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The ASU Graduate College has
created a program designed to assist in the training of
doctoral students seeking nonacademic careers. Preparing
Future Professionals is a comprehensive professional
development program that serves as a model for furthering
graduate education and providing innovative student support.
ASU accepts an ethical responsibility to prepare students to
effectively pursue a wider range of professional
opportunities than have been traditionally sought. The
Graduate College works directly with various departments and
graduate programs, university student support and
administrative agencies, business and industry, and scholars
and experts in the area of professional development for
graduate students. This work is geared toward developing and
implementing practical career/professional development
services to Ph.D. students. Some of the activities for this
program include the Brown Bag Forum and the program which
has doctoral degreed individuals working in nonacademic
settings meet with small groups of students to discuss
career opportunities, cultural realities of nonacademic
career life, and provide career tips and strategies. These
are intra-disciplinary forums that aim to provide students
with an opportunity to learn about career opportunities for
doctoral graduates in their field of study.
Career Panel Series: These
panels consist of doctoral alumni who have successfully
entered non-academic careers. Panelists discuss their career
paths, their positions, and their mentoring experiences.
Some panels are cross disciplinary, aimed at exploring
various nonacademic work settings, like corporate businesses
and industries, or public sector organizations and agencies.
Additionally, discipline specific panels are presented,
comprised of doctoral degreed individuals from a particular
discipline working in various nonacademic
settings.
Career Training/
Development Workshops & Education Forums:
Career Exploration Workshop:
- Students learn a model for career/life planning
- Students take an assessment to identify his/her
interest and learn how their interests are related to
her/his academic majors and career paths
- Students learn about career resources on campus
- Students learn how to proceed with career planning
Career Goal Setting
Workshop:
- Students identify their personal career goals
- Learn about the career placement realities for
doctoral students
- Learn about the arguments for and against
non-academic career preparation for doctoral students
- Learn about conducting informational interviews
- Identify potential career paths and methods to
explore them
Resume Development
Clinic:
- Students learn the difference between the CV and the
resume
- Learn about methods to structure and organize the
resume
- Discuss ways to articulate the work done in their
program of study
Interviewing Skills
Clinic:
- Students learn about the purpose of the interview
- Learn about the types of questions to anticipate
- Learn about methods to prepare for the interview
- Critique of a mock interview
Business Writing Skills:
- Students learn how to write effectively in non-academic
business settings.
Conducting Presentations in
Business settings
- Students learn how to conduct effective presentations in
non-academic business settings.
Starting a Business:
- Students learn some methods, tips and strategies for
starting an independent business.
http://www.asu.edu/graduate/pfp/
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