The objective of this article is to offer some insights to PhD candidates or young doctors on their professional transition toward the non-academic labour market. The author reflects on the skills that are at the core of the doctoral programs and shows how they can be useful for non-academic organizations. The difficulties for young doctors to integrate the non-academic labour market stem from the fact that it is built primarily on the paradigm of “skill,” whereas the academic labour market recognizes mostly the paradigm of “knowledge.” The article concludes with some advice for PhD candidates or young doctors in order to facilitate their transition from one paradigm to another.