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Congratulations! You have carefully weighed all your options and chosen a graduate program in the College of Arts and Sciences to develop expertise in your field. Surveys of employers, however, have shown field expertise is not enough to be successful in today鈥檚 workforce. Graduates must also successfully demonstrate professional skills such as teamwork and collaboration, creativity, written and oral communication, analysis and synthesis of data, and planning and organization.
According to a 2012 report by the Council of Graduate Schools, these high-level transferable skills will always be needed across a wide range of occupations. Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate strong leadership, professionalism and work ethic, project management and critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In this increasingly fast-paced and changing world, students entering the workforce must be prepared to constantly innovate and communicate their solutions to a wide audience. The 17吃瓜在线 Career Center launched the career skills initiative to prepare 17吃瓜在线 students for the new economy.听
With that in mind, we encourage CAS graduate students to take advantage of the CAS professional development program. The 鈥淪tudy Here/Work Anywhere鈥 resource guide will shepherd you through the academic, professional and life skills that we encourage you to build during your time at 17吃瓜在线. Take advantage of all the University has to offer you!
We have identified a set of core skills that masters and doctoral students will need to thrive in graduate school and their future career, including:
Choose the stage of your graduate career below to see what resources are available to help you become proficient at the skills needed for success. Early program indicates the first year and late program indicates the last year (Masters) or last two years (PhD) of your program.
Handshake lets you search and apply for jobs and internships specifically posted for 17吃瓜在线 students and alums, register for recruitment events, save all your application materials in one place, and much more. Available to all 17吃瓜在线 students.
17吃瓜在线 Eagle Service: Student Planning
Learn how to manage your academic plan in 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 Student Planning tool in Eagle Service.
17吃瓜在线 Statistical Consulting Center
Provides assistance with statistics-related problems in a variety research arenas.
17吃瓜在线 Research Commons
17吃瓜在线 resources for all your research needs.
17吃瓜在线 Writing Center
Graduate students can schedule one-on-one consultations.
Provides a wide variety of online instructional materials for a variety of writing projects.
Provides a wide variety of online instructional materials for a variety of writing projects.
Discover Your Passion (17吃瓜在线 Career Center)
Deciding what major or career to pursue can be difficult, so we encourage you to take a deep breath, ponder these questions, and focus on what will ultimately make you happy.
Vitae, a non-profit dedicated to enhancing the skills of researchers, has developed a framework to explore the skills you need to become a professional researcher.
AHA's Career Diversity for Historians initiative helps prepare graduate students and early-career historians for a range of career options.
The American Academic of Arts and Sciences presents career data for those with advanced degrees in the humanities.
The National Science Board presents career information for doctorates in science, social science, engineering and health.
Overview of popular social media platforms used by academics.
A series of guides on professional use of social media by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
17吃瓜在线 Career Center: Resumes
Templates and tips on writing the perfect resume.
Skills and Workshops for Academic Success - Time Management
The Academic Support and Access Center provides tips and tools for time management.
Counselling Center: 20 Time Management Tips
Tips from the Counselling Center.
Career Center: How to Find Part-Time Employment
Date: August 27, 2019, 12-1
The Council of Graduate Schools presents an online education platform to help students better understand a variety of issues, including the value of their degree, borrowing and saving, and money management.
Office of Financial Aid
Your first stop for questions about applying for financial aid.
Part-time Jobs
Students looking for a convenient part-time job can use a wide variety of resources, including:
17吃瓜在线 Recreational Sports and Fitness
17吃瓜在线's RecFit offers a variety of workshops and activities designed to keep 17吃瓜在线 students in peak form.
Health Promotion and Advocacy Center
17吃瓜在线's Health Promotion and Advocacy Center offers workshops, outreach activities, and one-on-one consultations with students on a variety of issues including alcohol and drug use, sleep patterns, and healthy relationships.
Office of Graduate Studies: Funding Your Research
Internal Competitions sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies.
College of Arts and Sciences: Student Research and Travel Support
Internal Competitions sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Office of Merit Awards
Learn about nationally-competitive, merit-based scholarship programs.
Office of Merit Awards: National Scholarship Directory
Funding programs for graduate students sponsored by the NSF or NSF-awardee institution.
Networking strategies from Idealist.org.
A series of guides on professional use of social media by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Office of Graduate Studies: High Impact Research
Tips for promoting your research through social media and other non-academic channels.
Center for Teaching, Research and Learning (CTRL)
CTRL provides workshops and consultations on teaching and pedagogy.
The Art of Teaching is a one credit course that is offered each spring semester for PhD students who want to learn more about educational pedagogy.
Career Center: Job and Internship Searching
The Career Center provides resources to help you find your perfect job or internship, including 17吃瓜在线-specific listings which can be accessed through Handshake.
Career Center: Employers on Campus
The Career Center hosts a variety of employers in on-campus events.
Career Center: Advising Appointments
Meet one on one with a Career Center advisor to discuss your resume, interview preparation, or to build your networking skills. You can meet with your advisor in-person, over the phone, or over Skype
Career Center: 2019听Job and Internship Fair
Date: September 11, 2019, 1-4
Description: The Fall Job and Internship Fair attracts more than 140 public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
Office of Graduate Studies: Theses and Dissertation Submission
Templates, due dates and instructions for submitting your theses and dissertations.
First Tuesday of Every Month, 4:00-6:00pm
Battelle Tompkins 228
This group is a support group in which fellow PhD students from across disciplines could meet to combat the sense of isolation and anxiety that sometimes comes from the dissertation writing process; it could also have monthly themes with guest speakers on common issues facing dissertators, such as procrastination, time management, and work/life balance.
Office of Graduate Studies: High Impact Research
Tips for promoting your research through social media and other non-academic channels.
Career Center: Job and Internship Searching
The Career Center provides resources to help you find your perfect job or internship, including 17吃瓜在线-specific listings which can be accessed through .
Career Center: Employers on Campus
The Career Center hosts a variety of employers in on-campus events.
Career Center: Advising Appointments
Meet one on one with a Career Center advisor to discuss your resume, interview preparation, or to build your networking skills. You can meet with your advisor in-person, over the phone, or over Skype.
Career Center: 2019听Job and Internship Fair
Date: September 11, 2019, 1-4
Description: The Fall Job and Internship Fair attracts more than 140 public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
Career Center: Interview Preparation
Use Interview Stream to practice for interview of all types.
The Council of Graduate Schools presents an online education platform to help students better understand a variety of issues, including evaluating and negotiating your job offer.
The A17吃瓜在线W provides tips on negotiating your salary.
The Council of Graduate Schools presents an online education platform to help students better understand a variety of issues, including transitioning to life after graduate school.