Welcome to our first issue!
Each month we bring you articles and free resources to help you graduate faster and land your dream job. We cover a wide range of topics to help you:
1. Reduce stress 2. Improve your research, and 2. Prepare for your career. Ready to make 2009 an outstanding year? If you haven't yet, subscribe to our free newsletter below. Thank you for your interest! Dora Farkas, Ph.D. Editor, Your Ph.D. Newsletter  |
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Greetings!
Happy 2009!
I am honored to have the opportunity to share the first issue of Your Ph.D.
Newsletter with you.
As a doctoral candidate or Ph.D. yourself, you are probably familiar with the challenges
of a tight job market. I believe that it is never too early to start preparing
for one's career, and in this issue I discuss how students can jump-start their
job-searches at any stage of graduate school.
I hope you will find the tips and resources in this newsletter helpful; please
feel free forward it to any friends and colleagues.
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Three easy ways to launch your job-search
Are you
graduating in 2009 or is graduation still a few years away for you? Regardless of when you will
graduate, it is not too early to polish your job-searching portfolio.
Have you ever heard the expression:
"Finding a job is a full-time job"?
So why not get a head-start on your job-search
right now?
Here are three things you can do at any stage of graduate school:
1) Join professional
organizations and attend conferences.
Joining professional organizations in your field can boost your studies and job
search by allowing you to:
(1) remain updated on developments in your field,
(2) discuss your research with other experts, and
(3) make contacts who might help you to find a position.
Also subscribe to your
organizations' newsletter' because they frequently have job ads and information
about up-coming conferences.
2) Put together both a
Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a resume.
While job candidates are usually asked to submit a CV for academic positions and
a resume for jobs outside of academia, it is a good idea to have both of them
ready. First, some companies do request a CV instead of a resume, and with both documents in hand you can respond immediately
to attractive job announcements. Second, some students interview for both
academic and industrial positions. But, might you you ask, what is the purpose
of having these documents ready if you are
not graduating for a few years?
Besides saving you time during your last semester, putting together your CV and
resume will help you gauge your marketable job skills. Do you know what type of
expertise employers are looking for? Read job ads in your field, find
out what employers are looking for and, if possible, design projects that will
help you acquire those skills.
3) Sign up for academic and
alternative career seminars
Are you unsure which career path to follow, or what the different jobs entail? Universities frequently offer free seminars through their career centers or
individual departments. Many graduate students are isolated for years, and lose
sight of many job opportunities. Career seminars will also give you a chance to
inquire about delicate issues which might not be discussed during job
interviews, such as family leave policy and work -life balance.
Not sure where to find professional organizations in your field or how to start
writing your CV and resume? The following free links can help you get started,but also check your career services center more resources.
To find associations and conferences look at the links below:
The Internet Public Library:
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
Gateway to Associations Online:
http://www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm
Directory of Conferences:
www.allconferences.com
If you want to get started on you job search, some useful links might be:
www.job-hunt.com
www.careerbuilder.com
www.jobfox.com
http://chronicle.com/jobs
www.academic360.com
www.academickeys.com
You can also find CV and resume writing tips as well as templates at the links below:
http://msn.careerbuilder.com/
http://jobsearch.about.com/
http://chronicle.com/jobs/tools/
http://www.phds.org/jobs/
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In our next issue: Boost your career through
outstanding public speaking
Most Ph.D.s agree that effective public speaking is essential for one's career advancement. Whether you speak at committee meetings, conferences, or job interviews, the quality of your talk will significantly influence the respect that others have for your work. Fortunately, graduate school usually provides ample opportunities to improve your public speaking skills. In the next issue you will learn how to: - Capture your audience's attention,
- Structure your talk effectively,
- Use Power Point to your advantage,
- Prepare for challenging questions, and
- Deliver a memorable message.
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To a productive and prosperous 2009,
Dora Farkas, Ph.D.
Editor, Your Ph.D. Newsletter
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