Professional Development

Mentorship: Learning and Teaching

Published: 21 October 2013
Written by PhdStudent
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Categories: Life after Graduate School, Professional Development
Tags: after graduate school, mentorship

When you are just starting out in your professional career, you need someone who can teach you the tricks of your trade, so early in your career you should seek out at least one mentor to help you along the way. As you become more experienced in your profession, you can return the favor of the mentorships that you have received by paying them forward and becoming a mentor to…

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Writing a Cover Letter for a CV

Published: 30 May 2013
Written by Mary Polakovic
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Categories: Life after Graduate School, Professional Development
Tags: cover letter for a cv

A cover letters for a CV should be submitted with any job application that requires resumes and CV because cover letters complement and support resumes and CV. You can use cover letters to introduce yourself to potential employers, to explain how you heard about and why you are interested in their companies, to supplement the information in your resumes and CV, and to politely request interviews. Cover letters are formatted…

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Professional Etiquette

Published: 15 June 2011
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Categories: Life after Graduate School, Professional Development
Tags: professional etiquette

How is Professional Etiquette in the Workplace different than in Graduate School? If you’ve just landed your first position after graduate school, you might be unsure of how exactly to behave in the professional world. However, you’ve probably already mastered most of these behaviors while you were in graduate school. In general, it’s a good idea to act as you did in your interview until you get a feel for…

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Resumes and Curriculum Vitae

Published: 15 June 2011
Written by Mary Polakovic
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Categories: Life after Graduate School, Professional Development
Tags: resume for graduate students, THIS IS A LIST, writing a cv

As you transition from your career as a graduate student to your career in your chosen field, you will need to create either a resume, a curriculum vita (CV), or both (depending on the positions for which you are applying) to market yourself to potential employers. Having a professionally designed resume or CV can help your application stand out from a pile of others and can potentially help you land…

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How to Publish a Dissertation or Thesis

Published: 15 June 2011
Written by PhdStudent
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Categories: Life after Graduate School, Professional Development
Tags: how to publish a dissertation, how to publish a thesis

You have probably spent months or maybe even years working on your most impressive academic feat – your thesis or dissertation. Now that you have finished defending your work to your committee, you may have trouble finally letting it go. Publishing is a hard validation of your countless hours of effort. Below, find tips to on how to publish a dissertation and make the decisions as easy as possible.

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