Graduate Job Search Beyond Academia
Doctoral level preparation provides a candidate with marketable skills beyond academia. If you are searching for a position in industry, government or other areas, consider the skills you bring. Typical Ph.D. skills include the following:
- Subject matter knowledge
- Research skills
- Critical thinking, analysis
- Rapid learning
- Teaching
- Written and oral communication
- Problem solving
- Assessment/evaluation
Resume vs Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Applications for positions in industry often require a resume, not a CV. A resume is meant to be targeted to the position, clean of extra information and no more than two pages. Pay close attention to the job description and tailor your resume.
Consider some of these career options
- Higher education administration - teaching/writing/learning centers, research and public affairs, student and academic affairs
- Consulting or independent work
- Foundations and nonprofits
- Publishing – academic, textbooks, non-academic
- Cultural and historical organizations – museums, institutes
- U.S. Federal Government
- Professional research
- International development
- Entrepreneurship