In Work Your Career: Get What You Want From Your Social Sciences or Humanities PhD (University of Toronto Press), Loleen Berdahl and I offer practical advice to PhD students on how to navigate their doctoral programs toward career professional success.
One of the things that makes our book distinct is how we strongly advocate a seamless approach to PhD career development that does not require having to decide between "academic" and "non-academic" tracks. We don't believe in "Plan B"; it's all Plan A.
We take an affirming tone that encourages readers to reflect on the strengths of their past choices, and how to make the best decisions going forward based on the information they have available. We also emphasize that sometimes the best decision is not to complete your PhD, or not to do a PhD at all, if that is not in your best overall interests. It's your life and your goals - not those of your program, discipline, or supervisor.
Work Your Career provides motivation and strategies to guide you as you seek to proactively work your career. Rather than moving through their doctoral program with eyes solely on the next step, we push readers to maximize their personal agency and strategically position that next step into the larger context of their career trajectory.
Order Work Your Career from the University of Toronto Press here.
One of the things that makes our book distinct is how we strongly advocate a seamless approach to PhD career development that does not require having to decide between "academic" and "non-academic" tracks. We don't believe in "Plan B"; it's all Plan A.
We take an affirming tone that encourages readers to reflect on the strengths of their past choices, and how to make the best decisions going forward based on the information they have available. We also emphasize that sometimes the best decision is not to complete your PhD, or not to do a PhD at all, if that is not in your best overall interests. It's your life and your goals - not those of your program, discipline, or supervisor.
Work Your Career provides motivation and strategies to guide you as you seek to proactively work your career. Rather than moving through their doctoral program with eyes solely on the next step, we push readers to maximize their personal agency and strategically position that next step into the larger context of their career trajectory.
Order Work Your Career from the University of Toronto Press here.
