Resources for Individuals

Our research informed programming supports grad students, postdocs, PhDs, and faculty interested in non-faculty careers.

Did you know? 67% of graduate students and PhDs feel they lack the professional development they need for non-academic jobs.

Access the mentorship and advising you need by working with Dr. L Maren Wood, founder of Beyond the Professoriate.

Over the past 7 years, Dr. Wood has mentored and advised 100s of PhDs who are in career transition. She has worked with faculty (contingent and tenure track), postdocs, and graduate students, from all academic disciplines.

These sessions are an opportunity for you to receive personalized guidance on your job search, and receive the guidance you need to move forward in your job search.

Know Your Options | Course

Our research shows that the majority of graduate students and PhDs feel that they lack career options. But we know that isn’t true! PhDs work wherever smart people are needed, leveraging their education and talents to build a better world.

This self-paced course will help you identify your most marketable skills for a nonacademic career. In 30 days, you’ll walk away with the confidence of knowing that you have many career options.

Evaluate Your Best Opportunities | Course

Since 2017, Beyond the Professoriate has interviewed and surveyed hundreds of PhDs who now work outside of academia. Through this research, we have identified the process PhDs follow to successfully transition from academia to the professional workforce.

In 60 days, you’ll learn proven job search strategies that will help you find a job you’ll love.

Resumes and LinkedIn Advising

Does your LinkedIn Profile need work? Are you struggling to convert a CV into a resume? Work with our specialist to define and articulate your unique value that make you stand out.

Academic Career Support

We want every PhD to feel supported in their career pathway, which is why we’ve partnered with experts who can help you be successful in your academic career. Take our on-demand course or work with our academic advisors.

Grant and Fellowship Applications

You know the value and impact your research has, but how do you communicate that in a grant or fellowship application? Work with our specialist to effectively communicate the importance of your scholarship to reviewers.

Academic Job Market Document Editing

The academic job market is more competitive than ever. Work with our specialist to develop an application package that will make you stand out to hiring committees, prepare for interviews, and negotiate your job documents.

How to Apply for Academic Jobs Self-Paced Course

Are you looking for expert guidance in your academic job search? Take our five-unit course designed to help graduate students and PhDs apply for faculty jobs. Seminars are taught by leading specialists from top universities across North America.

What people are saying about Beyond Prof programming

This conference has truly provided a sense of hope during my application process during COVID-19. It has allowed me to refine the tools I already had and strengthened my job application materials. The strategies have really given me a leg up in the applications. For example, I have received many interviews as a result of informational interviews, better cover letters, and better resumes tailored to the roles I applied to. I plan to continue to implement these tools throughout my career.

I’d been in transition for years--first to leave the professoriate and then to join the corporate world--before joining Beyond the Professoriate, with little success. What I appreciate the most about BP is the community of individuals who are at different stages of their academic careers working toward the same goal and supporting one another. Knowing you are not alone in a difficult transition is empowering, and BP is a friendly space to get that much needed support, both practical and emotional.

This conference told me everything about job-searching that I had hoped my advisor would be able to tell me when I asked her!

Beyond the Professoriate helped me understand how others, who left academia, navigated their paths. It also provided concrete, extremely useful advice for the postac job search. The biggest thing it has done for me is to make me feel more confident about my skills and abilities, and show me that I don't have to be afraid of what comes next. In fact, it has shown me how exciting and fun this whole thing can be, instead of terrifying!

I love the fact that your panelists discussed a wide range of employment opportunities and career paths in the United States as well as Canada. And I would highly recommend this for ALL PhD students who are considering career options outside of academia.

I am glad that Beyond the Professoriate exists and that you do the kind of work you are doing. It is super useful and much needed.