Helpful Websites CAREER EXPLORATION: UC Berkeley provides a good starting place for PhD’s who are exploring non-academic careers. career.berkeley.edu/phds/phds.stm UC San Diego also supplies some helpful links: icc.ucdavis.edu/areas/phd/professionaldev.html UC Riverside has a useful list and links to resources: www.careers.ucr.edu/Students/Graduates/Jobs University of Maryland supplies some additional links: www.careercenter.umd.edu/crws/Mastphds.htm University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne: www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/NonacademicJobs/NonacademicJobsHome.html The Woodrow Wilson Foundation provides essential information for PhD’s (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) who are exploring non-academic work. When you get to the site, click “Guest Speaker Discussions” to read first-hand testimonials from PhD’s who have crossed over into non-academic careers. www.woodrow.org/phd/WRK4US Two history PhD’s discuss the process of leaving academia for a non-academic career. Click “Outside the Box” for profiles of PhD’s who have made a successful transition. Click “Useful Tools” (specifically FAQ’s) for strategies, and links for finding non-academic job announcements: www.beyondacademe.com So What Are You Going to Do With That? …supplies profiles and recommended reading: www.phdcareer.com/resources.htm “Sellout” also provides profiles of PhD’s in non-academic fields, as well as information and resources. www.ironstring.com/sellout Chronicle of Higher Ed, Information on Non-Academic Careers: chronicle.com/jobs/2001/04/2001040604c.htm Re-Envisioning the PhD: www.grad.washington.edu/envision/phd/employment_index.html For scientists, Science Magazine’s Next Wave is an excellent resource for information about non-academic careers in science and engineering. When you get to the site, click “Jobsnet” and “Science Careers” (both towards the bottom of the page on the left margin). nextwave.sciencemag.org/us
CV TO RESUME: www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/NonacademicJobs/Resumes/Samples031104.pdf caps.uchicago.edu/resources/pdfs/cv2resume.pdf chronicle.com/jobs/99/12/99120301c.htm
COVER LETTER SAMPLES: www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/NonacademicJobs/CoverLetters/NonacCoverLetters031704.pdf
NETWORKING: www.linkedin.com polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/network.html www.scholarly-societies.org
JOB SEARCH: General: chronicle.com (click “Jobs”, and then “Browse Jobs by” : “Position Type”) www.directemployers.com www.princetonreview.com/cte/search/careerSearch.asp?msg=Please+enter+a+keyword+of+3+letters+or+more jobstar.org/hidden/index.cfm losangeles.craigslist.org
Writing and publishing: www.writerswrite.com www.writingworld.com www.writersweekly.com www.writersmarket.com/index_ns.asp www.publishersmarketplace.com www.publishersmarketplace.com/lunch/subscribe.html
www.aaupnet.org www.editors.ca/pubs/so.htm www.theefa.org www.masterfreelancer.com www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45 www.guru.com www.nwu.org personalhistorians.org
Government: www.nih.gov www.jmu.edu/polisci/mpa/jobsites.htm www.cq.com/corp/login.do?jumpto=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cq.com%2Fhome.do www.jobsfed.com/rp/cgi/homepage.cgi www.hillnews.com www.state.gov www.opajobs.com www.nicusa.com/html/index.html www.rollcall.com www.studentjobs.gov www.careers.state.gov www.pse-net.com www.usajobs.opm.gov www.washingtonnetworkgroup.com
Non-Profit: www.guidestar.org www.opportunitynocs.org/index.jsp www.idealist.org www.gmnetwork.org www.canonprofits.org www.fdncenter.org philanthropy.com www.sustainablebusiness.com www.nonprofitstaffing.com www.independentsector.org www.cof.org www.ecojobs.com
Science and Engineering Resources: www.aip.org/careersvc fellowships.aaas.org www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/bgsmain.html guava.physics.uiuc.edu/~nigel/finance.html www.phds.org/index.php?section=5 physicsweb.org/jobs www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/gradstud/science.html www.cos.com/services
www.scijobs.com/index.cfm www.asme.org/jobs www.tech-interns.com ecs.engr.wisc.edu/student/letters.cfm www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=careers.html
Bio Resources: nextwave.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2001/10/31/2? www.bio.net/hypermail/EMPLOYMENT career.bio.com/careercenter/index.jhtml 66.241.201.123/JobsResumes/CompanyList.cfm www.cellbio.com/perspective2.html www.bioscience.org/urllists/jobs.htm recruit.sciencemag.org/feature/advice/foc_50903.shl www.ibn.a-star.edu.sg science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm www.genesciences.com/jobsindex.htm www.nih.gov