Graduate Career Development at MSU

04/08/2025

Have you had a chance to try the April flavor of the month? Developed by a team of grad students, be sure to try Grad School Grind before it disappears at the end of the month!

Stock up: Pints are sold at the Dairy Store.

We are excited to work with MSU's Graduate School to bring you all a fun new coffee flavor! ☕

Grad School Grind features our classic coffee ice cream filled with brownie pieces, chocolate covered pretzel pieces, and a caramel swirl!

Stop by this month to grab a scoop of this tasty flavor! 🤎🧡

05/04/2024

Congratulations to R. Adam Mosey (Ph.D., Chemistry, 2010) and Professor of Chemistry at Lake Superior State University for winning the LSSU 2024 Distinguished Teaching Award!

11/16/2023

It cannot be said enough how valuable LinkedIn is to the job search process. It allows people searching for job candidates to learn about you, for you to meet people in your field, and for you to find potential job opportunities. Be sure to create your LinkedIn account as soon as you can, and make sure to update it regularly. You can also follow our LinkedIn Page through the link in our bio to get tips, resources, and more!

10/25/2023

Did you know we have graduate student career advisors available to help you with one-on-one career planning and professional development? Set up a meeting with Theresa and Josh today at the advising link in our bio.

10/19/2023

Does your CV need some polishing? Don't know where to begin with your Cover Letter? Pop into the Engineering Building lobby near the Career Café on October 26 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for all the tips and tricks you need to rock your job search!

09/19/2023

Meet your new graduate career advisors!

Meet the new graduate career advisors at Graduate Career Development at MSU : Theresa Murphy and Joshua Knepp! They are here to help graduate students with their career search, resumes, mock interviews, and more. Learn more about them and how they can help you in your career search at https://bit.ly/3Ric6G2.

09/13/2023

It's not too late to sign up for this webinar, a special event created just for you, Spartans!

From the comfort of home, you can learn about why PhDs have the skills needed to thrive in a technical field even (maybe especially?) if you don't have a highly technical background.

Data Curious? Putting the Human(ities) in Data Science
1 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Register here to get the webinar link: https://www.dataramen.com/register

For more information: https://grad.msu.edu/events/data-curious-putting-humanities-data-science

08/28/2023

Did you know that the Office of Graduate Career Development has a new listserv, so that you can get info about all of the great opportunities to invest in your career preparedness?

https://list.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=GRADCAREERS&A=1

08/17/2023

Want more information about career and professional development opportunities for graduate students at MSU? Join the brand new (and old-fashioned) GRADCAREERS list serv.

We won't be annoying. Promise. You can join or leave our listserv at any time!

*for MSU folks; use your .edu email address.

https://list.msu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=GRADCAREERS&A=1

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08/17/2023

Upcoming Event!

Data Curious? Putting the Human(ities) in Data Science
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
1 p.m. (EST)

Register here: https://www.dataramen.com/register

In this webinar we discuss a variety of topics around how Humanities graduate students are particularly well-equipped to pursue careers in modern data-related fields, and how advanced degree holders can learn the skills necessary to move into this lucrative and growing field.

Topics include: necessary skills for getting a data job, typical day-to-day working in data science, how to prepare for an interview for a data job, how to use ChatGPT and other AI code assistants to accelerate job readiness and the specific value Humanities students contribute to data roles.

This is a one-hour webinar exclusively for graduate students at Michigan State, University of Iowa, and Northwestern University.


About our speaker: Trevor Nyman is a former PhD student (Northwestern, Philosophy) turned data scientist. He's worked in a data science capacity in tech, education, retail/CPG and the non-profit space. His journey from the Humanities to data science motivates him to help people coming from non-traditional backgrounds to prepare for careers in fields leveraging quantitative data.

04/19/2023

Tomorrow, there are two great opportunities to connect with guest speaker Jason Farman, of the University of Maryland.

3 p.m. for a talk and reception (see image for details)

--or--

12 p.m. in Chittenden Hall for lunch and a discussion about professional opportunities and thinking about careers. Register for that one here: https://forms.gle/JJXjDik88tEvxEDZ6

03/08/2023

These smiling grad students stopped by our Spring Break Staycation Lunch (which was hopping, I might add), and got their t-shirts.

Want one for yourself? Of course you do!

We will be officially releasing more of these shirts during Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW), April 3-7, 2023. Stay tuned here for details on where you can get your own shirt, celebrating your grad school hard work and dreams.