Cover Letters and Resumes for Internships and Positions Beyond the Tenure Track This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance on cover letters and resumes for positions beyond tenure track roles. It also meets the needs of those applying for internships, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The process of synthesizing your academic experiences into strong application materials for jobs and internships beyond academia can be challenging but rewarding. This workshop is a hands-on opportunity for graduate students to learn how to effectively develop a resume using the foundation that they have laid with information from their CVs. Additionally, this session will include tips for writing compelling, tailored cover letters and thinking strategically about how these two documents complement each other. This workshop is designed for master’s students, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact [email protected] to see if we can accommodate your attendance.Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Building and Leveraging Your Network Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development in graduate school and job/internship searches. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIn and the University Career Alumni Network) and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions! This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available. Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Interviewing for Jobs Beyond the Professoriate This workshop is open to all graduate students seeking guidance around interviewing for positions beyond tenure track roles, which can differ greatly from the academic job search process. It also meets the needs of those applying to internships, including those applying to the Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program. The workshop will focus on preparing graduate students to navigate the interview process, and to effectively answer questions by strategically articulating strengths and skills. We will also discuss a framework for answering behavioral interview questions. This event is intended to be interactive, therefore a recording will not be available. This workshop is designed for master’s students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact [email protected] to see if we can accommodate your attendance.Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
Grad School 101: Financial Aid and Scholarships for Ph.D. Students Learn what types of financial aid and scholarships are available from Rackham and how they may impact your financial aid during graduate school.
Grad School 101: Research-Based Strategies for Ph.D. Students to Combat Impostor Phenomenon Have you ever succeeded at an academic task even though you were convinced that you wouldn’t do well? Do you dread others evaluating your work or avoid opportunities for critical feedback? Do you have trouble accepting praise or acknowledging your accomplishments? Do you worry about being exposed as an academic fraud? Have you ever questioned whether you belong at Michigan? Thoughts such as these are hallmarks of impostor thinking and are more common among graduate students than you realize. However, they don’t have to overshadow your academic and professional journey.Join us for this interactive, two-hour workshop, during which we will share insights from impostorism scholarship and provide research-based strategies for combating your impostor thoughts and feelings. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Define impostorism and highlight the variety of ways individuals and groups are most impacted; Discuss individual, system, and institution level factors that contribute to impostorism; Recognize maladaptive thought patterns and coping strategies that exacerbate impostor experiences; Access tools and strategies to help interrupt your impostor cycle (all participants will receive a digital strategies workbook). This workshop is designed for University of Michigan Ph.D. students. For faculty, staff, master’s students, and postdoctoral fellows, please contact [email protected] to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Grad School 101: Filing Taxes for Graduate Students As you may know, filing taxes as a graduate student isn’t always as straightforward as we would hope.In this virtual event, Ed Jennings, the tax director at the University of Michigan, will walk us through how to prepare for tax season. This session is geared toward domestic students.You will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the presentation.Those who register will receive a copy of the slides and the recording. However, the recording takes a few weeks to process.
The Dual Job Search: Coordinating Academic and Non-Academic Job Applications For many soon-to-graduate Ph.D. students, coordinating a dual job search—applying both to academic and non-academic jobs—becomes a reasonable way to expand your options. In this workshop, we will discuss concrete ways to time, strategize, and optimize the tandem job search, seeking to maximize bang for your buck throughout these two intense, labor-intensive processes. Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
Grad School 101: Thriving in Grad School with ADHD and Neurodiversity Join individuals from Student Accessibility and Accommodation Services at the University of Michigan, both from the accommodation and academic support sides of the division, to learn about strategies and resources to get reasonable accommodations, support your executive functioning, communicate with your faculty, and otherwise thrive in graduate school as someone who has ADHD or is otherwise neurodiverse. Even if you’re not formally diagnosed but suspect you have ADHD or are neurodiverse, you are welcome to join this session and learn from the expertise presented.
Grad School 101: Financial Aid and Scholarships for Master’s Students Learn what types of financial aid and scholarships are available from Rackham and how they may impact your financial aid during graduate school.
Grad School 101: Research-Based Strategies for Master’s Students to Combat Impostor Phenomenon Have you ever succeeded at an academic task even though you were convinced that you wouldn’t do well? Do you dread others evaluating your work or avoid opportunities for critical feedback? Do you have trouble accepting praise or acknowledging your accomplishments? Do you worry about being exposed as an academic fraud? Have you ever questioned whether you belong at Michigan? Thoughts such as these are hallmarks of impostor thinking and are more common among graduate students than you realize. However, they don’t have to overshadow your academic and professional journey.Join us for this interactive, two-hour workshop, during which we will share insights from impostorism scholarship and provide research-based strategies for combating your impostor thoughts and feelings. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Define impostorism and highlight the variety of ways individuals and groups are most impacted.Discuss individual, system, and institution level factors that contribute to impostorism; Recognize maladaptive thought patterns and coping strategies that exacerbate impostor experiences; Access tools and strategies to help interrupt your impostor cycle (all participants will receive a digital strategies workbook). This workshop is designed for University of Michigan master’s students. For faculty, staff, Ph.D. students, and postdoctoral fellows, please contact [email protected] to see if we can accommodate your attendance.
Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Art of the Resume Bullet Point Hosted by Rackham’s embedded University Career Center career counselors, the topic for this session is resumes. In particular, what are some strategies for writing the all-important bullet point? In an interactive discussion with examples and opportunities to workshop your own resume, we will work on framing your experiences as effectively as possible. This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available.
Grad School 101: Rackham Resources and Emergency Funding In this program you will learn more about the work of the Graduate Student and Program Consultation Services Office, including resources for addressing concerns and conflicts that may arise while in graduate school and information about the Rackham Graduate Student Emergency Fund.
Building and Leveraging Your Network for Graduate Students Are you a graduate student intending to apply for industry jobs? While talking to potential employers, you’ll find yourself trying to describe your research to non-experts, struggling to avoid jargon, and feeling like your description is vague or unclear. In this University Career Center workshop, we’ll address this problem, develop specific strategies to describe your research, and get some much-needed practice. Graduate students of all academic backgrounds are welcome to attend! Brought to you by the University Career Center in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
Grad School 101: Rackham Resources and Emergency Funding In this program, you will learn more about the work of the Graduate Student and Program Consultation Services Office, including resources for addressing concerns and conflicts that may arise while in graduate school and information about the Rackham Graduate Student Emergency Fund.
Pitch Perfect: How to Effectively Network and Build a Strong Pitch Are you interested in learning how to effectively connect with colleagues and prospective employers? If so, this integrative workshop will help you develop a strong pitch that can be used in networking opportunities.Come and learn about the process of networking, develop and practice your pitch, and understand University Career Center networking and career development resources.Brought to you by the University Career Center in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.
