Career Management – Fall 2024

Managing your career involves all aspects of career development, from self-assessment to career exploration, and ultimately applying for positions.  Graduate education or postdoctoral training also provides a diversity of career opportunities - including academia, industry, government, and non-profit agencies.

Workshops and Events

Courses and Programs

Graduate Student Career Exploration Group (GCEG)

This group is co-sponsored by GradPathways and is for graduate students who want to explore their career-related preferences, identify the comparative fit of career options of interest or expand their consideration of possible careers. Group members will integrate data from their personal strengths, work and family perspectives, and career assessments with occupational information. Total cost for assessment package (includes Strong Interest Inventory, MBTI, Skillscan and Values card sorts) to grad students is $20 as GradPathways is subsidizing $25 of the total $45 fee. Please note that expected time commitment for activities outside of the 6 session group times is approximately 1-2 hours per week. Contact   careercounseling@shcs.ucdavis.edu to sign-up.

Experiential and Cohort Programs:

• Professors for the Future is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service.
• Leaders for the Future this nine-month program helps Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars connect with applied experiences beyond academia through immersives (internships, job shadowing, projects) while supporting business skills development.
• Public Scholars for the Future UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement and Graduate Studies have partnered together to launch a new program to support doctoral students who are interested in developing their community engaged research with non-university partners. 
• Mellon Public Scholars Program introduces doctoral and MFA students in the arts, humanities, and humanistic social sciences to the intellectual and practical aspects of identifying, addressing, and collaborating with members of a public through their scholarship. 

Individualized Advising

Master's and PhD Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Career Services (Internship and Career Center)

Career Advisors with expertise in assisting advanced degree holders can help you with all aspects of your career search. Services include one-on-one advising for job searching, CV and resume review, job negotiation, and interview preparation, as well as workshops and panels, job site visits, and recruitment and networking events.  Please sign up for an appointment via Handshake at this link. Select Career Center, select "CV/Resume Help," “Cover Letter Help,” or “Interviewing Help” then Master’s or PhD "Resume Review," “Cover Letter Review,” or “Interview Help” to find next available appointment times.

Career Exploration and Individual Development Planning Tools 

• Imagine PhD: A Career Exploration and Planning Tool for the Humanities and Social Sciences
• myIDP for STEM
• ChemIDP for the Chemical Sciences
• Versatile PhD - free subscription for online resources for those seeking careers beyond academia.

Additional Handouts:
Success and Socialization | Writing and Publishing | Presentation Skills | Teaching and Mentoring
 Leadership and Management | Professionalism and Ethics | Career Management | Wellness and Life Balance
URL for this page: https://gradpathways.ucdavis.edu/career-management