Professional Development for Graduate Students and Post-Docs

In my professional role of Director of Graduate and Professional Student Development at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, I developed a comprehensive guide to graduate student success. I recommend it for all of my visitors from Canada and the U.S.

>> Scott Kerlin, The Graduate Game Plan, from UBC Graduate Studies

Additional Recommended Resources for Graduate Students:

• The Graduate Student Professional Development Guide, from the Graduate Division of UC Berkeley
• Professional Development for Graduate Students, from the Stanford University Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education
• Identifying and Communicating Your Grad Skills for Employment
  Advice from Stephanie Dupley for Canada’s graduate students, published in Canada’s University Affairs 
• GradPro Professional Development for Graduate Students, from the University of California at Berkeley Graduate Division
• Grad Pathways Institute for Professional Development, from the University of California at Davis Division of Graduate Studies
• DiscoverPD: A professional development resource created for graduate students at the University of Wisconsin but having broad reach to graduate students everywhere
• The Ph.D. Toolkit, a collection of resources for Ph.D. students in Arts and Social Sciences, based at New York University but having much broader reach
• Career Plannng and Professional Development for PhD Students, from Boston University’s Graduate Division
• Nail Your Next Conference Presentation (2019), by Alexandra Gold, from Inside Higher Education’s Grad Hacker
• Ever Thought of Publishing Your Research Data? from Australia’s The Thesis Whisperer

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