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Exploring Options
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Narrowing Career Focus
Aware of career options, cultivating professional networks
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Developing Applications
Guidance on targeted academic and non-academic job materials
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Getting an Offer
Actively interviewing, evaluating options
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PhD Opportunities
Curated list of select job boards from various industries
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Upcoming Events
May
14
2026
3:00 PM 680 N. Lake Shore Drive
Attendees will learn how to prepare for behavioral interview questions and stand out as strong candidates across all ind...
May
21
2026
12:00 PM Parkes Hall, 1870 Sheridan Road
Please join The Graduate School (TGS) for a Lunch & Learn event featuring two of Â鶹´«Ã½'s Presidential Fellows, wh...
May
21
2026
3:00 PM 680 N. Lake Shore Drive
As part of our PhD and Postdoc Career Development Series, we will be exploring different non-academic career pathways. W...
Jun
15
2026
10:00 AM
To kick off summer, join us virtually to review PhD career resources to explore and pursue different career pathways. We...
Jun
22
2026
10:00 AM 2122 Sheridan Road
In this session, we’ll engage with self-assessment activities to identify what you want to do and how you want to do it ...
Jun
29
2026
10:00 AM 2122 Sheridan Road
Putting the work into network! As the first part of two sessions dedicated to networking, we’ll discuss how to develop a...
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