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Meeting the Career Development
Needs of Graduate Students:
Building Bridges Through Campus
Connections
Jake Galles
Janet Lenz
Florida State University
Briana Keller
University of Washington
National Career Development Association
Conference, July 2010, San Francisco
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First, a nod to our collaborator
Briana Keller
Assistant Director
Career Center
University of Washington
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Goals
Identify career needs of graduate students
Describe challenges in working with this
population
Importance of collaborating with other
campus units
Share examples of programming &
resources from a variety of offices
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Developing academic job search strategy
Searching for non-academic jobs
Finding post doc positions
Developing job search materials:
e.g., academic cover letters, vitae, portfolio
Navigating faculty mentor expectations
Graduate Student Career Concerns
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Dual career couple issues
Lack of knowledge regarding transferrable skills
Incomplete/inaccurate knowledge about options beyond academia
Experiencing a stressful shift in career identity
Graduate Student Career Concerns
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Additional Concerns from Survey
Finding fellowships and research grants
Career fairs specifically for grad students
Some students unclear about why they are in
graduate school
Understanding relationships, unspoken rules,
and expectations in grad school
Reconciling student goals and lack of tenure-
track positions
Career transitioning, changing careers, and
niche-finding in the new economy
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Challenges in Working with
Graduate Students
Time demands
Tendency to seek help only from faculty
mentors not career services
View the career center as not relevant to
their situation
Disciplines may be very specialized
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Additional Challenges from Survey
Student expectations of potential salaries
Budget cuts and limited staff
Staff knowledge and experience
Serving international students planning to
remain in the US
Connecting with graduate students early
Awareness of available services
View of graduate students as having fewer
needs than undergraduates
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How Can Career Centers Respond?
• Campus partnerships
• Career library resources
• Programming/workshops
• Web-based resources
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Counseling Center
Collaborative workshops on stress
management, managing dual careers
The Graduate School
Jointly sponsored professional development
activities
Participating in the campus “council” on
graduate studies
Career Center liaisons
Building Bridges with Campus Partners
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Alumni Associations
Academic Advisers/Graduate Program
Advisors/Assistants
Faculty/Graduate Program Coordinators
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Building Bridges with Campus Partners
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Career Library Resources
• Doing an inventory to make sure the
collection contains resources targeted at
graduate students
– general resources, e.g.,
• vita preparation
– targeted resources
• Directories of employers that hire advance degree
candidates
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Career Library Resources (cont.)
Making sure career services web page contains
links targeted to graduate students
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University of Washington
Career Center
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University of Washington
Career Center
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University of Washington
Career Center
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University of Washington
Career Center
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University of Washington
Career Center
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University of Colorado-Boulder
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Careers in Academia
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FSU’s Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)
Program
Program targeted at
doctoral students
Targeted workshops
Assistance with portfolio
development
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• Stanford University
Presentation:
• UC Berkeley online
information:
Careers in Academia
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• Duke University
Mailing list for PhDs
seeking nonacademic
careers:
Outside the Ivory Tower
• The Versatile PhD:
Info and community
for PhDs seeking
nonacademic careers:
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• UNC-Chapel Hill Graduate Student Career Fair
Outside the Ivory Tower
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• University of Washington
MyStory Project: • University of Texas
Graduate Student
Toolkit:
Networking and Professional
Development
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• University of Virginia
Webcast series:
• Arizona State University
Podcast series:
Use of Technology
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• University of Washington
Finding and Funding a
Postdoc guide:
• Arizona State University:
Postdoc Assistance
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Academic Job Search
• UniversityJobs.com • Academiccareers.com
Academic Job Search
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• rileyguide.com
Nonacademic Job Search
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Social Networking
• Gradshare student community
Social Networking
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Multiple-Feature Sites
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• National Association
of Graduate and
Professional Students
• National Postdoctoral
Association
Professional Associations
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Services Offered
• 100 colleges and universities contacted
– 30 respondents (33% response rate)
• 70% Public, 30% Private
• 85% centralized career services
• Average number of full-time graduate students
enrolled: 5,440
– Ranging from 900 to 14,000
• Average number of programs offered specifically
to graduate students in past 12 months: 19
– Ranging from 0 to 60
Survey Results
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Programs that Drew a Crowd
• The Academic Job Search: preparing your
materials
• US Job Search for International Graduate
Students
• Lunch and Learn Series: Wine and Cheese event
• Putting Your Science to Work
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Programs that Drew a Crowd
• Imposter Syndrome lecture
• Career Pathways Symposium
• So What are You Going to Do With That?
• Workshop held in the University Library Scholar
Commons section
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Innovative Programs
• Faculty Round Tables focusing on key themes
• Having retired faculty review student CVs
• Use of Gallup StrengthsQuest Assessment to
help with CV writing and interview preparation
• How to Get a Job Outside Academia, Even If
You Aren’t Sure That You Want One
• Graduate students hired as peer advisors
• Federal Jobs for Graduate Students
• MBA/Employer “Speed Dating”
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Services Offered
• Cover letter -----------100%
• Nonacademic jobs--100%
• Curriculum vitae-------92%
• Networking--------------89%
• Letters of rec-----------85%
• Academic jobs---------79%
• Credentials service---72%
• Salary negotiations---68%
• Teaching statements---60%
• Masters to PhD----------57%
• Internships----------------50%
• Portfolio development--45%
• Time and stress mgt----29%
• Faculty expectations----29%
• Assistantships------------29%
• Work-life balance--------25%
• Women and minorities-12%
Services Offered
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Services Offered
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Delivery Methods
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Discussion/Questions?
For more info contact:
Jake Galles, [email protected]
Briana Keller, [email protected]
Janet Lenz, [email protected]