Graduate Student & PhD Services

In addition to the information available on this website (which is enhanced and updated on a regular basis), we offer the following services:

Service	Description
Individual, Confidential Counseling	Meet with a PhD counselor to discuss the academic job search and the widening range of career options for PhDs.
Workshops & Presentations	A broad array of workshops and presentations expressly designed to assist all graduate students and PhDs interested in careers within and outside of academia. Grad students are also eligible to attend Career Center events aimed at the undergraduate population as well.
Career Fairs & Employer Info Sessions	Hundreds of business, government, and nonprofit employers visit the Berkeley campus each year, and many are interested candidates with advanced degrees. Some Career Fairs and Info Sessions are for graduate students & PhDs only. These events can be found using the Customized Search feature of the Career Center Calendar under the Graduate Students & PhDs category.
The Letter Service Online	Compiles and sends out letters of recommendation files.
The Information Lab	Access to 10 computer workstations, and extensive resources on careers, the job search, and employers.
CalJobs Listings	Online listings of part-time, full-time and temporary jobs exclusively for Cal undergraduate and graduate students. Upon graduation, PhDs can maintain access by purchasing an Alumni Advantage membership.
On-Campus Recruiting	Over 500 employers annually conduct 15,000 interviews on-campus for full-time and summer positions through this web-based recruiting system. Graduate students and PhD Alumni members are eligible and there is no longer a recruiting fee for this service.

Contact a PhD Counselor

If you have any questions about the academic job search process or are unsure about what other possibilities you'd like to explore, feel free to make an appointment to talk with one of our PhD counselors:

Andrew Green is a Berkeley PhD (Political Science `93), and taught for six years at Connecticut College before joining the staff at the Career Center April Fool's Day, 1997.
Debra Behrens (PhD Education, UC Santa Barbara) taught at CSU before joining the Career Center.

You can schedule an appointment online or by calling 642-1716.

All conversations are private and strictly confidential.

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