Grad Job Search
A job search involves a multi-pronged approach to exploring and securing opportunities. Consider each of the following as you plan your search:
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Having an awareness of your skills and intellectual passion will help you identify appropriate career and job opportunities. On-going development of your skills and reevaluation of your interests will help assure career advancement and continued job satisfaction.
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The vast majority of jobs are never advertised. Since they are most commonly filled through informal connections with colleagues, mentors and friends, it’s wise (some would say essential) to build and maintain professional networks. Effective networking is reciprocal, involving the offer of assistance as well as the acceptance of it.
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Being able to articulate your qualifications and their relevancy to a potential employer are essential to a productive job search. Conveying your credentials concisely and descriptively on your C.V. and in your interview is not necessarily a skill taught in graduate school and may need to be developed.
Be sure to explore the “Job Search Strategies” tab on this site for information on resumes and C.V.s, interviewing, finding positions, and job offers and salary negotiations.
About your academic job search.