Home Professional Development Developing Core Skills Core Skill: Career Development Core Skill: Career Development Career Development is the process through which people develop and achieve professional goals. It involves assessing one’s career values, interests, and skills and actively exploring career fields of interest through networking, mentorship, and gaining relevant professional experiences to expand one’s competencies. Rackham Resources Campus Resources Rackham Resources Rackham offers several annual career-development programs, including: Rackham Embedded Coordinator for Graduate Student Career Advancement Kirsten Elling and Anna Wagner provide career coaching, advising, and programming to doctoral students in order to help them navigate challenges and build a successful career. You can schedule an appointment with Drs. Elling and Cavnar on the Career Center website. Gear Your Career At this two-hour event held annually in January, participants take professional headshots, get business cards printed, and/or consult briefly with a U-M career and professional-development expert on their LinkedIn profile. This event is open to master’s and doctoral students. Ph.D. Connections This one-day, multidisciplinary career conference is held annually in April to support doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in their exploration of career paths beyond academe. Participants learn about career opportunities beyond the professoriate through interactive sessions with Ph.D.s working in diverse fields and workshops focused on career exploration and job search preparation. Rackham Workshops Rackham also regularly offers workshops on career-development topics, including future-faculty workshops and alumni career conversations. Check the Rackham events page for these regular programs and workshops. Campus Resources Back to Top CRLT Preparing Future Faculty Web Resources Academic careers, writing a teaching philosophy, productivity in grad school. University Career Center Confidential career consultations and workshops on diverse career options. Rackham-CRLT May Seminar on Preparing Future Faculty Nationally recognized program to prepare Ph.D. candidates for the academic job search and faculty positions. NextProf Michigan Engineering workshops to strengthen and diversify the next generation of academic leaders. Innovation Partnerships Licensing Fellows Program Fellows work part-time to assist Innovation Partnerships licensing specialists to assess the technical and market potential of new U-M inventions. Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Career and professional development for biomedical post-baccalaureate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees. Imagine PhD Career exploration and planning for humanities and social-science doctoral students. MyIDP Career exploration and Individual Development Plan tool for STEM doctoral students. Contact Us Hours: Professional Development and Engagement is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office is closed Saturdays and Sundays and on university holidays. Location 1530 Rackham Building 915 E. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070 Contact Phone: 734.647.4013 Fax: 734.936.2848 Email: [email protected]
