The Career Center is committed to providing quality career services and resources to support Florida State University graduate students. Graduate students may have unique needs related to career planning while in graduate school, as well as questions about how to achieve post-graduate career goals both inside and outside the academy. Career Center staff are prepared to provide career guidance and support to graduate students as they pursue their career goals.
Career Center Services for Graduate Students
Explore Post-Graduate Career Options
Consider Academic and Non-Academic Career Paths
FSU graduate students often consider a wide range of employment options both inside and out of the academy. The resources below provide some tips and strategies to help students think about their post-graduate options. The Career Center encourages students to also reach out to faculty and professionals in their desired fields for additional specialized information related to their disciplines.
Select Related Career Center Guides
- Finding and Using Graduate School Resources
- Considering Employment in a Faculty Position
- Searching for a Job
- Searching for a Job in Academia
- Starting Your Small Business
- Working Abroad
Click here to see the full list of Career Center Guides
Get Occupational Information Online
Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) and Preparing Future Professionals (PFP) Programs
Career Decision-Making Information
Tools for Effective Career Planning
Employment Application and Opportunity Resources
Application Materials Resources
- Resumes and Cover Letters
- Writing a Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching Philosophies (Coming Soon!)
- Research Statements (Coming Soon!)
- Portfolios
General Job Search Resources
- Handshake
- Career Center Library Links (See Section VI: Opportunities)
- Ph.D.’s at Work
- Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- PhDs.org
- The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center (STEM careers)
Post-Doctoral Opportunities/Resources
International Job Boards
- Going Global
- Eluta (Canada)
- Jobs in Research, Science, Academic & Related Professions in the UK
- OverseasJobs.com
- Times Higher Education Supplement (World Academic and University Jobs)
Think Tanks
Select Job Search Resources by Interest Area
The FSU Career Center Library created this list of links to help you quickly locate websites dedicated to career issues. The list is not intended to be exhaustive, and inclusion of these links should not be interpreted as an endorsement by the FSU Career Center.
Arts
** Password-Protected Sites: FSU students, staff, and alumni may contact a Career Center staff member at 850-644-6431 for guidelines on obtaining access.
Business
Computer and Information Science
Criminology/Criminal Justice/Law
English/Writing/Communication
Engineering/Mathematics
- American Mathematical Society
- National Security Agency
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- America Society of Civil Engineers
- IEEE – Electrical Engineering
- American Society for Mechanical Engineers
- McKinsey Insight Science & Engineering (application deadline often in April)
Environment
Government/Policy/Economics
Health/Human Sciences
Higher Education
- Academic360
- Academickeys
- HigherEdJobs
- American Association of Community Colleges Career Center
- Christian Higher Education
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- ACPA: American College Personnel Association
- AERA: American Educational Research Association
- NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Humanities
- H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Jobs
- American Alliance of Museums
- Global Museum 2000
- National Association for Museum Exhibition
- American Historical Association
- Publishers Market Place
- American Philological Society –*Job Placement site, may need to create an account
K-12 Education
Science/Technology
Social Sciences/Psychology
Important FSU Resources and Services for Graduate Students
How do I Sign-up for a Graduate Career Advising Appointment?
- Log into your Handshake account at career.fsu.edu/handshake.
- Select Appointments ⇒ Schedule a New Appointment ⇒ Grad Advising Appointments to view the locations of advising appointments. Choose a location and then view the dates and times available. If these dates and times do not work, try selecting a new location. Complete the Appointment Request form to submit your request.
- After the appointment request is submitted, an appointment confirmation will be emailed with additional details for attending your career advising appointment.
How Do I Make Changes to My Appointment?
- Log into your Handshake account at career.fsu.edu/handshake.
- Select Appointments to view your Upcoming Appointments
- Click on the upcoming appointment that you would like to change and select cancel appointment (must be changed within 48 business hours of the scheduled appointment). Contact lsibbitt@fsu.edu if you have a question about cancelling or rescheduling your appointment.