Description:
This book offers an overview of the skills doctoral students need to succeed in their studies and prepare for the job market. Revealing the often-hidden ruldes of graduate school success, it guides students through challenges like selecting a research topic, choosing an advisor, preparing for conferences, and getting published.
Review Quotes:
Doctoral Student Skills: Using Your Comparative Advantage to Succeed in Grad School and Prepare for the Job Market is an absolute must-read for doctoral students. Not only does it succinctly communicate the essential professional skills doctoral students need in order to be competitive on the job market, the book also lays out an easy-to-follow, thorough plan for students to gain these skills and produce the outputs that signal marketability. From developing a research agenda, to publishing, to attending conferences and securing funding, this book provides doctoral students with a clear roadmap for success. - Kelly Ann Krawczyk, MPA, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Ph.D. Program Director, Auburn University Department of Political Science
As PhD study and the academic job market have changed, much of the advice to research students has remained the same. This valuable book changes that, providing relevant and practical advice about both completing your doctorate and developing your career beyond your viva. - Dr. Neil McLean, Director Academic & Professional Development Division, London School of Economics
In Doctoral Student Skills, Pallas will show you how to develop professional skills for success, understand your job environment to find your comparative advantage, and create a roadmap for an early academic career. - Helen K. Liu, Professor of Political Science and The Graduate Institute of Public Affairs, National Taiwan University