Success on Campus
Consider ways to engage on campus with different trainings, resources, and organizations that enable you to develop a myriad of skills alongside your expertise.
Your Job Search
A job search takes time, reflection, intention, and employs a quality-over-quantity approach. As you look through the links to your left, you will find tools and guidance to help you succeed during your time on campus and beyond. You will ideally find ways to leverage experience from research, teaching, service, and input from professionals to develop a focused search that matches your needs.
See information about using generative AI in your career search.
Exploring Options
Career paths are not a dichotomy—you are not limited to an academic path or a non-academic path. You have many avenues, industries, and job functions available as options. It is important to familiarize yourself with what is most exciting to you, considering your skills, interests, and values equally.
Networking & Focusing Your Search
The most effective way to learn about different fields is to hear from professionals in those spaces. Learn how to have goal-driven conversations at any stage of your search, as well as how to navigate tools like LinkedIn to develop professional relationships in new spaces.
Developing Application Materials
Whether you are pursuing academic opportunities or positions beyond the academy, you will need to develop application materials. The most important thing to keep in mind, regardless of opportunity, is the audience you are addressing. Consider the role your subject matter expertise plays alongside your more general skillset to your readers. Gain guidance here for how to frame your experience dependent on the roles you are seeking.
Interviews & Negotiations
The entire search process revolves around a professional narrative, and nowhere is that narrative more important than throughout the interview and negotiation period. Learn how to frame your experiences to ensure your interviewer understands why you are a competitive candidate for a specific position and how that puts you in the perfect place to negotiate when you receive an offer.