Exploring and Navigating Options

Planning for a rewarding career while managing the responsibilities of an advanced degree program can be challenging, but making time to learn more about your preferences, options, and opportunities will provide useful information as you make employment decisions.

Getting Started

• Dependable Strengths Workshops (next offered March 2018)
• Dependable Strengths Exercises
• Crash Course in Decision-Making
• Self-Exploration Resources

 Networking and Planning

• How to Network at Events
• Intentional Career Planning
• Imagine PhD (humanities and social science PhDs)
• Individual Development Plan (science PhDs)
• Talking to Your Research Supervisor About Career Planning

Additional UW Resources

• Graduate School Core Programs
• Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS)
• Graduate & Funding Information Service
• Fellowships & Assistantships
• Center for Workforce Development
• Graduate Opportunities & Minority Achievement Program (GO-MAP)
• UW Counseling Center
• Hall Health Mental Health Clinic