PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTS & BOOKS
Self-Exploration Resources for Grad Students The websites, books, and campus resources listed below can help graduate students and postdocs learn more about themselves as they consider career paths.
Online Assessments: Skills, Interests, & Values http://www.wois.org/use/assess/ Strengths http://www.wois.org/use/depstren/ Character, Emotion, Engagement, Meaning, & Life Satisfaction http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/ Values http://www.sc.edu/career/Pdf/workvalues.pdf Skills https://caps.uchicago.edu/resourcecenter/handouts/SkillsIDforGradStudents.pdf
Self-Assessment & Inspirational Books: Basalla, S., & Debelius, M. (2007). So what are you going to do with that?: Finding careers outside academia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Bolles, R. N. (2009). What color is your parachute? A practical manual for job-hunters and career-changers. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. Borchard, D. C., Bonner, C. L., & Musich, S. (2005). Your career planner. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing.
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