How to Prepare for the ‘Worst Job Market in a Generation’
With hiring on hold in many sectors, what should graduate students, postdocs, and their universities be doing?
"As a long-time observer of hiring trends, I’m increasingly concerned about the career prospects of graduate students and postdocs in the next few years. This will very likely be the worst job market in a generation, and many of them lack strategies and support to manage the tumult.
I work with nearly 80 universities as director and chief executive of the Center for Graduate Career Success, and I can tell you, the hiring outlook has rarely looked this grim [.... Key points:]
*Don’t wait for the academic job market to improve.
*Employers will value your skills more than your degree.
*A successful job search is a focused job search.
*You’ll need a network.
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