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The Collaboratory is a technology-driven space in the new Library that can help grad students with data evaluation, data visualization, and research support. We talked to Collaboratory Director Stephanie Tulley about this exciting new resource.

The Zurich Enterprise Challenge is a competition set over 3 phases open to teams of 3-4 Masters, MBA, and Ph.D. candidates interested in business, finance, risk management, or similar subjects.

Intel is ​giving a presentation on March 17 ​on Leading Edge Silicon Technology Development, where they have immediate openings. They will also conduct on-campus interviews on Friday, March 18.

If you're looking to improve your writing style or ways to approach writing, check out these two recent articles from Chronicle Vitae and Inside Higher Ed.

Attention Humanities and Social Science grad students: Join Versatile Ph.D. for an online panel discussion about careers in technical writing.

Need some development? Check out the Spring 2016 Graduate Student Pedagogy Workshop series from Instructional Development.

In a recent article on Vitae, James Van Wyck encourages graduate students to apply to their career preparation the same entrepreneurial spirit they apply to their academic research.

The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity provides a series of mentoring services, including workshops focused on research and writing strategies, networking opportunities, and other forms of professional support and development.

They walked like elephants, buzzed like bumblebees, swam like a school of fish, and hugged like long-lost friends. All while barefoot. These were UC Santa Barbara graduate students and postdocs, learning the fundamentals of stage presence in Drama Instructor Jeff Mills’ four-hour “Stage Training for Academic Presenters” workshop.

Wardrobe consultant Lori Cooper emphasized being polished, put together, and professional at a workshop called “Dress Your Best for Job Interviews and Beyond.”

The UCSB Library’s Scholarly Publishing and Communication Discussion List is for sharing information about the changes, trends, developments, issues, and challenges that impact researchers, the Library, and the university.

Allied Minds is seeking applicants for their Fellows Program, a one-year remote work program that offers STEM grad students and postdocs the opportunity to acquire hands-on experience with market discovery, investment analysis, technology scouting, and due diligence.

This virtual 2-day career conference is for graduate students from STEM, social sciences, and humanities disciplines interested in non-academic positions.

The National NanoDays Festival ​needs excellent UCSB scientists and researchers to explain and promote Nanoscience to our local community. It is a fun, engaging event​, primarily serv​ing families with children ages 5-12.

Read a recap of Lana Smith-Hale's workshop on how to have a successful non-academic job interview.

Five panelists discussed how they made careers in administrative positions after earning a Ph.D., how to advance one's career, and how to apply your grad school skills in an administration post.

Shawn Warner-Garcia, previously the Graduate Student Resource Center’s Professional Development Peer Advisor, has been named Professional Development Program Coordinator for the UCSB Graduate Division.

At an “Interviewing Skills” workshop at UCSB's Career Services Center, Career Counselor Molly Steen explained the “three P’s” of job interviews: Preparation, Practice, and Presentation. You might even say there are five P’s, as Steen repeated the mantra: “Practice! Practice! Practice!”