Resources
Campus Resources
- UC Berkeley Career Center. Dr. Andrew Green at the Career Center specializes in advising PhDs. Postdocs who’ve been at Berkeley for 1 year or more can have an appointment with Andrew Green, which they need to make by emailing vspa@berkeley.edu
- Beyond Academia holds an annual conference and several workshops throughout the year, all focused on helping PhDs build the skills they’ll need to get a job.
- IPIRA. (info for Berkeley entrepreneur program and startups) http://ipira.berkeley.edu/berkeley-startups
Online Resources:
Doug’s Guides (general info: getting your first job, negotiating a salary, etc)
R&D partners blog (info for interview, resume, ...etc
https://www.rdpartners.com/blog/
Resumes:
Harvard -- Resumes and Cover Letters for PhD Students
https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/ocs/files/phd_resume_cover_letters.pdf
The Importance of a “Visual Center” in your Resume
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140815120631-301241813-your-resume-s-visual-center-how-to-not-get-rejected-in-the-first-six-seconds
Interested In Entrepreneurship?
Check out BPEP.
Interesting Articles About Industry Careers:
Testing the Waters, Nature 480:576 2011
10 Simple Rules for Choosing Between Academia and Industry, PLOS Computational Biology 5:6 2009
Career Trends - Building your Network, AAAS Science Careers Booklets 2019
Opinions:
Give Postdocs a Career, not Empty Promises, Nature 471:7 2011