Career Development
The Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies supports graduate students’ and postdocs’ pursuit of the range of diverse careers available to them. We offer:
- Career Advising Appointments
- Featured Resource: BeyondProf Career Training Platform
- Hegi Family Career Development Center
- Upcoming Events
- On-Demand Resources
Career Advising Appointments
Dr. Rob Pearson, Director of Graduate Career Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, wants to meet you! Doctoral students, MFA students, and postdocs are invited to make a career coaching appointment at the link below. He may also be reached by email at pearsonr@smu.edu.
Featured Resource: BeyondProf Career Training Platform
Moody students can fully participate in the resources available through Beyond the Professoriate's Training Platform. This resource contains workbooks, recorded workshops, live webinars, podcasts, and interviews -- all of which is targeted at helping graduate students and postdocs prepare for the range of diverse careers available to them. To access the tool, click the link below, select Southern Methodist University from the drop-down menu, and log in using your ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵcredentials.
Watch the introductory BeyondProf webinar with ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵby clicking the image below!
Hegi Family Career Development Center
The Hegi Family Career Development Center at ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵis dedicated to serving the needs of ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵstudents and assisting employers in reaching qualified ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵcandidates. On the Hegi Center website, you can access Handshake to find jobs and internships as well as professional development and employer engagement events on campus, schedule career-counseling appointments, and learn about drop-in appointments.
On-Demand Career Resources
ImaginePhD is a free online tool that can help you identify your skills, interests, and values, explore diverse career paths, set goals, and make a plan. You will need to make an account directly on the site itself; your ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵlog-in credentials are not required.
MyIDP is a tool to help scientists create an individual development plan for their career and professional development. You will find assessments to help you identify your skills, interests, and values, resources to help you learn about careers in science, and a framework to help you set and achieve your goals.
How to access: Simply create an account on the MyIDP homepage. You do not need your ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵlogin credentials to access this tool.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ12twenty is SMU's platform for searching for jobs, connecting with employers, registering for appointments and workshops with the Hegi Family Career Development Center, and accessing some of SMU's online career development resources. As many as half of the job postings on ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ12twenty indicate interest in hiring a Master's student, a doctoral student, or a postdoctoral trainee.
How to access: As an ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵstudent, you already have a ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ12twenty account. Click the link below, indicate you are an ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵaffiliate, and login using your ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵID number and password.
LinkedIn Learning is an online library of thousands of training videos to help users build skills. Some training sequences offer badges that can be displayed on your LinkedIn profile.
How to access: LinkedIn Learning is free to members of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵcommunity. You will need ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵcredentials to access the tool and you may connect your LinkedIn profile.
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵis an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, which provides training, mentoring, and supportive communities for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students. Once your membership is activated, you may want to click on "Resources" and navigate to the tile for "Graduate Students and Postdocs" for resources that are targeted to you.
How to access: Click the button below to navigate to the NCFDD login page and click "Activate My Membership." Complete your registration and confirm your email address to access the resources.
Learn more about this tool from the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵOffice of the Provost
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵNetwork is a professional networking platform but created specifically for the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵcommunity. This tool can help you connect with ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵMustangs past and present. Once you create your account, you can search by degree, location, or industry. You can also find alumni who are interested in being mentors and see job postings meant for ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵalumni.
How to access: Create an account by either registering your email address or connecting your existing LinkedIn account. Once your account is reviewed by the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵNetwork team, you will receive a message in a few days welcoming you to the network.