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  • Navigating Job Offers

    Navigating the Surprising Stress of a Job Offer

    Feb 13, 2020 9:30 am

    Looking for a job can be pretty terrible, and it’s often a long slog. Amid that stretched-out stress, it’s easy to start thinking of a job offer as a kind of holy grail, a singular solution to all your problems. But what I see over and over again, among the hundreds of graduate students I advise each year, is that the job offer is often its own source of emotional turmoil. A sudden offer, or the sense that one might be incoming, can prompt as much panic as delight.

  • Where Are They Now? Rick Deja

    May 13, 2020 12:15 pm

    Landing a teaching role outside of the US was always a goal for Rick Deja (PhD, musicology, '16). So when he was offered a job teaching in South Africa, he simply couldn’t pass it up. Deja is currently a lecturer (the equivalent to an assistant professor position) in ethnomusicology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), where he teaches courses on music and culture from Africa and other world regions, advises graduate students’ research and writing, curates a collection of traditional and historical instruments, and leads a student music ensemble performing Pan-African Jazz and Popular music.

  • How to Enhance Your Personal Brand Online this Summer

    Jun 2, 2020 2:15 pm

    Remember in the early 2000s when we used to create online pseudonym usernames like “plantlover101” or “sillys0pran0” for internet safety? Fast-forward to 2020, where personal branding is now one of the best tools to market yourself. Long gone are the days where you’ll be advised to hide social media accounts from employers - and why should you? They paint a picture of who you are as a scholar and as a person, too. But personal branding is a scary term. How do you embody a form of corporate personhood without hiding your authentic and multi-faceted self? The answer sounds too good to be true: You don’t have to!

  • On the Job Hunt: How to Keep Your Options Open

    Jun 30, 2020 7:15 pm

    In the coming months, facing uncertainty head-on and doing what you can to prepare for multiple possible job outcomes is the best thing you can do for your future self, advises Derek Attig.

  • Grading is the Worst & Why Being a URAP Graduate Mentor Is Valuable

    Jul 6, 2020 3:45 pm

    The Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program connects undergraduates who are new to research with experienced graduate students who mentor them through the research process. 

  • Raquel Escobar

    Meet Our Fellows: Raquel Escobar, Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow

    Aug 17, 2020 12:15 pm

    Graduate education prepares you for many ways to positively impact the world around you. For Raquel Escobar, recent doctoral graduate in History, the opportunity to have a broad and active impact on the community comes through a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellowship. The fellowship allows Escobar to marry her scholarly expertise in history, memory and public humanities with a position at the Humanities Action Lab (HAL) at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

  • Person in blue sweater sits at desk with pens, paint brushes, and notebook ready to write something.

    Three Simple Ways to Ease Into the New Semester

    Jan 12, 2021 3:00 pm

    I’ve always found the transition between break and the start of the semester to be particularly tricky. Help your body and mind ease into the new semester with these three tips! 

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    Creating a Roadmap for Graduate School Success

    Feb 9, 2021 5:30 pm

    Grad school is stuffed with opportunities. This blog will help you start creating your roadmap in 4 simple steps!

  • A computer file directory with funny names.

    How to Keep Track of Your Stuff or Four Horror Stories in Two Parts

    Feb 10, 2021 10:00 am

    PART II: My file management horror stories and how they taught me to manage my data like a pro. 

  • A comic about naming and resaving a document.

    How to Keep Track of Your Stuff or Four Horror Stories in Two Parts

    Feb 10, 2021 10:30 am

    PART I: My file management horror stories and how they taught me to manage my data like a pro. 

  • Podcast: Your Portfolio Will Never Be Perfect or Done

    Feb 25, 2021 4:45 pm

    Landscape designer Saloni Chawla (MLA '18) sits down to talk with us about how she landed her dream job and why she considers it a perfect match.

  • Asian woman wearing glasses, with her hand on her chin, looks quizzically at a laptop screen.

    What Happens After You Submit a Job Application?

    Apr 14, 2021 2:30 pm

    You may not see it, but a whole world of people evaluate your job application, writes Derek Attig, who describes all that happens after you push Submit.

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    Development is a Dance: Tips for a Non-Linear Journey

    Jun 1, 2022 8:30 am

    "A baseball scout once told me, 'Development is a dance.' He was talking about how young baseball players don’t improve on a linear path. Some take steps forward and then back, or laterally, before figuring it out."

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    Managing Stress in a Job Search

    Oct 3, 2023 11:00 am

    You came to grad school seeking knowledge and skills that would prepare you for a meaningful career. Through hard work you’ve developed expertise in your field. While you can’t avoid the stress of a job search, you can make a plan to deal with it.

  • Exploring Career Pathways

    Exploring Career Pathways while in Graduate School

    Oct 27, 2023 2:00 pm

    Exploring your career options can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. Hear from recipients of the Graduate College's Career Exploration Fellowship about their time as fellows.

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    Ask the Grad College: On Changing Career Plans in Graduate School

    Jan 20, 2024 8:00 am

    I started my program thinking I wanted to go into academia, but I feel less and less interested in an academic job. I’m committed to finishing, but I don’t know what kinds of jobs I should look for. What do I do?