Graduate students navigate a myriad of challenges in their pursuit of a career.
The ASCC provides resources that are appropriate for all disciplines and backgrounds and encourages you to engage with the experts of your chosen fields for the most appropriate advice.
Consider individual career coaching to cover topics such as decision-making, resume writing & CV writing advice, interview preparation, as well as networking and job search strategies. Or to learn how your intensive studies have given you transferable skills for options outside of academia or during times of transition.
Explore the variety of employer led and topically relevant career development events, and our career expos as ways to discover new opportunities.
If you have questions we can engage and assist in identifying the next step in finding a solution.
Through partnership of the Graduate School and the Graduate Student Professional Association professional development presentations, institutional memberships and job search databases are available to you.
Versitile PhD: Versatile Ph.D. helps graduate students and new PhDs envision, prepare for and excel in non-academic careers. Here you will find a wonderful online community, an overview of PhD careers, PhD-appropriate job listings and access to a database of nearly 90,000 members.
National Center for Faculty Development Diversity: This is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of over 87,000 graduate students, post-docs, and faculty members. They are 100% dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers.
Grammarly @EDU Student Membership: WSU is partnering with Grammarly @EDU to provide students and postdocs online writing assistance and plagiarism tools to encourage polished grammar, better overall wordsmithing, and a professional writing style. The PDI is offering 100 FREE memberships to the Grammarly @EDU online platform.
- Past Professional Development Presentations
- Upcoming Professional Development Events
- The WSU GPSA provides opportunities for students to build a variety of professional development skills including career preparation.
- The WSU Teaching Resources offers webinars and virtual lectures to aid students in their teaching career and offer advice for students who seek to pursue a teaching career after graduation
If you are struggling to find positions to apply for you can consult this list for additional options.
