Explore a curated collection of career services designed for PhDs and academics transitioning beyond academia or exploring new professional opportunities.
Below, you’ll find expert career coaches, resume writers, and industry-specific consultants offering personalized support to help you navigate your career transition with confidence.
Want to know more about paid career services? Check out this blog from After Your PhD on what to look for in paid career services.
- After Academia – Career resources for non-academic job searches, curated by Ashley Ruba, PhD.
- Christopher L. Caterine – Career Coaching – One-on-one career coaching from the author of “Leaving Academia: A Practical Guide,” helping PhDs and academics translate their skills and find work beyond higher ed.
- Clueo Clinical – Helps people with limited industry experience become top-performing clinical trial professionals.
- Data Science Career Coaching (Dr. Adam Ross Nelson) – Career coaching for aspiring data science and machine learning professionals.
- From PhD to Life – Career services by Jen Polk, PhD, helping PhDs transition to meaningful non-academic careers.
- HigherEd+ Exiting Academia Interview Series – Inspiring interviews with PhDs who successfully moved into careers beyond academia.
- HigherEd+ Unlimited – Library of 200+ online career-development courses in 11 languages, including the largest AI tools library in higher ed.
- Kaidi Wu, Ph.D. – Career services covering non-traditional academic roles, UX research, and more.
- Minerva Recruitment – Career support for women and marginalized scholars seeking academic or non-academic roles.
- Sheryl Lieb – Academic Editor – Editing services for PhDs writing or publishing books after leaving academia.
- The Professor Is In – Leaving Academia Coaching – One-on-one post-ac coaching from Dr. Karen Kelsky’s team, helping academics translate their skills and navigate the transition out of academia.
- Trulitica – 1:1 biotech career coaching by Ali Divan, PhD.
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