Complete a Career Assessment Test
American Chemical Society’s Career Planning Tool
- Take a battery of free career inventories, examining abilities, work values, and Preferences (data, people, things) courtesy of the Canadian government.
- A free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences.
- Explore career options through this free resource from the US Department of Labor.
- 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
- 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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