Career Exploration with Beyond the Professoriate Training Program
Beyond the Professoriate is the Center for Graduate Career Success' online professional development training platform for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and PhDs. Through two programs of study (academic careers and professional careers), postdoctoral fellows and graduate students can explore career options and learn job search strategies to secure employment in academia and beyond. The training platform also hosts a unique video library where students can hear from PhDs working in all career sectors.
To log in:
- Visit Beyond the Professoriate
- Select Northwestern University
- Enter you netID and password
Beyond the Professoriate benefits graduate students by:
- Supporting career exploration;
- Providing accessible, well-curated resources for busy graduate students;
- Promoting engaging learning through reflective activities that encourage students to apply what they have learned;
- Complementing existing on-campus graduate student career supports;
Offering recorded seminars, reflective prompts, and assessments that guide the student experience and foster user engagement.
If you have any questions, please email Liz Stein, TGS director of graduate and postdoctoral training and development.