Resources for Graduate Students
Wondering what career opportunities your advanced degree opens up? The Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration can support you in identifying and achieving your career goals through individualized career coaching appointments, tailored workshops and presentations, and job search support, whether in academia or industry. Browse the resources below, schedule a career appointment, or jump straight to what you’re working on right now.
Explore and prepare
Career exploration for
graduate students
Explore potential career paths in academia and industry that align with your interests, skills, personality, and values.
Academic job market prep
Review resources to understand the academic job search and to build and edit your application materials including CVs, teaching statements, and cover letters.
Industry career search
Identify non-academic industry job search tools, articulate skills in the professional job market, build your network, and more.
Featured graduate career tools
Explore these self-guided tools built for graduate students and PhDs.
A career development platform just for graduate students
Through a partnership with the Graduate School, UT graduate students have access to Beyond Graduate School and Beyond the Professoriate. Gain access to trainings, informational interviews, and webinars that help you explore career options and begin your job search whether you are pursuing a career in academia or industry.
Intersect Job Simulations
Try short, realistic job simulations to test-drive career paths and practice workplace skills before you apply.
ImaginePhD
A career exploration and planning tool for the humanities and social sciences. Take assessments, explore industries, and find job search resources.
MyIDP
A career exploration and planning tool for the natural sciences. Take assessments, explore industries, and find job search resources.
Upcoming events for graduate students
Connect with your career coach
Looking for individualized support? Meet with your industry specific career coach in person or online.