Career

Get involved by exploring experiences, networks, and identity and utilizing tools and resources to help prepare for your next steps after graduate school.

 Services

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Current ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà graduate students and recent alumni (within 1 year of graduation) can access individual advising appointments in person or as virtual appointments. Topics for these conversations include: career options/exploration, job search, networking, interviews, resume, academic CVs, etc. To book an appointment, please log in to Ìý.

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 Resources

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Careers online is an online job and volunteer board for ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà students and alumni (scroll to bottom of page). This page also includes advice on job search strategies.

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Visit the graduate student career page for tools, resources, advice, and video stories to help guide your career planning and exploration.

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is a unique, web-based career-planning tool tailored to meet the needs of PhD students and postdocs in the sciences.Ìý This website was developed by AAAS/Science, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), and experts from several universities (see authors on their site).Ìý
Note: This website is not hosted in Canada, and your personal information may be stored or accessed outside of Canada.

ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Career Centre, Graduate Pathways to Success

is a free online career exploration and planning tool for PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. The ImaginePhD project is powered by the Graduate Career Consortium (/; GCC).
Note: This website is not hosted in Canada, and your personal information may be stored or accessed outside of Canada.

ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Career Centre, Graduate Pathways to Success

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has developed an online Individual Development Plan (IDP) and resources.Ìý The IDP is a tool that supports graduate students and PDFs in actively preparing for the career(s) of their choice by exploring career paths, establishing career goals, and identifying skill gaps, culminating in an action plan to achieve their career goal(s).

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This provides samples and video tutorials to help target and tailor your resumes and cover letters. See here for additional examples of grad-specific resume and cover letter templates.

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The purpose of this online, on-demand course is to enhance PhD scientists’ understanding of foundational business concepts. This business coursework is unique because it is designed to prepare scientists for career transitions into both academic and non-academic settings. The course comprises a series of three modules - Business Strategy, Finance and Business Development.

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Create a free profile on to connect with a ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà alumni mentor from anywhere in the world. Gain insight on global job markets and industries, receive feedback on your job search materials and online profile, or conduct informational interviews.

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is an online platform that allows PhD-level scientists and humanists, regardless of professional stage, to explore future career options. Our goal is to provide true-to-life job simulation exercises that help individuals consider the following questions:

What are my professional interests and skills?
How do my interests and skills translate to potential careers?
What are my career options?
Which careers haven’t I considered?

Graduate Pathways to Success

Materials, handouts, and recordings from many past Graduate Pathways to Success sessions, including our career and statistics series, are posted online (cwl login required)

Graduate Pathways to Success

The Certificate Program in Advanced Teaching and Learning is a year-long teaching development program that supports the development of graduate students' expertise in teaching and learning. It serves both graduate students seeking excellence in teaching and learning in their future roles as faculty, as well as those who will apply the skills outside of traditional faculty roles.. .

Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Book List: Succeeding in Grad School and your Career

Below is a list of recommended reading to help you navigate grad school and strategize for your career.Ìý These are some examples and there are many more!Ìý Many have very similar topics.Ìý Pick one or two depending on where you are in your program.Ìý You do not need to read them all! They range from helping you choose your research project, to navigating each stage of your program, to helping you select opportunities for career planning. (Note: many of these are available through the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà library)

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Curricula Vitae

This provides samples and information about curricula vitae . See here for additional examples of grad-specific CV and samples.

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