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Additional Career Resources

These resources offer support for finishing your dissertation, career decision-making and job-searching, whether you plan a transition into academia or beyond.

Break Out! Strengthen Your Network

Ph.D. Career Conference

Interviewing

Industry & Professional Research

Research Salaries

Support Networks

Research on Ph.D. Education

Recommended Reading

Break Out! Strengthen Your Network (back)	How to Informational Interview Join or Visit Local Professional Associations Make Professional Contacts “Secrets to Success for Life After Graduate School,” from Gradlife @ UCSD.com UC San Diego Extension Courses include professional education and training, cultural enrichment, and regional economic solutions. Whether you're starting a new career, building a company, or developing a deeper appreciation of the world around you, Extension has the resources you need to get started.
Ph.D. Career Conference (back)	UC San Diego’s Annual Ph.D. Career Conference takes place on a Saturday each spring quarter in May and highlights pragmatic career opportunities for current UCSD doctoral students represented by the successful careers of Ph.D.s in different fields who have found their niche in academia and beyond.
Interviewing (back)	Practice Interviewing provides several valuable resources that will teach you interview techniques and strategies, which will allow you to create an effective and comfortable dialogue during the interview. Interviewing Tips & Strategies to prepare for and make the most of a phone and in-person interview, Courtesy of the University of Virginia Career Services
Industry & Professional Research (back)	Occupational Outlook Handbook Vault.com Career Information
Research Salaries (back)	Salary.com Department of Labor Statistics California Labor Market Information National Association for Colleges and Employers International Salary Calculator Reality Check Average Faculty Salaries, provided by The Chronicle of Higher Education
How-To's (back)	How To Be a Career-Savvy Grad Student, courtesy of UC Berkeley How To Plan For A Career Before You Have One, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002 Put Your Science to Work A valuable online resource for science and engineering Ph.D.s based on a recent lecture from scientist, CEO, and author Peter Fiske, Ph.D. "Industrial Postdocs: The Road Less Traveled," Laura Bonetta, Science Careers (2008) Note: Provides links to great opportunities at the end of the article. “Tooling Up Series,” from the journal Science. Search through dozens of articles that will help clarify the transition from advanced degree student to industry professional. Read articles regarding resumes, informational interviewing, the job talk, headhunters, marketable skills, teamwork, salary negotiation, the job search, plus much more!
Support Networks (back)	National Association of Graduate-Professional Students Online Support Group for Finishing the Ph.D.
Research on Ph.D. Education (back)	Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education Re-Envisioning the Ph.D. Project
Recommended Reading (back)	Visit the Career Services Center Resource Library to browse a wide variety of books by industry and profession especially for PhD & master’s students.