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Addressing the gap in academic professionalization for graduate students
Academic support units have an important role to play in the professionalization of graduate students.
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Made to measure: how to ‘tailor’ your job applications
Customizing your job application documents for academic and industry roles will help you stand out as a candidate.
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How to take action against gender inequality and discrimination
Four steps graduate students, postdocs and their allies can take to advance equality.
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How self-reflection can help you discover your potential
A new microcredential at Université Laval boosts professional development by cultivating the key skills that are in demand at companies, organizations and in communities.
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Increasing graduate student employability via professional associations
Students should be clear on what professional associations are, what they do and why they matter.
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Pulling together: A collaborative model for student-centred career support
Sharing resources between career services and faculty/departments promotes successful career transitions for grad students.
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Being a mentor means letting go and taking risks
Your role is to create the conditions in which others can become autonomous, and to guide them toward that autonomy.
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A different lens: graduate and postdoc development units as knowledge brokers
As knowledge brokers, graduate professional development programs can build stronger bridges between students and the skills they need.
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The importance of friendship during grad school
Developing personal relationships with peers can act as a counterweight to the burden of graduate training.
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Career exploration needs to start before students graduate
Students will feel more in control if they are exposed to career exploration early and within their academic discipline.
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Identifying and communicating your grad skills for employment
Don’t wait until you are actively looking for a job to identify your transferable skills.
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Moving away from a one-size-fits-all mentorship
Mentorship can enhance your degree, but every program offers different takeaways.
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Slowing the momentum of academic misconduct
Graduate students and professors need to act to promote academic integrity.
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Your graduate skills are always transferable
Leveraging the skills you acquired in grad school is key to enhancing any future employment you delve into.
