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Page 1: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job

Search

Christine HolmesDirector of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell [email protected]

Anne Poduska, PhDGraduate & International Student Career AdvisorCornell Career Services, Barnes [email protected]

Page 2: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Graduate Student

Academic Jobs:Relatively Straightforward Path

Postdoctoral researcher

Assistant Professor

Lecturer

Tenure!

Page 3: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Graduate Student

Jobs Outside of Academia

Postdoctoral researcher

Job

??

Page 4: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Jobs Outside of Academia

You Job Happiness/Satisfaction

• You don’t have any skills• Your advisor won’t support you• Employers won’t sponsor work visas• You don’t have time to apply• You’re afraid of making a career

change• You’re tired and burned out

Page 5: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Jobs Outside of Academia

You

• You’ll be wasting your degree• You’ll have to compromise your personal

values• You’ll miss academia after all• You’ll be viewed as a failure• You won’t be intellectually satisfied

Job Happiness/Satisfaction

Page 6: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

How Can You Overcome These Challenges?

By gathering information so you can make a well-informed career decision

Treat your job search process as a research project

Page 7: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Graduate Experience Already Taught You How To:

• Define a topic of interest by reading extensively• Formulate a hypothesis or question• Figure out what you know and don’t know• Identify resources (books, websites, databases)• Talk to experts intelligently• Question your assumptions

Page 8: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

• Define a topic of interest by reading extensively• Formulate a hypothesis or question• Figure out what you know and don’t know• Identify resources (books, websites, databases)• Talk to experts intelligently• Question your assumptions

Your Graduate Experience Already Taught You How To:

Page 9: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 10: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 11: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 12: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 13: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 14: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 15: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

There Are Resources at Cornell To Help You During Every Step in Your

Project

Page 16: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

General Resources: Programs

Grad students:Workshops, alumni panels, career fairs

•CCS Event calendar•Grad School Program Chart

Employer information sessions, alumni discussions•Posted in CCNet

Postdocs: •Events posted on Postdoc Listserv

Page 17: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

General Resources: Career AdvisingPostdocs

Graduate Students Interested in a Postdoc

Christine HolmesDirector of Post-Doctoral

StudiesCaldwell Hall

[email protected]

Page 18: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

General Resources: Career AdvisingResearch Master’s and PhD students

Agriculture and Life Sciences• 140 Roberts

Architecture, Art and Planning• 103 Barnes

Engineering• 201 Carpenter

Professional master’s students: Contact your program’s office

Hotel• 180 Statler

ILR• 201 Ives

University-wide• 103 Barnes

Page 19: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

General Resources: Guides and Books

• Cornell Career Guide (online, hard copy)

• Cornell Library Guides

• Books:So What Are You Going to Do With That? By

Susan Basalla and Maggie DebeliusPut Your Science to Work by Peter Fiske

Page 20: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 21: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Background Research: Identifying Skills and Your Career

Goals• Meet with career advisor for a discussion

or an assessmentMyers-BriggsStrengthsQuestSkillScanValues-Driven Work

Page 22: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Background Research: Identifying Skills and Your Career

Goals• Meet with career advisor for a discussion or

an assessment

• Online tools:ScienceCareers’ myIDPO*Net Interest Profiler

Page 23: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Background Research: Identifying Skills and Your Career

Goals• Meet with career advisor for a discussion or

an assessment

• Online tools:

• List the things you’ve liked and disliked in your academic experience, previous job/volunteer experiences

Page 24: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 25: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Your Career Exploration Research Project

Page 26: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Gathering Information: What Can I Do With My Degree?

• VersatilePhD

• Google search of LinkedIn profiles

• Sloan Career Cornerstone

• #alt-academy

Page 27: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Gathering Information:Skills

• O*Net• Google LinkedIn profiles• Find job ads, look through them for skills

Page 28: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Gathering Information:Career Fields

• Vault Guides• O*Net• Google LinkedIn profiles

Page 29: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Gathering Information:Organizations/Employers

Industry/For-Profit:•Hoovers•Uniworld•CareerSearch

Nonprofit:•Leadership Library (find people and organizations)•Guidestar•Idealist

Page 30: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Gathering Information:Organizations/Employers

Higher Education:•Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)•Chronicle of Higher Education

International students:•Myvisajobs.com•Goinglobal

Page 31: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Gathering Information: Networking

Speak to individuals in the field:•LinkedIn searchJob title, company, industry, degree, career path

•VIVO•Conferences/symposia•Collaborators on research projects•Alumni databases:

CCNet mentors, CornellConnect

Page 32: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Finding Jobs

• CCNet• CCS Link Library• Jobs.phds.org• ScienceCareers• NewScientist• Usajobs.gov• Chronicle of Higher Education

Page 33: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Applying for Jobs: Resumes and Cover Letters

• Meet with career advisor• CCS Media Library• Optimal Resume

Page 34: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

Applying for Jobs: Interviewing and Negotiating Salary

• Meet with career advisor• CCS Media Library• OptimalResume

• Glassdoor• NACE salary calculator

Page 35: Cornell’s Career Resources for the Non-Academic Job Search Christine Holmes Director of Post-Doctoral Studies, Caldwell Hall ch18@cornell.edu Anne Poduska,

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