Resources and Discussions

Articles Discussing the Challenges, Trends and Future for PhDs

Ph.D. vs. Academia Job Availability

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309283/

The Risks and Rewards of Academia

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2013/10/risks-and-rewards-academia

How to Transform the PhD -Academia Track Discussion

http://icorsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Too-many-phds-Nature-2015.pdf

 

Exploring Career Paths

Postdocs Finding Careers outside of Academia

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/11/postdocs-leaving-lab?utm_source=sciencemagazine&utm_medium=facebook-text&utm_campaign=leavedoc-9518

Alternatives to Professorships in Academia

http://www.sciencemag.org/features/2016/08/alternatives-professorships-academia

http://www.nextscientist.com/alternative-careers-for-phd-students/

5 Key Tips for Landing a Job Outside of Academia from Dr. Susan Basalla May

http://www.beyondacademia.org/5-key-tips-of-landing-a-job-outside-of-academia-from-dr-susan-basalla-may/

Another blog discussing the topic!

https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2017/09/06/academia-is-not-the-only-route-exploring-alternative-career-options-for-earth-scientists/

 

Getting the best out of your Mentorship Relationship

Getting the Mentorship You Need

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2014/01/getting-mentoring-you-need

Tips for Working More Effectively with your Advisor

https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2014/dec/29/phd-supervisor-university-research-tips-relationship-work

 

Mental Health during the Ph.D. and into the Job Market

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2017/04/phd-students-face-significant-mental-health-challenges

http://berkeleysciencereview.com/article/mind-grad-school/

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2018/03/graduate-students-need-more-mental-health-support-new-study-highlights?

 

Assessing your Strengths and Possibilities

http://myidp.sciencecareers.org

MyIDP Includes a 9 part article series in Science Magazine: http://www.sciencemag.org/tags/myidp

https://versatilephd.com

VersatilePhD is best when your institution has a subscription, but you can still create a login and have partial access. It allows you to search jobs that people with PhDs have found outside of academia, and the resumes and cover letters they used to apply for that job. Additionally, people tend to share their stories in the Resume PDF.