PLAN and assess

• Evaluate your skills, interests, and values
• Consider your transferable skills
• Work on an Individual Development Plan

EXPLORE PhD Pathways

• PhD pathways – general resources
• Humanities and Social Sciences PhD pathways
• STEM PhD pathways
• Strategizing PhD Careers:  Non-Profit Management

GROW your network

• Build professional connections
• Create a LinkedIn profile
• Get involved in student organizations
• Attend campus events featuring employers and alums.

BUILD professional skills and experience

• Professional development resources at Yale
• 3-Minute Thesis Competition
• NEW! Yale PhD Ideation Challenge
• LinkedIn Learning (free with NetID)
• Internships and part-time positions
• McDougal Career Fellows
• Team PhD – The Podcast Project
• Career Development Leaders Program

APPLY for jobs

• Plan your search
• Develop your personal marketing plan
• Convert your academic CV to a resume
• Polish your interviewing skills
• Consider an organization’s culture
• Negotiate your offer
• Resources for international students

Graduate Professional Experience Fellows

• General information about GPE Fellowships
• GPE Fellowship – open positions
• Information for host offices

Yale Graduate Impact Fellows

• General information about the Yale Graduate Impact (YGI) Fellowship
• Develop an Internship with an External Organization for YGI Fellowship
• Apply to be a Yale Graduate Impact Fellow
  
• Information for Host Organizations 

LEARN about PhD outcomes

• Yale GSAS outcomes by department
• Data for a Stronger Workforce, Coalition for Next Generation Life Science
• Where Historians Work: An Interactive Database of History PhD Career Outcomes
• Occupations of Humanities PhDs, Humanities Indicators (American Academy of Arts and Sciences)

On the academic job market?

OCS provides support  for students and postdocs interested in non-academic careers.  For help with your academic job search, consider these resources.

Resources for Faculty and Staff

• Top resources to share with students and FAQs
• Request a workshop for your class or department
• Information on hosting a Graduate Professional Experience (GPE) Fellow

Resources for Student Organizations

The Office of Career Strategy allocates part of its limited funds to support groups organizing activities related to non-academic career exploration and development.  Graduate groups currently registered with the McDougal Graduate Student Life office may request modest funding from this office.  In addition, postdoctoral groups, such as YPA, may apply for funding.  For more information and to apply, visit this form.