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Complete a Career Assessment Test

American Chemical Society’s Career Planning Tool

Career Navigator and Quizzes

  • Take a battery of free career inventories, examining abilities, work values, and Preferences (data, people, things) courtesy of the Canadian government.

ImaginePhD

  • A free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences.

My Next Move

  • Explore career options through this free resource from the US Department of Labor.

Versatile PhD

  • A free, online resource for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and PhD alumni in humanities, and social sciences who seek career paths beyond the professoriate.

Reading Resources

Carpe Career Blog

  • Learn from fellow higher education individuals who are in their PhD/PostDoc journey, or those who have completed their time and how their professional journey has been thus far.

Schedule a Career Education Appointment

Make an appointment with a career educator for help with identifying career options, job search strategies, mock interviews, and resume writing.

For graduate students:

  • Sign into Handshake,
  • Navigate to the left side of the webpage and find “Career Center”
  • Find the “Appointments” heading and “Schedule a New Appointment”
  • You’ll be taken to the appointment categories and can select “Career Counseling”
  • And you should have “Grad Students, PhDs and Postdocs – Academia + Beyond” as your appointment type

If this is your first time signing into Handshake, then make sure to update your profile.

Attend a Career Development Workshop

Berkeley Career Engagement offers career development workshops for graduate students and PhDs.

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