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4 Key Lessons Learned
Success in grad school hinges on planning ahead, seeking mentors and articulating your skills, write students Lydia Gandy-Fastovich and Kirby Livingston, along with their supervisors, Alissa Ewer and Eileen Callahan.
Increasing Career Opportunities Through Experiential Learning
Gaeun Seo and Michael W. Zhang outline the mutual benefits for both graduate students and higher education administrators.
The Times, They Are Changing
Institutions should take a more systematic approach to helping grad students and postdocs learn to communicate to potential employers the value and application of their work, argues Jovana Milosavljevic Ardeljan.
3 Mental Shortcuts That Could Undermine Your Job Search
Irina Filonova explains how confirmation bias, misremembering and the GI Joe fallacy can stand in your way -- and how to identify and avoid them.
The Need for Self-Knowledge in a Changing World of Work
Sonali Majumdar emphasizes the power of self-knowledge for Ph.D. students and programs in helping prepare for future employment and societal needs.
Taming the Critical Voice of Self-Doubt
While it has some value when it comes to developing innovative approaches, grad students and others can usually benefit from curbing or controlling it, writes Kay Kimball Gruder.
The Importance of Training for Inclusive Leadership
As today’s grad students and postdocs eventually enter the workforce in research, education, business and advocacy, it will be key to career success and equity in science, writes Jessica A. Hutchins.
Building Self-Efficacy for Ph.D. Success
For career advancement, you must believe in yourself and your own success, write Diane A. Safer and Natalie Lundsteen, who offer some advice on how to do so.