WIE – Graduate Academic Career Path Workshop

1. WIE – Graduate Academic Career Path Workshop uwaterloo.ca/career-action

2. Facilitator Elisabeth Adrian Career Advisor Centre for Career Action Tatham Centre emadrian@uwaterloo.ca X 32590

3. Centre for Career Action We work with: • Regular & co-op; undergrad & graduate; all levels On: • Job search tactics (e.g. résumé, interview, networking) • Career strategy (e.g. career exploration) • Grad school prep (e.g. application review, admission interview practise) Through: • Individual appointments, workshops, events, print & online resources (e.g. Career Development eManual), job postings uwaterloo.ca/career-action

4. But I just got here!(Is this relevant to me?) • Less than 20% of PhD’s land academic positions (University Affairs, 2011) • 39% of grad students change career goals during their studies (Wendler et al, 2012) • Many PhD graduates leave university without a firm understanding of their work options (U.S. Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education) • It takes six months, on average, to find a job (MTCU, 2012)

5. Take ACTION • Integrate career planning & prep into grad studies • Explore both academic and industry options: • Attend workshops • Talk to people in related fields • Pay attention to what excites you or inspires curiosity • Keep your eye on labour market trends • Read about career options & collect job postings • Track your skill development & accomplishments

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7. Appointments • Full length: 1 hour long • Book in advance • Drop-in: 15 minutes • 12:00-1:00pm daily • Career Advisors are “on call” uwaterloo.ca/career-action

8. Appointments, cont’d • Career exploration & decision-making • Résumé, CV & cover letter critiques • Work search • Mock interviews (for jobs or professional schools) • Grad/professional school planning • Grad/professional school application reviews uwaterloo.ca/career-action

9. Workshops • Career exploration and decision making • Exploring your personality type • Work search strategies • Professional school options • Interview skills • Business etiquette and professionalism • Networking 101 • Thinking about an international experience uwaterloo.ca/career-action

10. Workshops exclusively for grad students & post-docs • Careers 601 • So you want to be an academic • Preparing for difficult conversations with your supervisor • Teaching philosophy statement • Writing CVs and cover letters • Academic interviews • Interview skills for academic positions

11. Workshops exclusively for grad students & post-docs, cont’d • Successfully Negotiating Academic Job Offers • Writing Successful Grant Proposals • Careers Beyond Academia • MITACS workshops: • presentation skills (1 day) • project management (2 days) • How to Start Your Own Business • Non-academic Work Search and Networking

12. Big Events • Career Fair (Sep 25, 2013) • Volunteer/Internship Fair (Sept 18, 2013) • Professional & Post-degree Days (Oct 16-17, 2013) • Job Fair (Feb 5, 2014)

14. Online Resources • Career Development eManual • Career Cruising • CHOICES Planner • Type Focus • The BIG Guide to Living & Working Overseas • JobMine jobmine.uwaterloo.ca uwaterloo.ca/career-action

16. We also recommend… • University Affairs: Career Advice www.universityaffairs.ca/Careers.aspx • Versatile PhD - www.versatilephd.com • Centre for Career Action listserv • Inside Higher Ed - www.insidehighered.com

17. Employer info sessionsuwaterloo.ca/career-action/other-services/employer-information-sessions

18. Questions? Elisabeth Adrian emadrian@uwaterloo.ca Jennifer Woodside jennifer.woodside@uwaterloo.ca

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