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Ph.D. Connections Career Conference: Networking Lunch

Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Join us for an informal networking lunch with keynote speaker Roshni Rao and the panelists in the afternoon sessions. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your professional network with peers and professionals in a low-pressure environment. Ph.D. Connections is a career conference designed to support doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in their exploration of career […]

Ph.D. Connections Career Conference: Careers for Humanities Panel + Networking

East Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Panelists represent the Mellon Foundation, Human Rights First, Hanover Research, and the University of Michigan Ginsberg Center. Biographies coming soon! The first hour will be a facilitated panel discussion, comprised of Ph.D. holders working in different industries, followed by an opportunity to meet in small groups with individual panelists. The panelists will be available to network […]

Ph.D. Connections Career Conference: Careers for Social Sciences Panel + Networking

West Conference Room, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Panelists represent the Great Lakes Regional Center of the National Wildlife Federation, Google, ghSMART, and the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Biographies coming soon! The first hour will be a facilitated panel discussion, comprised of Ph.D. holders working in different industries, followed by an opportunity to meet in small groups with individual panelists. […]

Ph.D. Connections Career Conference: Careers for STEM + Networking

Amphitheatre and Assembly Hall, 4th Floor, Rackham Building 915 East Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Panelists represent JB Ashtin, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and Takeda. Biographies are coming soon! The first hour will be a facilitated panel discussion, comprised of Ph.D. holders working in different industries, followed by an opportunity to meet in small groups with individual panelists. The panelists will be available to network with until 3:30 p.m. Please feel […]

Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: Creating a Compelling Resume

Online

We are offering a number of virtual coffee chats for the graduate student community this summer, hosted by Rackham’s embedded University Career Center career counselors. The topic for this session is resumes. Are you interested in articulating your academic experiences to apply for opportunities beyond the professoriate? Whether you are looking to improve your current […]

Coffee Chats for Graduate Students: The Art of the Resume Bullet Point

Online

We are offering a number of virtual coffee chats for the graduate student community this summer, 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 […]

Building and Leveraging Your Network

Online

Building a network and connecting with others is critical to your professional development and job/internship search. Join this discussion to learn strategies for building your network (including tips on using LinkedIN and UCAN) and how to leverage this network for career exploration and job/internship searching. There will be plenty of time for your questions! This […]

The Tandem Job Search: Coordinating Academic and Non-Academic Job Applications

Online

For many soon-to-graduate Ph.D. students, coordinating a tandem 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. Registration is […]

Interviewing Tips and Strategies for Graduate Students

Online

This workshop is perfect for any graduate students seeking guidance around interviewing for positions beyond tenure track roles, which can differ greatly from the academic job search process. It will focus on preparing you to navigate the interview process and to effectively answer questions by strategically articulating strengths and skills. There will be plenty of […]

Talking Outside Your Field: Explaining Your Research During Your Industry Job Search

Online

Are you a graduate student intending to apply for industry jobs? While talking to potential employers, you may 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 […]