Are you exploring careers beyond the tenure track? The following events, opportunities and resources are designed to support your career development and future success by helping you build job search skills, expand your career awareness, and grow your professional network.
COACHING
ASC graduate students and postdocs have access to career coaching from both ASC Career Success and Buckeye Careers. To schedule an appointment, log into Handshake and select Career Center, then select Appointments.
- ASC Career Success offers coaching appointments to graduate students and postdocs exploring or seeking non-academic careers.
- Buckeye Careers offers career coaching for students seeking academic and non-academic careers.
Spring 2025 Career Development Schedule for ASC Graduate Student & Postdocs
Click on the links to learn more or to register. Please consider bookmarking our webpages dedicated to graduate students and postdocs. Click HERE to access those webpages.
SELECT EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES:
For events linking to Beyond the Professoriate or Beyond Graduate School, you may log in by using your OSU email and password.
For PhD Students & Postdocs
Why a successful job search is a focused job search
Wed, January 15th | 12pm-1pm ET| Virtual
How PhDs can identify non-academic career options
Wed, February 5th | 12pm-1pm ET | Virtual
Going beyond LinkedIn, how to unlock the hidden job market
Wed, March 5th | 12pm-1pm ET | Virtual
Beyond the Professoriate’s 12th Annual Online PhD Career Conference (week long virtual conference)
Mon, May 5th – Fri, May 9th | 12pm-1pm ET daily | Virtual
For Master’s Students
I’m submitting resumes but not hearing back
Wed, January 15th | 2pm-2:30pm ET| Virtual
How master’s students can land jobs and gain work experience (week long boot camp)
Mon, February 10th – Thurs, February 13th| 2pm-2:30pm ET daily | Virtual
Using LinkedIn in your job search
Wed, March 5th | 2pm –2:30pm ET | Virtual
Maintaining and growing your network
Wed, May 14th | 2pm –2:30pm ET | Virtual
For International Grad Students & Postdocs
Understanding CPT & OPT for International Students (1st Session)
Thurs, January 23rd | 12pm ET| Virtual
Understanding CPT & OPT for International Students (2nd Session)
Tues, April 1st | 12pm ET| Virtual
Immigration Work Visas: H1B and EB-2 Info Session
Thurs, February 20th | 12pm ET | Virtual
The ASC Career Success Career Studio offers free profile photos to all ASC Students. For hours, please click HERE to visit our Career Studio page.
SELECT CAREER FAIRS & EXPOS
2025 Ohio State University Spring Career Fair | In-Person
Tues, January 21st | 1-5pm | Ohio Union
PhD & Master’s Virtual Career Expo with Graduate Career Consortium | Virtual
Weds, March 5th | 12-4pm ET
CAREER COURSES
Career Exploration for Graduate Students | ARTSSCI 6000
This one-credit course, tailored to the needs of graduate students at any phase of their programs, introduces skills for discovering a variety of career paths, assessing fit, cultivating necessary skills and networks, and entering a profession. Contact: Dr. Fosler-Lussier at fosler-lussier.2@osu.edu.
First 7-week session: Thursdays, 9:10-10:55 am, Class no. 30587
January 6-February 20
Not finding what you need?
Additional career services and professional development opportunities are available through Buckeye Careers, the Erdős Institute, the Graduate School, OUAB, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship.
If you have a Disability and rely on a screen reader or the keyboard for access to your computer you will experience difficulty using the Handshake application. As the University works with Handshake to improve accessibility, please contact handshake@osu.edu for assistance in navigating and using this application. A member of our team will respond within 2 business days to assist you.
Contact: asccareer@osu.edu