Doctoral Education Mismatch?
Findings from a recent survey of graduate students reveals a mismatch between doctoral education, student expectations, and career realities.

Career Change
Are you considering changing careers? These links will help you make the myriad decisions that career changes entail.

Using Graduate School Strategically
Lots of graduate students consider alternatives to academic careers but don't know how to get the experiences they need to launch careers outside of the ivory tower.

Careers in Educational Consulting
This article, from the Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses higher-education consulting, a growing industry with career opportunities for PhDs

Alternative Careers for Scientists
Science careers for doctoral degree holders outside of academia, including science careers away from the bench, and careers as a technical writer, patent attorney, patent agent, public policy specialist, science journalist, and science textbook editor.

Career Alternatives for Art Historians
You're not limited to a career in academia! Take a look at these career options for Ph.D.s in art history.

Do Today's Faculty Support Nontraditional Careers?
From the American Psychological Association's Monitor, this article examines faculty views of leaving academia.

Traitors or Trailblazers?
A look at scientists who pursue nontraditional careers. Are they traitors or trailblazers? What can you expect in an alternative career setting?

Deprogramming from the Academic Cult
"Graduate students spend years in a culture that views academic careers as the crème de la crème (this is especially true at elite institutions), and pretty soon they begin to believe it. Not pursuing an academic career can be seen as settling for second best, if not downright failure"

Where to Find Information on Nonacademic Careers  
Part of the difficulty of deciding to go for a nonacademic career is getting info, as this is a taboo topic in most departments. 

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