Career Exploration & Planning

Whether you are interested in pursuing a career in academia or exploring the broad range of alternative professional options, has resources tailored specifically to graduate student needs. TheyÌýoffer individual appointments, and online resources that can help you identify your transferable skills, search for jobs, prepare your job application documents, and bring you face to face with potential employers.

Below, please find career guides for both academic and non-academic tracks, specifically tailored workshops, and other career opportunities available to graduate students.

Career Track Guides

Non-Academic or Industry

Academic

Webinars

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Other Career Resources

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ has an institutional membership with theÌý, which offers professional development, training and mentoring to graduate students and postdocs.ÌýResources available include writing programs, guest expert webinars, multi-week courses, professional reminders, a dissertation success program, peer mentoringÌýand more.ÌýWith theÌýuniversity’s membership, mostÌýof the resources are free of charge.

ImaginePhD is a free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences.

Interview Stream

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ subscribes to this service,Ìýthe most-used video interviewing platform in over 120 countries.ÌýThis service helps college and university students prepare for the interview process, giving them the knowledge and confidence to land their dream job with ease.

Going Global

Get the tools you need for your international job search.Ìý

This web site is a portal to resources to help graduate students and early career researchers navigate the next steps of their professional careers. Additionally, there areÌýmanyÌýresources for graduate students and post-docs available at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ. This is a one-stop portal to connect to these resources and learn about all that is going on.Ìý

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ is an institutional partner of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS). AWIS is the largest multidisciplinary organization for women in STEM dedicated to achieving equity and full participation of women in all disciplines and across all employment sectors. AWIS reaches more than 100,000 professionals in STEM around the world. AWIS is a testament to ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ's support of diversity in STEM. AWIS provides undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty with professional development and leadership training to foster success. As a result of ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s partnership withÌý, all interested graduate students enrolled in a STEM program are eligible to receive aÌýone year freeÌýmembership in AWIS.