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Find a Job with a PhD or ABD


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What I Really Want to Do with my PhD is ...



This 60-question Interest Profiler might generate some unexpected insights

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60 Question Interest Profiler (US Dept of Labor)

There are a lot  of useful worksheets in this Planning Guide

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Assessments & examples (UC Irvine - 34pp)


Academic vs. Nonacademic Job Options



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Mel Bruce (Southern Cross - Australia)

A sample of 353 ABD jobs in the US

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From LinkedIn
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Arunodoy Sur (Florida Atlantic)

Academic vs. Nonacademic Jobs?


Advice and Examples


Resources and Networks


An Academic’s Guide to Getting a Non-Academic Job

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Philip Wolgin (Berkeley)

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12 Success Stories (Vrije Universiteit - Amsterdam)

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Humanities Advice APA (34pp)

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Klodjan Stafa (EPFL, Switzerland)


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  • Alternative PhD Careers
  • Beyond Academia: Non-Academic Careers for PhDs
  • Global PhD Network
  • PhD Career Transitions
  • The LinkedIn Alumni Tool

Some Inter-web Resources

  • Beyond the Professorate: Useful free webinars and advice from panels of successful people.
  • Versatile PhD: This is a ABD PhD support group to find a job outside academia. 
  • PhD Career Guide: Here's lots of career options to pursue that aren't in academics. 
  • Imagine PhD:  Helps Humanities and Social Science PhDs examine their  interests and skills and then plan  their next steps.
  • MyIDP - On-line assessment tool to help with STEM PhDs find the best fit. 
  • Cheeky Scientist: Helps a person explore industry opportunities and provides monthly updates.

A slide deck of additional options

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Sociology (Berkeley - Slides)

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Isaiah Hankel (Iowa)

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Share Your Insights and Ideas

What have you created or found that's been useful and could be helpful for other PhD students, new professors, or independent scholars?  ​
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  • A pdf handout on teaching 
  • Tips on surviving grad school
  • Favorite career-advice articles
  • A paper submission checklist 
  • A list of inspirational quotes
  • A productivity aid you use
  • ​​​​The goal-setting system you use
  • Your most useful go-to websites
  • Helpful academic How-to articles
  • A method to keep perspective or manage stress

​Send an email to AcademicsOnly@yahoo.com if you have something you think would be useful to share with others on this website
, or if you have ideas on how to make this more useful to you or your students.

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