GradPro Essential Links
Jump start your professional development!
The resources listed on this page are widely used by Professional Development Liaisons (PDLs) when consulting with other graduate students. Also, check out this GradNews article on self-isolation for more helpful online activities and guides. Thank you!
Peer mentor Professional Development Liaisons (PDLs) connect you to resources, show you how to make an individual development plan, and talk about everything from career exploration to setting and achieving goals.
To make an appointment, click here.
The Guide helps you develop core competencies throughout grad school that can be applied to multiple career paths, and provides an up to date list of professional development workshops and events.
Read the Guide here.
Your biweekly go-to source for all events relating to professional development and career exploration on campus. Never miss another event!
See past digests and sign up here.
The Career Center provides workshops as well as resources for grad students seeking academic work as well as work beyond the academy, and one-on-one consultations with specialized PhD counselors. Check out their special resource list for international students!
The Career Center website is here, and don't forget to also make an account on Handshake to get access to personalized job suggestions and the ability to make appointments and register for workshops!
The GWC provides workshops, writing groups, individual consultations, and quick guide resources to multiple types of writing and purposes (including specific fellowship/grand applications).
Check out all this and more at their website!
An essential resource for workshops as well as credit-bearing courses for GSIs. Their website also contains the Teaching Guide for GSIs, the GSI Online Library, and resources for international/English Language Learner (ELL) GSIs. Consultations are also available!
Activate your institutional membership through UC Berkeley for this career exploration and planning tool.
Start with the Values Assessment to reflect on the factors influencing your career decisions and view suggested "job families," and check out their list of suggested career development goals.
Click here to make an account and get started.
Informational Interviews
Informational interviews (in person, by telephone, or video conferencing) can be an empowering way to build your professional network and learn about the career path of someone you admire. A great place to start is with an alum of your program--ask your GSAO for contact details!
See the Career Center's guide to informational interviews here.
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning resource for large range of skills, including technology focused (programming, image/video editing/etc.) as well as professionalism (management, leadership, public speaking, etc.).
Log in with your CalNet ID to access all the courses for free here!
The Library has more than just books! Get support, training, and online resources for multiple types of citation management software, essential for many dissertations. Also check out their department/subject specific guides with resources geared to departmental needs and links to resources for discipline specific libraries.
Find the UCB Library Research Support here, and their COVID-19 Portal here for help researching during shelter-in-place.
All international students should take advantage of the BIO! They provide webinars, student advising, and a treasure trove of guides and resources on everything from taxes and visas to banking and cultural adjustment.
Check out this and much more at their website!
The OGD provides support and resources for prospective and current students with the goal of maintaining a more diverse grad community. They do mentoring and academic support as well as initiatives like STEM*FYI and GiGS (Getting Into Grad School). Also check out their page on Undocumented Graduate Student Resources!
The USP's goal is to support undocumented students through the barriers they face in their lives, academic and otherwise. They have great resources on their website, including this toolkit on income generation for undocumented students, a consistently updated FAQ on DACA, and many others. Of current interest is also their page on USP services in response to COVID-19.
