Comprehensive Career Resources for MSU Graduate Students
Explore a curated list of career resources specially designed for MSU graduate students, including professional career strategies, job search tips, self-care advice, and specialized career development tools. Discover, research, implement, and build your career pathway with the help of MSU Career Services Network, Beyond the Professoriate, Imagine PhD, and The Versatile PhD. Access one-on-one advising, career handbooks, job listings, and mentorship opportunities to prepare for success beyond academia.
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Career Resources A curated list for MSU graduate students
Beyond the Professoriate PROFESSIONAL CAREER STRATEGIES CERTIFICATE DISCOVER: Know Your Options RESEARCH: Evaluate Your Best Opportunities; 10 Things Your PhD Advisor Never Told You About Growing Your Professional Network (could also be implement). Don t know what you want? https://beyondprof.com/dont-know-what- job-you-want/; Research jobs that are alt-ac: https://beyondprof.com/non-academic-research-careers-for-phds/ IMPLEMENT: Implement a Proven Job Search; Job Searching During COVID-19 (multiple articles); Networking and growing a digital presence (https://beyondprof.com/category/networking/) BUILD: Self care while leaving academia: https://beyondprof.com/category/self-care-and-leaving-academia/ FACULTY CAREER STRATEGIES CERTIFICATE Career Exploration Video Library
MSU Career Services Network Discover Research MSU Connect, a platform connecting the Spartan community through mentorship and purposeful connections Match your experience with the job description https://www.flipsnack.com/986EEFDD75E/msu-career-handbook-2021-22- 72pages.html P.32 Implement Google Form submission for document review https://grad.msu.edu/news/msu-graduate-career-advising-dropbox CV feedback Mock interview Handshake is MSU s career management platform for internships, career/job fairs, job postings: https://careernetwork.msu.edu/resources/handshake/ Build Explore relevant career resources based on identity/affinity group. Each page features curated content to assist you in narrowing down choices https://careernetwork.msu.edu/channels/identity-affinity-groups/ One-on-one advising appointments with general and discipline-specific career advisors; career pathway consultation Career Handbook: MSU Career Handbook 2021-22 edition for MSU students
MSU Graduate School Career Development Discover Career exploration (identify skills, values) Research Career exploration (understand the opportunities for a MSU PhD) Implement The job search Build Preparing for success
Imagine PhD A career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences. DISCOVER Skills, interests and values assessment: https://www.imaginephd.com/assessment RESEARCH Explore job families: https://www.imaginephd.com/job-families IMPLEMENT Tips, strategies and general guidelines for professional communication and documents during the application process: https://www.imaginephd.com/general-resources BUILD My Plan
The Versatile PhD You need to register with MSU email. Research General Information and Real Life Examples for each career route. Job listings https://versatilephd.com/jobs/ Implement You can click MyPlan and create your plan based on your own timeframe and discipline. Local meetups and networking opportunities.
Nature Career Discover Emerging network of resources for exploring paths beyond academia , https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.3282 (Muindi, F., Keller, J. Emerging network of resources for exploring paths beyond academia. Nat Biotechnol 33, 775 778 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3282) Research Toolkit: How to write a great non-academic CV Implement Tips for managing an industry move without your academic supervisor s support Many who set their sights on a career in the for-profit sector meet resistance from PIs with a bias towards academic science. Build Beyond academia: Planning the perfect exit strategy for a scientific career move
