Non-academic Career Resources for Education Graduate Students

If you (like us), are are contemplating careers beyond academia, you arrived at the right place. We will continue to compile relevant resources here.

From PhD to life (This website contains an immensely comprehensive list of relevant resources).
Imagine PhD helps you explore different job families such as Advocacy, training, K-12 Education, Higher Education Administration, etc. For each job family it provides “a description of the types of careers and job titles associated with it, as well as resources for career exploration, building job skills, networking, and applying.” https://www.imaginephd.com/job-families
Career Resources for graduate students at UBC (Contains a relevant list of resources for careers inside and outside academia.)
M.P. Fedunkiw, A Degree in Futility (Friesen Press, 2014) (If you are feeling down check out this story about a group of three friends navigating life, love, and work in and out of academia. We found it quite relevant and engaging).
Broader Career Pathways for PhD Students section contains a relevant list of resources on the Public Scholars Initiative Website. https://www.grad.ubc.ca/psi/resources

So What Are You Going to Do with That? Finding Careers outside Academia by Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
The Academic Job Search Handbook by Julia Vick
Surviving Your Academic Job Hunt by Kathryn Hume
Beyond Academe http://www.beyondacademe.com/ Targeted to individuals in history, but broadly applicable in terms of career advice
Jobs on Toast http://jobsontoast.com/ Clear, direct advice on transitioning to non-academic work
“To Anyone Who Thinks they Are Falling Behind in Life.” (Strong language) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamie-varon/to-anyone-who-thinks-theyre-falling-behind_b_9190758.html

All the best in your career exploration journey!

EDST Graduate Students