Navigating Culture Shock in Career Transitions
Sometimes even seemingly minor professional moves can leave you feeling as if you’ve teleported to a foreign land... five strategies to help you cope.
"For graduate students, potential culture shock-inducing career transitions are as varied as they are numerous. They can be either academic (switching advisers, shifting focus within your area of research, transitioning from coursework to thesis/dissertation writing) or professional (transitioning from a part-time graduate teaching assistant position to a full-time faculty role, moving from academe to industry, or vice versa) in nature [....]
No. 1: Recognize and understand the stages of culture shock [....]
No. 2: Build relationships in your new environment and ask questions. [....]
No. 3: Prioritize your well-being and actively engage in self-care. [....]
No. 4: Establish realistic expectations. [....]
No. 5: Remember you have options. [....]"
Leah Collum is assistant director in the Office of Graduate Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium -- an organization providing an international voice for graduate-level career and professional development leaders.
For the complete article, visit: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/04/06/five-strategies-help-you-navigate-career-transitions-opinion