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Great pdf for STEM, and 80% is relevant for social sciences and humanities

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Andrew Kuznet's Lab students (Columbia/Carnegie Mellon)

​How do I find a suitable PhD advisor?
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Jeremy Left-Besnard
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National Tsing Hua University - Taiwan
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A compilation of great advice from different scholars (Western Sydney University)
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Nera & Claire, University of Washington

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​How to find them, what to say, and how to say it.
​ ("Dear Dr. Amazing Scientist . . .")

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How to impress your advisor 

Top ways to annoy your advisor

1.   Disappear
2.   Mess around with dates and deadlines 
3.   Ask for help before trying to solve it yourself
4.   Leave our meetings without knowing what to do next
5.   Talk to other academics without discussing with them first

10 Nonobvious tips for PhD Advisor success

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José M. Torralba (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)

​1. A relationship between equals
2. Inspiration and creation of ideas
3. Means
4. Progress of the work
5. Cooperation
6. Encouragement
7. Managing discrepancies
8. Knowledge transfer
9 Professional projection
​10. Relationship forever

Ten types of PhD supervisor relationships

• Clone
• Cheap labor
• "Ghost advisor"
• Buddy
• Collateral damage
• Combatant
• Creepy Crawlers
• Captivate and con
•Counselor
​• Colleague in training
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Susanna Chamberlain (Griffith University)