Alternative Careers
Web Sites
See podcasts of past career talks sponsored by MIT Careers Office.
Career Basics Booklet (printable) from ScienceCareers.org offers advice on CVs, interviews, grant writing, lab management and other relevant topics.
Stanford School of Medicine website on exploring options, job search (especially relevant for life scientists)
http://www.stanfordcareercenter.org/index.html
The following Lecture Series are sponsored by the Academic, Research and Careers committee of the Graduate Student Council:
- Professional Development Series - This lecture series provides a wide spectrum on perspectives on opportunities after graduate school. ARC collaborates with many groups across campus and takes input from individuals. Past events have included non-academic career topics.
- Business and Technology Lectures - These lectures, co-organized by ARC and TechLink, have sought to bring together members of the Sloan and Technology/Science communities at MIT in order to serve as a catalyst in knowledge sharing and collaboration. Example of past event: "How Not to Work on the Wrong Thing: Lessons from Science and Business," Greg Blonder (Morganthaler Ventures).
Chronicle of Higher Education - Nonacademic Careers for PhDs
http://chronicle.com/jobs/sidecol_library/nonacademic.htm
Chronicle Article - Where to Find Info on Nonacademic Careers (many links for various fields)
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2001/04/2001040604c.htm
Chronicle Articles - Beyond the Ivory Tower
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/archives/columns/beyond_the_ivory_tower/
Chronicle Article on how to overcome business stereotypes of academics
http://chronicle.com/jobs/2005/09/2005093001c.htm
UC Berkeley's web page for PhDs
http://career.berkeley.edu/Phds/Phds.stm
Sciencejobs.com: Blog on careers in academia and in industry
http://www2.sciencecareers.org/forum/index.php
ScienceCareers.org
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/
Alternative Careers for Scientists - links to info for many fields
http://www.geocities.com/.../alt-careers.html
PhDs.org - advice for PhDs in science, math and engineering
http://www.phds.org/
Careers in Science and Engineering
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/
Sellout
http://www.ironstring.com/sellout/index.shtml
A Resource for PhDs considering careers beyond the University.
Lots of valuable information, especially for Humanities scholars.
WEST - Boston organization for researchers in academia making a career change
http://westaction.org/
Bibliography
Basalla, Susan and Debelius, Maggie, "So What Are You Going to Do With That?" A Guide To Career-Changing for M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
Biswas, Sugata and Twitchell, Daryl, Management Consulting: A Complete Guide to the Industry, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. (Dewey Library, call number HD69.C6.B537 2002)
Chandra, Louise, Ph.D., Jump Start Your Career in Bioscience. Durham, NC. Peer Productions. 1998. (Not available in MIT libraries)
Esser, Teresa, The Venture Café: Secrets, Strategies, and Stories from America's High-Tech Entrepreneurs, New York: Warner Books, 2002. (Dewey Library, call number HD62.37.E77 2002)
Feibelman, Peter J., A Ph.D. is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science.Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1993. (Dewey Library, call number Q147.F45, 1993)
Fiske, Peter S., Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists, Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 2001. (Science Library Stacks, call number Q147.F58 2001)
Fiske, Peter S., To Boldly Go: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists, Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union, 1996. (Lindgren Library, call number Q148.F57,1996)
Kreeger, Karen Young, Guide to Nontraditional Careers in Science, Philadelphia, PA, George H. Buchanan Co., 1998. (Science Library, call number Q147.K73, 1999)
Naficy, Mariam., The Fast Track: The Insider's Guide to Winning Jobs in Management Consulting, Investment Banking and Securities Trading, NY, Broadway Books, 1997. (Dewey Library, call number HD69.C6.N33, 1997)
Peters, Robert L. Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or a Ph.D. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992. (Humanities Library, call number LB2371.4.P48, 1992)
Robbins-Roth, Cynthia. Alternative Careers in Science: Leaving the Ivory Tower. Academic Press, 1998. (Science Stacks, call number Q149.U5.A66, 1998)
Rosen, Stephen, and Paul, Celia, Career Renewal: Tools for Scientists and Technical Professionals, Academic Press, 1997. (Science Library Stacks, call number Q149.U5.R67 1998)
Silbiger, Steven, The Ten-Day MBA : A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Skills Taught in America's Top Business Schools, William Morrow and Co., Inc., NY, NY, 1994. (Dewey Library, call number HF5351.S577, 1999)
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