Career & Tools
Interested in a career beyond the academy, and want to learn more about the essentials of crafting it? Join these professional development webinars from Beyond the Professoriate for a jump start. They are free to join and also available to watch on replays. Advance registration is required.
Beyond the Professoriate is hosting a series of free events to support graduate student and postdoctoral professional and career development. These events are free and open to anyone. Webinars will be held live, and replays will be available afterwards. Webinars are free to attend or watch afterwards.
Below is a list of events, along with the link to the Zoom registration.
All event information can be also be found here.
Networking and Why Every PhD Should Do It - Jan 23rd, 2020 | 12 p.m. ET
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Join Beyond the Professoriate co-founder L. Maren Wood, PhD for this 30 min webinar to learn how to effectively network for job search and career success. After attending this webinar, you will be able to recognize the importance of networking as part of a job search strategy; apply effective informational interview etiquette; develop strategies to navigate the uncomfortableness of networking.
How to Get Hired: Advice to PhDs from Hiring Managers - Jan 31st, 2020 |
12 p.m. ET
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What do hiring managers look for in new employees? How can graduate students and PhDs communicate their value to potential employers and land a great post-PhD job? In this webinar, two PhDs - Josh Magsam, PhD (English, University of Oregon) and Melanie Nelson PhD (biochemistry, Scripps Research) - demystify the hiring process. After attending this webinar, you'll be able to recognize the perspective of hiring managers; identify common mistakes job candidates make; and apply strategies for pitching yourself to employers.
PhD Careers in UX Research - February 14th, 2020 | 12 p.m. ET
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UX Research is a growing career field where PhDs from humanities, social sciences, and STEM backgrounds have found and launched successful careers. In this webinar, Ali Colleen Neff, PhD (Senior UX Researcher, New Relic) and Timothy Price, PhD (Principal UX Researcher, WellSky) will talk about how they launched their careers in UX research. After attending the webinar, you'll be able to define User Experience (UX) Research; determine if this is a career path of interest; and recognize the skills required to pursue a career in UX Research.
What every PhD should know about using LinkedIn - February 20th, 2020 | 12
p.m. ET
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Join Beyond the Professoriate co-founder L. Maren Wood, PhD for this 30 min webinar to learn how (and why!) every graduate student and PhD should be on LinkedIn! After attending this webinar, you will be able to recognize why LinkedIn is critical to a non-academic job search; develop a LinkedIn profile that communicates your value to potential employers; confidently engage with other professionals on the platform.
Using myIDP to Plan and Launch Your Post-PhD career - February 26, 2020 |
12 p.m. ET
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MyIDP is a free tool designed to empower graduate students and postdocs in STEM to explore career options and leverage their training. In this special webinar, co-creator of MyIDP, Cynthia Fuhrmann, PhD (Assistant Dean, Career & Professional Development, UMass Medical School) will teach you how to use this interactive tool to explore, plan, and prepare for your career during graduate school and your postdoc so that you can be prepared for your post-PhD career.
How to Navigate Academic Hiring - February 28, 2020 | 12 p.m. ET
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Are you on the academic job market or planning to apply for jobs soon? In this webinar, Loleen Berdahl, PhD (Professor and Head, Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan) will give you insight into what hiring committees expect of applicants and how you can confidently navigate the hiring process. After attending the webinar you'll be able to identify hiring committee expectations; perform effective research to prepare for interviews; determine what is important to you during negotiations; and create a strategy to set yourself apart from other candidates.