Adam Ford Follow what is interesting to you and opens the most doors for your next step. You don't need to decide what you want to be when you grow up right now, but seek opportunities that will empower you with choices in the future. Read More Michael More Get involved as much as you can during your graduate program, especially with activities spearheaded by other graduate students: informal research talks, Three Minute Thesis, student-led conferences, social events, the works. These are your future colleagues or mentors (or... Read More Andreanne Doyon It's important to develop connections and networks within your program, the university at large, as well as outside the university within your field. People can help you if they remember who you are. Whatever you want to do after you graduate, try and get some direct... Read More Ellen T Arena I would advise students to be open to new opportunities – even those that may take them from what they considered their own predefined career path. As long as they are enthusiastic, fulfilled, and inspired, doors will fly open and could lead anywhere. I would never have... Read More Asato Ikeda Be strategic about future professional life but also flexible. Read More Ricardo Rivera-Acevedo Network, network, network with the people in your desired field or industry. They will be instrumental in helping you achieve your career goals. Read More Anne Bjorkman Networking is key. Other than doing good research and publishing, of course, having a network of colleagues and (potential future) collaborators can be incredibly helpful when looking for a job. As your supervisor to introduce you to people, go to and present at conferences... Read More Meredith Diane Mantooth Get out into the community and build relationships with people doing the kind of work you want to do. Education alone isn't enough to find a satisfying career; professional experience is a must. Read More Benjamin Good It may sound like a broken record, but the most important thing you can do (aside from excellent work, which is a given) is to get yourself out there and meet people. Go to conferences and use social media to make yourself known (carefully). Read More Taylor Davis If you want a job in academia, make sure you understand how competitive the job market is in your field. Also make sure you have a good plan for funding for your ENTIRE time in grad school. And stay on track with timing as you progress through your program. If you get... Read More Stephen Ney Consider opportunities outside of the richest countries, outside of where your professors trained, and outside of where your discipline's top conferences are held, in places where your skills might be in greater demand. Read More Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Adam Ford Follow what is interesting to you and opens the most doors for your next step. You don't need to decide what you want to be when you grow up right now, but seek opportunities that will empower you with choices in the future. Read More
Michael More Get involved as much as you can during your graduate program, especially with activities spearheaded by other graduate students: informal research talks, Three Minute Thesis, student-led conferences, social events, the works. These are your future colleagues or mentors (or... Read More
Andreanne Doyon It's important to develop connections and networks within your program, the university at large, as well as outside the university within your field. People can help you if they remember who you are. Whatever you want to do after you graduate, try and get some direct... Read More
Ellen T Arena I would advise students to be open to new opportunities – even those that may take them from what they considered their own predefined career path. As long as they are enthusiastic, fulfilled, and inspired, doors will fly open and could lead anywhere. I would never have... Read More
Ricardo Rivera-Acevedo Network, network, network with the people in your desired field or industry. They will be instrumental in helping you achieve your career goals. Read More
Anne Bjorkman Networking is key. Other than doing good research and publishing, of course, having a network of colleagues and (potential future) collaborators can be incredibly helpful when looking for a job. As your supervisor to introduce you to people, go to and present at conferences... Read More
Meredith Diane Mantooth Get out into the community and build relationships with people doing the kind of work you want to do. Education alone isn't enough to find a satisfying career; professional experience is a must. Read More
Benjamin Good It may sound like a broken record, but the most important thing you can do (aside from excellent work, which is a given) is to get yourself out there and meet people. Go to conferences and use social media to make yourself known (carefully). Read More
Taylor Davis If you want a job in academia, make sure you understand how competitive the job market is in your field. Also make sure you have a good plan for funding for your ENTIRE time in grad school. And stay on track with timing as you progress through your program. If you get... Read More
Stephen Ney Consider opportunities outside of the richest countries, outside of where your professors trained, and outside of where your discipline's top conferences are held, in places where your skills might be in greater demand. Read More
