freelance jobs into an industry full time employment, my applications are sometimes left dangling, if not upright rejected from the beginning. When pressed for feedback, some companies have told me that I lacked the experience they were looking for, or …

I sit on the metro. I see the lady on my side unlock her smartphone, scroll up to reveal the list of installed apps, open one at random, go back to the home screen, and finally lock the device again. All happens within 5 seconds. Still holding the phone in …