Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies has purchased institutional subscriptions to Beyond Graduate School, designed for masters students, and Beyond the Professoriate, designed for PhD students and Postdocs.
Created to provide career training tailored for graduate students’ and postdocs' unique needs and demands, these platforms help you to explore career options; learn job search strategies through structured curriculum; and secure employment in your field of interest. Features and offerings include self-paced courses, workbooks, and virtual events such as career panels and interviews, as well as job search trainings (e.g. resume writing, preparing for interviews, networking, etc.).
- Beyond Graduate School is designed for master's students:
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- Beyond the Professoriate is designed for doctoral students and postdocs
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91µÎµÎ grad students and postdocs have access to both platforms so feel free to explore both!
Upcoming Events
Beyond the Professoriate
(for PhDs and Postdocs)
What can I do with my PhD?
October 2nd, 12pm-12:45pm
How can PhDs build meaningful and impactful careers after their degree or postdoc? Now more than ever, PhDs work in a variety of career fields, leveraging their education and training wherever smart people are needed. But howĚýexactlyĚýdo PhDs successfully job search? What are the proven strategies you can apply to successfully build your career?
Join us on for this upcoming webinar where you will learnĚýhow to use the PhD Career Training Platform to explore your career options and launch a successful job search.
As a student or postdoc with access to Beyond Prof’s PhD Career Training Platform, you have access to resources to help you learn how to job search in academia and beyond.
After attending this presentation, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the challenges PhDs face in their job search
- Identify the resources in the PhD Career Training Platform that can help you
- Apply tips and strategies to confidently begin your career exploration and job search in academia or beyond
The webinar will be held via Zoom webinar and will be recorded.ĚýAdvanced registration is required.
How to network when you don’t have a network
October 9th, 12pm-12:45pm (online)
Studies show that up to 85% of jobs are filled through networking and referrals.
But what do you do if you don’t have a network? What if the only people you know are academics? This interactive webinar will show you how to build a network of professionals working in career fields that interest you. You’ll learn how to network authentically and how to avoid common networking mistakes.
This webinar is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are wondering:
- How do I network in a way that feels genuine (rather than awkward or self-serving)?
- Where do I begin networking?
- What tools can I use to help grow my network?
- How do I approach professionals working in fields of interest when I don’t know them?
Academic publishing
October 23rd, 12pm - 12:45pm (online)
To land a tenure-track job, you’ve got to publish. To be successful, you need to know where to submit your work and what academic publishers are looking for in submissions. This webinar will explain the academic publishing process. You’ll learn tips and strategies to help you be successful as a scholar.
This webinar is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are wondering:
- How do I know when my research is ready to be published?
- How do I draft and revise my own work to improve its chances of publication?
- How does peer review work?
- What is an expected timeline for academic publishing?
Beyond Grad School
(for Masters')Ěý
What employers actually value about your degree
October 9th, 2pm - 2:30pm (online)
You’re investing time and money in earning your master’s degree. Now, you’d like to find a job where you’re paid for your education and training.
But what is it about your degree that employers actually value?
Join the Beyond Graduate School team for this workshop on how to communicate your value as a master’s graduate. When applying for internships or jobs, you need to confidently articulate your most marketable skills and how you’ve developed them during your program.
This virtual workshop is designed for master’s students from all academic disciplines who are wondering:
- What employers value about a master’s degree?
- How you can communicate the value of your degree to employers.
- What strategies you can use to stand out as a master’s graduate.
Submitting resumes online but not hearing back? Here’s why.
October 23rd, 2 - 2:30pm (online)
Sending out resume after resume, but not getting any interviews? You’re not alone. In fact, 48% of graduate students believe that submitting resumes to online job postings is the most effective way to job search.
But it’s not an effective strategy, and it often leaves master’s students frustrated and defeated in their job search.
This workshop will walk you through why submitting resumes online is not an effective job search strategy — and what you SHOULD do instead. You’ll learn what actually catches a hiring manager’s attention and how to strengthen your job search strategy.
This virtual workshop is designed for master’s students from all academic disciplines who are wondering:
- What’s bad about submitting resumes to online postings?
- What should I do instead of spending time on applications?
- How do I begin developing a professional network if I don’t have one?
- How do I use LinkedIn to research careers and build a network?