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Targeted Resources

  • ImaginePhD: Within each job family, visit the EXPLORE Section to see profiles, videos and narratives from PhDs working in that job family. 
  • Humanists@work: Stories from the field: PhDs working in a range of industries share stories and insight about their work, how they made the transition and provide insider tips and resource. 
  • PhDs@Work: Profiles of PhDs working across industries with a week in the life section to really understand the day-today, blog posts and podcasts. 
  • Resume Redux: Using the Writing Process as a Tool for Career Discovery: Jared Redick of The Résumé Studio in San Francisco joins UCHRI in his ongoing journey to help humanities PhDs and post-docs unravel complex matters related to converting an academic CV into a commercially-useful resume. 
  • PhDs in the Humanities LinkedIn Group: Connect with other PhD candidates and degree holders who plan to work in industry rather than academia.  
  • Beyond the Professoriate: A small business started by a history PhD, Beyond the Professoriate has a helpful blog and free monthly webinars 
  • Where Historians Work Where Historians Work is an interactive, online database that catalogues the career outcomes of the 8,523 historians who earned PhDs at U.S. universities from 2004 and 2013. Powered by Tableau, Where Historians Work provides the fullest picture of PhD careers available for any discipline, and signals the AHA’s commitment to transparency in discussions of careers for history PhDs. 
  • Erdős Institute: The Erdős Institute is a multi-university collaboration focused on helping PhDs get jobs they love at every stage of their career. As a member organization, Ohio State graduate students, postdocs, and graduate alumni have free access to the many programs and resources the Institute provides, which include, but are not limited to, industry-led career exploration seminars, data science bootcamps, alumni-led mini-courses, and career coaching. 
  • Erdős Institute: The Erdős Institute is a multi-university collaboration focused on helping PhDs get jobs they love at every stage of their career. As a member organization, Ohio State graduate students, postdocs, and graduate alumni have free access to the many programs and resources the Institute provides, which include, but are not limited to, industry-led career exploration seminars, data science bootcamps, alumni-led mini-courses, and career coaching. 
  • iBiology: Curious about career choices in the life sciences? Successful scientists share their experiences in these short videos from a variety of careers in education, industry, government, and more. 
  • Science Lives Podcast: Podcast interviews of a diverse array of guests to provide nuts-and-bolts information about lesser known scientific careers. Guests share personal stories of challenges encountered along their educational and career paths. 
  • Beyond the Professoriate: Profiles of transitioning PhDs and free monthly webinars on career related topics including Job Search, resume writing and networking. 
  • PhDs@Work: Profiles of PhDs working across industries with a week in the life section to really understand the day-today, blog posts and podcasts.