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Discovering Your Core Values: A Guide to Purposeful Career Planning for Graduate Students
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1. Recognize assumptions and other narratives that can get in the way of success on the job market
2. Reframe how you identify as a professional to include values, strengths, and transferable skills beyond your academic expertise
3. Draft a Focus Statement to establish expectations and guide your career exploration and job search
4. Determine next steps to building a career aligned with your values after your graduate degree
Speakers
Jennifer Polk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-polk-phd
Jennifer Polk, PhD, is a career coach and educator. She regularly facilitates professional development workshops and delivers presentations for students and postdocs. Her University Affairs blog was a three-time gold winner from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Jen’s essays have also appeared in Inside Higher Ed, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Globe and Mail, Academic Matters, as well as in three books. More recently, she was an expert panelist for the 2021 Canadian Council of Academies report, Degrees of Success, on the challenges PhDs face transitioning to employment. In addition, Jen currently serves on the board of directors for CAGS, the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies. She earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto. Find Jen online at From PhD to Life.
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