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Building a Career Outside Academia : A Guide for Doctoral Students in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Paperback / softback Book

Building a Career Outside Academia : A Guide for Doctoral Students in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Paperback / softback

Edited by Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R. Linver

Paperback / softback

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This career guide surveys the rewarding job opportunities that can be found outside academia.

Experienced professionals from a variety of nonacademic fields offer insider tips to help readers establish successful careers. After years of hard work and many long hours, you've finally finished your dissertation and earned your doctorate.

You've persevered through many challenges, but one dilemma still lies before you: What will you do with your degree?

Many graduates go on to pursue academic careers — but academia isn't for everyone. This career guide examines the rewarding opportunities that await social and behavioral science doctorates in nonacademic sectors, including government, consulting, think tanks, for-profit corporations, and nonprofit associations.

Jennifer Brown Urban and Miriam R. Linver have gathered experienced professionals to provide an insider's look into their respective fields.

They explain why they chose their paths, the challenges they overcame, and how they applied their PhDs to make a difference in the real world. Chapters offers tips for leveraging support from mentors, conducting job searches, marketing your degree and skill set, networking, and preparing for interviews.

This expert guidance will help you decide what career is the best fit for you.  

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