Professional Development for Graduate Students

Graduate Career Services

The main support for UCLA graduate and professional student career development comes through the Career Center, specifically Graduate Career Team. Graduate and professional students may browse services and resources for Master's students and Doctoral students where upcoming events are also listed. A couple of key resources are the Career Preparation Toolkit and the academic job market web page.

Career Exploration

• ImaginePhD - A career exploration tool for PhD students in the humanities and social sciences.
• MyIDP - A career exploration and planning tool for PhD students in the sciences.

A Few Blogs and Podcasts

• Grad School Confidential - A podcast that takes an honest look at the challenges of graduate school.
• The Grad School Femtoring Podcast - A podcast focused on first-generation BIPOC graduate students and professionals.
• The Professor is - A well-known blog on the academic job market as well as transitions to careers outside of academia.

To report a broken link, please email us at gwc@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu.