Why a Successful Job Search Is a Focused Job Search
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Time
11-11:45 a.m.
Location
Description
In this webinar, we’ll discuss why PhDs need to choose a specific career path to focus their job search efforts. This session is designed for doctoral students, PhDs, and postdocs from all academic disciplines who are wondering:
How is nonacademic hiring different from academic hiring?
Why do I need to focus on one career path? Can’t I apply broadly to a range of positions and fields?
How do I focus my job search, and how will this lead to success?
How is nonacademic hiring different from academic hiring?
Why do I need to focus on one career path? Can’t I apply broadly to a range of positions and fields?
How do I focus my job search, and how will this lead to success?
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email gspd@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Wednesday, December 31, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.