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Curriculum Track--Finding Your Career
- Mar 7, 2023
A guided resource to highlight pinnacle aspects of searching for a job.
American Geosciences Institute Learning Initiative
- Feb 10, 2023
Featured courses to help improve your geoscience expertise in a variety of topics.
GROW- a Geoscience Careers Resource
- Feb 1, 2023
The Geoscience Resources on Opportunities in the Workforce (GROW) website is a centralized database of new and existing career resources.
Understanding your mentorability
- Feb 28, 2023
Having a mentor can be a valuable aspect to your career. But how do you know if you are ready to have a mentor? And how can you make sure you get the most out of a mentorship when you do get one?
Time management is more than life hacks
- Nov 4, 2022
Developing your skills to manage your time takes more than to-do lists, schedules and plans. It takes awareness and adaptability that is often looked past.
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Developing your elevator pitch
- Oct 19, 2022
The “elevator pitch” can draw in the audience’s interest and can lead to further discussions and connections.
How COVID-19 affects talent attraction and what you can do
- Apr 9, 2020
It’s hard to know how long the current situation will last and what the impact on hiring will be in the immediate future. Some industries and career levels will see a larger impact than others.
How COVID-19 affects the job search and what you can do
- Apr 9, 2020
It’s hard to know how long the current situation will last and what the impact on hiring will be in the immediate future. Some industries and career levels will see a larger impact than others.
The Importance of Scientific Management Training
- Dec 30, 2016
Often academic careers and the corresponding skills needed to succeed, are thought to be unrelated to other job sectors, but taking a closer look at the professional skill set in academe may prove to be more universal than they originally appeared.
Occupational Outlook Handbook for Hydrologists
- Dec 30, 2016
Interested in pursing a career in becoming a hydrologist and want to know where the workforce is headed? Make sure to read this Occupational Outlook Handbook to learn more about employment for hydrologists.
Occupational Outlook Handbook for Environmental Scientists and Specialists
- Nov 25, 2016
Learn more about what Environmental Scientists do, how they're paid and projected employment rates in this edition of the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Science Communications Careers
- Oct 28, 2016
This Q&A portion of the Science Communications Careers webinar answers audience questions on how to learn, establish and grow within the field.
Stop Resisting Nonfaculty Careers
- Oct 28, 2016
Many students become so enthralled by pursing a career in academia that they often turn a blind eye to even better opportunities.
Charlie Mandeville
- Oct 25, 2016
Read about USGS Program Coordinator Charlie Mandeville and both his international and domestic work.
I Have a Mentor - Now What Do I Do: 5 Ways to Grow the Mentor Partnership
- Oct 25, 2016
In case you missed the webinar, here are 5 tips to keep in mind when developing your mentor relationship!
I Have a Mentor - Now what?
- Oct 13, 2016
This latest webinar explores how to grow the mentor relationship, how to optimize the partnership and the common challenges faced by both advisor and protege.
Research Projects 101
- Sep 26, 2016
We all know research projects are beneficial to geoscientists...but why? And how can you successfully and obtain the opportunity? This webinar will explore how to find and land a research opportunity
What Should I Do with My Life: Steps to Identify Career Paths, Positions Yourself for Success and Enjoy the Ride
- Sep 24, 2016
Learn how to explore different ideas you have for yourself and your career by identifying, creating and seizing opportunities. This article discusses ideas proposed from the corresponding webinar and give insight on what career moves you can do today to plan for the future AND enjoy the present.
Anatomy of a Job Ad
- Sep 24, 2016
Feeling like you may never hear back from potential employers? Make sure that you fully understand what their job ads are asking and how to best structure your resume.
5 Tips for Finding and Landing a Research Project
- Sep 23, 2016
We all know research projects are beneficial to geoscientists...but why? And how can you successfully and obtain the opportunity?