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Information for Postgraduate Students

The following websites contain useful information for those currently doing a PhD, or considering doing one, and wondering what they should be doing to improve their employment prospects.

Postgraduate careers websites

Your PhD...What Next   www.prospects.ac.uk
Information and advice from the Prospects website.

Prospects Planner   www.prospects.ac.uk
A self assessment package that generates career suggestions. 

Vitae   www.vitae.ac.uk
See the Postgraduate Researchers’ section for ideas when considering career options, enhancing your academic profile, assessing your skills and skill gaps, attending conferences, making academic and non academic applications and much more. It also has information on regional and national training events on both careers and research matters.

Bristol University Careers Service   www.bris.ac.uk/careers/postgrads
Includes interesting articles on the value of postgraduate study and an academic career versus alternatives as well as links to other valuable sections.

University of Manchester Careers Service  www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/careers/postgraduates
Contains dedicated sections for doctoral level and masters students. Has links to postgraduate vacancies and a postgraduate careers blog.

Reading University Careers Service   www.careers.rdg.ac.uk/postgrad
Accessible sections of this newly designed website include access to careers resources including PhD career case studies and a link to postgraduate vacancies.

Warwick University Careers Service  www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/researchers
This website includes podcasts of former PhD postgraduates as well as advice on all aspects of recruitment.

University of York Careers Service 
www.york.ac.uk/about/departments/support-and-admin/careers/students/postgraduates
Provides advice on career planning, applications and job search.

Identifying vacancies

Jobs.ac.uk   www.jobs.ac.uk
Jobs in academic and related institutions.

THE   www.timeshighereducation.co.uk
Advertises academic and related jobs.

PhdJobs   www.phdjobs.com
An agency holding jobs for postgraduates focussing on business and science.

FindAPostDoc.com   www.findapostdoc.com
Provides information on postdoctoral job opportunities.