Career and Professional Development Support for Master's students, PhD Students, and International Students
KU provides access to the following career platforms for graduate students. Beyond Graduate School includes materials designed for master's students, Beyond the Professoriate includes materials and workshops for PhD students, and Interstride provides materials, workshops, and courses designed for international students and domestic students seeking careers abroad.
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Beyond Graduate School
The Beyond Graduate School platform is designed for Master's students at all stages. Whether you're just starting your program or are actively applying for internships and jobs, this platform is designed to help.
Platform highlights:
- Job Search Strategy Course - this is a great place to start if you're new to the platform. The videos and activities in this course will provide the basic foundations on what you need to launch a successful job search
- Deep Dives - These are shorter courses on specific aspects of career development and the job search including using LinkedIn effectively, networking, finding and applying for jobs, and interviewing.
- Career Video Library - not ready to network but want to learn more about career fields you're interested in? These brief interviews with master's alumni working in over 35 fields are a great place to start learning about career paths you may be interested in pursuing.
- Live events and trainings - the Center for Graduate Career Success also holds live workshops, bootcamps, and more. We will promote these in the graduate student newsletter, GradPaths, but you can also explore upcoming events and attend them through the platform.
Beyond the Professoriate
The Beyond the Professoriate platform is designed for PhD students at all stages and career paths within and beyond the academy.
Platform highlights:
- Career Decision and Exploration Course - this a great course for PhD students who are exploring many career options or who may need support in finding career paths that are a good fit for their interests and skills. Through this course, you will build a skills, interests, and values inventory, research career paths that fit your inventory, implement a job search, and build a career path.
- Faculty Careers Course - Preparing for the academic job market can feel overwhelming. The BeyondProf platform provides a four-step framework to help you clearly communicate your value as a scholar in your academic job materials.
- Career Video Library - Are you wondering what you can do with your degree? The video library features 1:1 interviews with PhDs from all academic disciplines. It is designed to help you explore career options and gain advice from PhDs who have successfully built meaningful careers.
- Live events and trainings - the Center for Graduate Career Success also holds live workshops, bootcamps, and more. We will promote these in the graduate student newsletter, GradPaths, but you can also explore upcoming events and attend them through the platform.
Interstride
Interstride is a portal that helps students find jobs and internships, network with other international and globally-minded students, and find immigration and career support.
Platform highlights:
- Active Job Board - Find international-friendly jobs and internships in the US and beyond on the jobs dashboard. Users can tailor their search, save job searches, view a company's H-1B visa sponsorship history, and view job postings in the US and across the globe. Country guides are also available to support job searching abroad.
- Live and On-Demand Webinars - Attend webinars on career development, visa & immigration topics, and job search and application strategies. See the sidebar for upcoming webinars.
- Self-Paced Courses -Take self-paced courses on job search strategies, the H-1B visa guide, and navigating sponsorship questions
- Career Planning Tools and Resources - Make a career game plan with their interactive tools and explore other resources so you're prepared to apply for positions
