These are just a few of the many useful links to career planning resources for PhDs. Feel free to add your favorites in the comments below.
Professional societies:
- American Society for Cell Biology
- ScienceCareers
- American Chemical Society
- American Physical Society
- American Geophysical Union
- A link to all professional associations...
Trade and student associations:
University resources:
Career Path Planning:
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Career Path Planning
- The Graduate Career Consortium's ImaginePhd Project (in progress)
Social Media:
For Mathematical Sciences Majors:
I gave workshops on nonacademic careers for mathematical sciences majors at the 2016 Joint Annual Meeting of the Mathematical Assn of American and the American Mathematical Society. Here are career resources I discovered for them:
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- MAA and AMS Career Pages
- Math-Jobs.com
- Gov't Jobs (search on keywords 'mathematics' or 'mathematics phd', e.g.)
- Columbia U tipsheets on STEM career options