For my fellow grad students that are thinking about their future careers and jobs post-degree, here's a thread about resources I've accessed @uofg, and what I've been learning as I've struggled for over a year to find work. #ScienceJobs #ScienceTwitter #AcademicTwitter 1/

@uofg, there are loads of amazing resources to help you learn how to improve your skills and sell yourself for all types of jobs. I've tweeted about this before, but @uglibrary is absolutely incredible. Even now during Covid, they are available. 2/

I've had meetings with @uglibrary to help me practice and improve my oral presentation and writing skills. I attended their dissertation bootcamp to help me be successful in completing my thesis. And I've had one on one meetings with them to help me with my dissertation plans. 3/

@uofg also gives students access to the @BeyondProf website, where I've learned a lot about applying for #postac and non-academic career paths, networking and informational interviews. In my experience, it is really important who you know and work with to land a job. 4/

@BeyondProf is not advertised enough, at least in our department @IntUGrativeBiol and our college @UofGCBS. They have content and interviews from professionals for all types of jobs. I particularly found their government job content helpful. 5/

Today, I had a meeting with our @UofGCBS career advisor @ExpGuelph, Julia Leary, to discuss what I need to adjust in my job search and applications to help me be successful. I didn't even know that we had career services @uofg that was relevant for grad students. 6/

Julia was extremely knowledgeable and if you need guidance on any part of the job searching stage, she is available to help. @ExpGuelph We discussed continuing to expand my network and to reach out to have conversations and informational interviews 7/

We also discussed the purpose of @LinkedIn, how I should be using it and what it can do for me. I hope this thread has been helpful, at least for @uofg folks. If anyone has questions about any of the resources I've listed, I'd be happy to chat about my experiences with them. 8/

Actually, I want to add one more thing. Julia confirmed with me today that getting a job takes a long time and that it isn't unusual to be looking for 1+ years. If you can, start early, and don't be like me and beat yourself about not being successful. 9/