Three Things You Can Do Now To Prepare For Your Job Search
Starting a job search can be daunting. Here are three questions to start the career exploration process:
- What skills do I have?
- What do I enjoy about the work I am doing now?
- What do I value?
We encourage all students to take a career exploration assessment to help you answer these questions and figure out what career options you might want to research.
Not on LinkedIn yet? LinkedIn can connect you with professionals in jobs you are interested in and build your network. Have an account but haven’t logged in for a while? Make sure to join our GSAS Career and Connections page to connect with other GSAS alumni and set up informational interviews to learn more about their work. For contacts you may have lost touch with, LinkedIn can be a great way to reconnect. Send an email to say hello, see what they are working on, and let them know you’re starting to think about your job search.
It’s not too early to look at job postings! In the ‘Jobs’ tab at the top, try using a combination of different keywords to search and read carefully through job descriptions.
- Make sure to save jobs that you are interested in to refer to later.
- Notice what skills they are asking for and start to think about how you have shown those skills in your graduate experience.
- Create an email alert for searches to be sent to your email regularly.
Make sure you have included your research, teaching, relevant class projects, internships, jobs, and leadership and volunteer activities from throughout your graduate experience. View resume and CV resources and templates on our website. Share your documents with us for feedback by setting up an appointment with Jonathan Anjaria or Marika McCann.