Review these skills, if you  to identify the resources you need.  Consider if you have already developed the skill enough for your future career plans, expect to develop the skill as part of your program, or need to find additional resources to support developing the skill.

1. Identify and apply for jobs and/or internships that match my skills, interests, and values.
2. Confidently express my career goals based on exposure to a variety of career options.
3. Build and maintain a professional network.
4. Maintain and curate a professional online presence.
5. Understand the purpose and structure of internships and other experiential opportunities.
6. Effectively navigate recruitment events such as career fairs and networking nights.
7. Effectively navigate social-professional events such as conferences.
8. Employ professional negotiation skills to advocate for my professional growth and development.
9. Evaluate and negotiate the terms on an initial employment offer.
10. Plan and manage my career development (with or without an Individual Development Plan).
11. Prepare effective job and/or internship application documents.
12. Effectively communicate my qualifications in an interview setting.
13. Understand the legal limitations of my level of work authorization.

• Online and Asynchronous Training Content
• Internship and Career Center (ICC) Videos
• Individualized Advising

• One-on-one mentoring or specialized programming to meet your individual needs is available. 

  Internship and Career Center's (Virtual) Document Review Service Document Review is an online service for resumes, CVs, and cover letters open to current UC Davis students and recent graduates. This service is now being offered virtually and asynchronously.

  One-on-one Career Counseling (Career Counseling Services) Counseling Services also provides some career counseling and career assessments for graduate students.

  Faculty, Principal Investigator, and Advisor Your major professor or principal investigator can provide career guidance and introduce you to a network of their colleagues and former students. Don't overlook other faculty mentors as potential career advisors, seek out like-minded faculty and graduate student and postdoctoral colleagues to be a part of your career-building network.

  FUTURE FUTURE is a career exploration program that helps Ph.D. students and postdocs prepare for a broad range of careers. We serve scholars from all disciplines conducting research that advances health. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and identities. For the time being, FUTURE is no longer recruiting new participants but offers several structural components that remain intact. Primarily, we have an engaging and participatory partner network with more than 120 Ph.D. professionals who are available to serve as career mentors and on career panels. Please contact our staff to connect with our partner network. We also offer coaching to Ph.D. students and postdocs to support them in their academic program, and their career journey. Please contact Daniel Moglen at djmoglen@ucdavis.edu.

• Community Building and Activities

• Building community is essential to success.  Consider participating in the following activity:

  Internship and Career Fairs Each academic year, the ICC hosts four to six large internship and career fairs. Fairs are for UC Davis students and alumni only.

• Additional Resources
• Individual Development Plans (ImaginePhD, myIDP, and ChemIDP)
  National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
  The Versatile PhD
  Income Generation Toolkit for Undocumented Students