Career Discovery Guide

This 70+ page, interactive guide takes past, present, and future PhDs through the process of finding a career outside of academia. Backed by data from 100+ interviews with PhDs in non-academic careers, this guide is here to support you in your career discovery journey, and it is jam-packed with resources!

What’s Inside:

• Reflection prompts

• North Star visualization worksheet 

• Career and life synchrony exercises

• Transferable skills worksheet 

• Experience review template

• 10 featured career paths, their descriptions, and quotes 

• Potential pathways to these 10 career paths + advice from PhDs currently in that career path

• Tips for creating a LinkedIn account

• Sample cold outreach email and LinkedIn message for informational interview requests

• Informational interview template

• Career assessment template

• Upskilling worksheet 

• Tips for crafting your elevator pitch + an example elevator pitch

• Storytelling exercise

• Goal setting and tracking

• Letter to self

• The biggest piece of advice from 100+ PhDs in careers outside of academia

• 60-Day Career Discovery Challenge

• Career discovery bingo

• Quotes and advice from PhDs who have gotten non-academic careers

From reflection on your goals to exploring potential careers to preparing yourself as a competitive candidate, you will be given actionable skills, advice, and tools to help you land a fulfilling career. Enjoy!