Employment Opportunities with a Graduate Degree
Nicole Reiz, PhD Program Manager, Graduate Professional Development & Communications
College Office of Graduate Affairs
Wendy Shoemaker, MA Program Director University Career Center
Academic Success
KU Graduate Alumni Work in Every Sector and All Over the World
Explore our KU Spotlights to see KU Grad Alums working in public service, private industry, higher education administration, NGO and local/federal government positions. kucoga.blog *Some programs have listings of alumni and where they are working on their website
Exploring Career Opportunities ••••••••••
Career Exploration Tools for Helping to Chart Your Path
ImaginePhD •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Meaningful careers are those that match with your skills, interests, and values: • • •
Career Exploration tool for grad students in the Humanities and Social Sciences Utilizes assessment tools to help you explore 14 different job families Includes resources, tools, and templates to help you explore, prepare and apply for jobs
ImaginePhD – imaginephd.com • Useful for Master’s and PhD students • Free tool developed by the Graduate Career Consortium and funded by institutions of higher education • Three assessments: • Skills • Interests • Values • Assessment results help demonstrate career families that are a good match for you based on assessment results of experts and professionals working in these areas. • Families includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Advocacy Communications, Public Relations, and Marketing Consulting Development Diplomacy & Mediation Entrepreneurship Higher Education Administration Human Services K-12 Education Organizational Management Research & Analysis Faculty Training Translation & Interpretation & Writing, Publishing and Editing
myIDP Science Careers •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Meaningful careers are those that match with your skills, interests, and values: • • • •
Career Exploration tool for grad students in the Natural Sciences Utilizes assessment tools to help you explore 20 job areas and career paths Includes resources, tools, and templates to help you explore, prepare and apply for jobs Also includes career planning tools for skill development and building your own career advancement goals and short- and long-term goals
Career Paths include: • Science Education for non-scientists • Science policy • Sales and marketing of science-related products • Public health related careers • Science writing • K-12 Science Education • Faculty Careers • Intellectual Property • Research Administration • Research staff in academia or government • Research in industry • Clinical Research management • Clinical practice
Connecting with KU Alumni ••••••••••
Building a professional network is key!
All KU students have free access to KUMentoring from the KU Alumni Association. Over 2000 alumni currently have profiles on the platform. *There are a number of filters so students can find alumni working in fields or industries they are interested in working!
KUMentoring Filters and Groups • Alumni can be search by the following filters • • • • • •
Degree type Program/Department Current industry Location Affinity Groups/Hobbies/Interests Additional affiliations – military, Greek life, clubs, professional associations
• Students can also join groups • • • • •
Jayhawks in Healthcare KU Black Alumni Network KU Sport Management Professional Society KU Women Engineers Network Latinx & Hispanic KU Community
Measuring the value of education •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Source: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2020)
Reasons why - insight on ways to maximize benefits: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
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Developing new skills, especially prized employable skills Complex skill development through direct experience Expanded networks; different networks Greater confidence with managing ambiguity while producing results (in high demand)
Over 30 Networking Events for KU students each year representing a wide range of opportunities in industry, government and non-profit. Multiple Career Services offices offering personalized career planning assistance: Business, Engineering, Journalism, University Career Center (Arts and Sciences, Education, Social Welfare, Architecture)
Thank you! Good luck with your exploration!
Employment Opportunities with Graduate Degrees: Additional Resources www.career.ku.edu • Career Assessments: http://career.ku.edu/assessments Note: Focus is a free career assessment! • HireJayhawks.com: jobs and internship database for KU students (must be enrolled to access). Over 10K opportunities posted annually from organizations from industry, nonprofit, and government. •
Career Events: http://career.ku.edu/events Note: Click on any Beyond KU event and get a list of past sessions, ranging from Careers in Science and Health, Mental Health and Wellness, Social Justice, Sports, Sustainability, etc. These events are always free and streamed through our Facebook and Youtbube accounts @kucareer
www.linkedin.com • University of Kansas Alumni: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-ofkansas/mycompany/ Note: Search Alumni by degree and area of study to find ideas on career pathways with