“It’s that season when scholars are busy preparing to enter the academic job market — a path that has long been unpredictable for new Ph.D. recipients, especially those who want to be tenure track professors.” writes Audrey Williams June
Get Curious: Exploring your skills, interests & values
Are you considering a career outside of academia? Do you think of leaving academia after graduation? No worries. You are not alone.
When you struggle with these thoughts, keep reading to learn …
Taking a fresh look at how you tell your workplace story may help renew your zest for research, affirm your value and steer you in the right direction, Victoria McGovern writes.
What are InterSECT job simulations?
As one of a suite of tools you might use to explore different career paths, InterSECT job simulations provide a sample of daily work that you might encounter in one of your fields of interest. …
Getting a PhD doesn’t mean that you’re going to be a professor. You can be a professor for sure. But becoming a professor or working in academia is not your only option after completing your PhD. Also, studying for your …
The truth is that how you interact with people may change depending on where you are in your career and the type of support you need, writes Anne Meyer-Miner.
The existential dread of finding a job after you finish your graduate degree is genuine. You might have found yourself nodding as you read that first sentence—especially if you’re a humanities graduate student. The not-so-proverbial old school way of thinking …
Looking for a job is draining, writes Olga Koutseridi, who gives advice for how to stay energized throughout the process.
Dinuka Gunaratne and Jaya Dixit offer strategies for working effectively with graduate supervisors as well as employer managers.
Access to great advice and resources to help you navigate your professional development and job search has never been easier, writes Chris Smith.