Graduate School Career Services

The Graduate School Career Services Initiative (GSCS) provides interdisciplinary workshops and online resources for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees at the University of Minnesota.

Upcoming Workshops

• For Graduate Students
• For Postdoctoral Trainees

Next five upcoming workshops:

• Engaging Students in the Learning Process, 9/23/2008
• Unlocking Doors: Major Companies Industry Panel , 10/3/2008
• Overcoming Writer’s Block, or How I Learned to Love Cleaning My Bathroom (LIMIT 25), 10/6/2008
• Effective Strategies for Classroom Management, 10/7/2008
• Successful Grant Writing in the Sciences, 10/15/2008

Resources at the U of M

• Career Development Services: University Counseling and Consulting Services
• Ethics for Research, Scholarship and Practice
• Preparing Future Faculty
• University of Minnesota Digital Media Center
• University of Minnesota Writing Support Network
• Student Academic Success Services (SASS): Classes, workshops, individual consultation & counseling, and study skills resources
• Stress Management

External Resources

• Grant Writing
  • Grantspersonship: An Instruction Manual
    Beth Fischer and Michael Zigmond from the University of Pittsburgh provide sage advice on how to write successful grant proposals.
  • The Grant Doctor
    A useful compilation of articles on various aspects of obtaining grants and fellowships by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Why Proposals are Rejected
    Information from a National Institutes of Health study indicating common reasons why proposals are rejected.
• Funding
  • Grant Writers' Tools
    This site is maintained by the Division of Sponsored Programs at the University of Iowa – it offers several resources related to the proposal writing process, as well as sample proposals.
  • SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network)
    SPIN is a computer database with detailed information about thousands of federal, nonfederal, and international funding opportunities.
  • Foundation Center
    Opportunities and information on foundations, corporate sponsors, and public charities.
  • GrantsNet: Funding Opportunities in the Sciences
    An extensive database of various funding opportunities compiled by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
  • Community of Science
    Search for funding opportunities or subscribe to funding alert (both in science and non-science areas).

Job Searching Resources

• Résumé, C.V., Cover Letters
  Section includes sample CV ’s and Cover letters as well as weblinks that offer helpful tips on putting together successful resumes and services for job seekers
• Interviewing
  Helpful links to a variety of interviewing tips including a link to the PhD Interview Preparation Guide
• Jobs Inside and Outside Academe
  Helpful links to job databases and articles about jobs inside and outside academia.
• Job Searching Tools
  General job search tools including departmental profiles and opportunities to post your resume/CV online
  

University Counseling and Consulting Services:

University Counseling & Consulting Services (UCCS) supports the teaching, research, and outreach/service missions of the University of Minnesota by offering comprehensive, accessible, flexibly-delivered counseling, consultation, instruction, and educational measurement services within the University and to Minnesota's educational community.

• Links to University Counseling and Career Services Resources

Collegiate Career Services Offices:

The University of Minnesota provides a number of career resources for incoming and continuing graduate students.

• Links to Career Services in Your College