Building a career outside academia : a guide for doctoral students in the behavioral and social sciences /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Urban, Jennifer Brown (Editor), Linver, Miriam R. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • I. How to decide on your optimal career path
  • Academia or not? What moderates a doctoral student's career decisions
  • Leaving and returning to academia: Can you ever go home again?
  • II. Career paths for behavioral and social science doctorates
  • Postdoc: The next logical step?
  • Government: Using your skills for the public good
  • Private foundations: The other side of the research coin
  • Consulting: Applying your skills in new arenas
  • Think tanks: Applying your academic skill set to policy research
  • For-profit corporations: Finding your way in the world of business
  • Nonprofits: Bridging the research-practice divide
  • Non-tenure-track academic jobs: The side of academia you didn't know existed
  • III. Preparing yourself for the nonacademic job market
  • How to get the most from your mentoring experience
  • Preparing for and conducting job searches outside academia
  • Networking: How to market yourself and your PhD
  • Interviewing: What to expect and how to prepare
  • Appendix
  • Index.