Ready to begin applying for jobs? Our advisors provide support and resources to help you prepare for and engage in a proactive job search, whether within or beyond academia.
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Nonacademic Resources
- What You Can be with a PhD – Discover many career options you might consider, and see a sampling of post-PhD jobs Harvard alumni have landed. Work with us to imagine your own possibilities!
- Read our Building Professional Connections publication (pdf)
- Attend nonacademic job search workshops and webinars on topics such as:
- Resumes and Cover Letters
- Networking
- Career Fairs
- Behavioral Interviews
- Explore options:
- Versatile Ph.D. (successful job search documents, career transition narratives, career panel discussions)
- Imagine Ph.D. (career self-assessment and exploration for humanities and social sciences)
- myIDP (career self-assessment and exploration for those in the sciences)
- Interstride helps international students overcome job search challenges in the US job market and provides guidance for those seeking jobs outside the US
- Attend Career Fairs, relevant to your interests.
- Search Crimson Careers (our online jobs & internships database).
- Consider the Recruiting Program.
- For help with your job/internship strategy: Harvard Griffin GSAS Express Appointments, Wednesday, 9-11am and Thursdays, 1-3pm (ET). 15-minute sessions for quick career questions or review of one document (resume/CV/cover letter). These appointments will become available for scheduling in Crimson Careers each Friday for the following week to accommodate more urgent questions.
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Academic Resources
- Going on the Academic Market Tutorial
- Attend our following webinars, including:
- Craft and Tailor Your CV and Cover Letter
- Going on the Academic Market
- Preparing for First Round Academic Interviews
- Preparing for (Virtual) Campus Interviews
- Check our Events Calendar for details.
- Attend these academic career panels:
- The View from the Search Committee – Offered in the fall, a panel of Harvard Faculty discussing their experience on faculty hiring committees and sharing advice with candidates for academic positions
- Real-Life Stories from the Academic Job Search – Offered in the Spring, a panel of soon-to-be PhDs and GSAS alumni who have successfully navigated the academic job search
- Check our Events Calendar for details (panels are not recorded, so tune in to the live events!)
- For help with your academic job-search strategy and materials, attend a 15-minute express appointment (for quick questions) or schedule a30-minute appointment through Crimson Careers
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Browse a curated list of Nonacademic and Academic external job search links:
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Nonacademic: Humanities & Social Sciences
Beyond Academe
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Carpe Careers
Chronicle of Higher Education
Connected Academics
COVINTERN
DougsGuides.com
Economics Departments, Institutes, and Research Centers
GigNow
Global Wonks
Guide Star
Higher Ed Jobs
Higher Ed Jobs
HireAcademics
Historians.org/Career Diversity
Idealist
ImaginePhD
Interesting Careers in Psychological Science
InterSECT Job Simulations
LinkedIn for Students
NIRA World Directory of Think Tanks
Nonacademic Career Options for Ph.D.s in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Parker Dewey
Put Your Degree to Work, with Peter Fiske
Remote Students Co
So What Are You Going to Do With That: Finding Careers Outside Academia
Stanford Guide to Pursuing Meaningful Work
Succeeding Outside the Academy: Career Paths Beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM
The Forage
Where Historians Work
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Nonacademic: Science & Engineering
BioPharmGuy
BioSpace
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Options for Ph.D.s
Carpe Careers
Chronicle of Higher Education
COVINTERN
Discover Data Science
Doc Jobs
DougsGuides.com
Federal Government Agencies Hiring Scientists: Resources
GigNow
Global Wonks
Guide Star
Higher Ed Jobs
Higher Ed Jobs
Idealist
Interesting Careers in Psychological Science
InterSECT Job Simulations
LinkedIn for Students
Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation
myIDP
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Center
National Lab & Technology Centers
Nature Jobs
New Scientist Jobs
Next Gen PhD: A Guide to Career Paths in Science
NIRA World Directory of Think Tanks
NYAS Career Center
Parker Dewey
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Academic: Humanities & Social Sciences
Academic Job Search Handbook
Academic360
Carpe Careers
Chronicle of Higher Education
Connected Academics
H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Job Guide
HERC: Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
Higher Ed Jobs
Higher Ed Jobs
Idealist
Inside Higher Ed
InterSECT Job Simulations
Scholarly Pursuits: Guide to Professional Development
Stanford Guide to Pursuing Meaningful Work
Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt: Advice for Humanities PhDs
The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job
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Academic: Science & Engineering
Academic Job Search Handbook
Academic360
Carpe Careers
Chronicle of Higher Education
HERC: Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
Higher Ed Jobs
Higher Ed Jobs
Idealist
Inside Higher Ed
InterSECT Job Simulations
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Center
National Postdoc Association
Resources for the Development of Early Career Scientists
Stanford Guide to Pursuing Meaningful Work
The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. into a Job
What Every Postdoc Needs to Know