Professional Development Resources
Explore a curated collection of professional development resources designed to support your career journey. Whether you're preparing for an academic or non-faculty career, these tools cover everything from self-assessment and skill development, to career planning and crafting essential documents like CVs, resumes and teaching statements.
- Rice University Center for Career Development Guides and Resources
- Includes master’s resume guide, PhD resume and CV guide, cover letter guide, informational interview guide, etc.
- The Professor Is In Guidance for all things PhD: Grad School, Job Market, Careers in the Academy & Out
- Career Resources from the Chronicle of Higher Education
- Tufts University Graduate Student Career Guide
- UCLA Career Preparation Toolkit for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
- myIDP
- An online, interactive IDP tool hosted by the AAAS, the publishers of Science, and is the leading online IDP tool for those in the biomedical or lab sciences.
- imaginePhD
- Includes a self-assessment, tools for researching a range of careers, and an online tool for career planning originally designed for those in the humanities and social sciences.
- UofL Career Center Career Assessments
- Preparing for an Academic Career in the Geosciences
- Great information for any discipline
- Academic Career Guides from the University of Washington
- Academic Job Search Guide by Karen Kelsky
- University of Louisville Writing Center
- University of Louisville Libraries
- University of Louisville Digital Transformation Center (access to LinkedIn Learning and Adobe)
- National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development (NCFDD)
- University Career Center