The UCSB Graduate Division subscribes to The Versatile PhD, a web resource for graduate students interested in non-academic careers.
It is available for you to use any time, from any computer, confidentially. There you will find:
- A thriving, supportive web-based community where you can participate in discussions, network with PhDs and ABDs outside the academy, or just listen and learn by osmosis
- Examples of successful resumes and cover letters that resulted in PhDs and ABDs getting their first post-academic positions
- Compelling first-person narratives written by successful PhDs and ABDs who have gone on to non-academic careers, describing how their careers have developed after grad school and where they are today
- Detail-rich Panel Discussions in which Versatile PhDs working in a given non-academic field describe their jobs and answer questions from grad students like you. Past topics include Freelance Writing and Editing, Higher Education Consulting, Management Consulting, Federal Government and University Administration.
As of July 1, the premium content includes career success stories and narratives for STEM fields in addition to the Humanities and Social Sciences. The content has also been redesigned to make it easier to navigate.
Because you are a student at UCSB, you get access to the PhD Career Finder where those high-quality written materials are stored. Log in with your UCSB NetID at www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/versatile-phd. This will take you to a secure site where you can establish your own login for the Versatile PhD.
Learn more about using the site with our new video tutorial available below or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CytE-2Gdpns.