Building a career outside academia : a guide for doctoral students in the behavioral and social sciences /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington D.C. :
American Psychological Association,
[2019]
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| 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.