University of Massachusetts Amherst

Practical Career Strategies for Ph.D.s

Did you ever wonder just how (and when) you were going to start your job search?

Putting Your Degree to Work:

Practical Career Strategies for PhDs

A workshop by Peter Fiske

Open to all Graduate students

Event covers:

Professional development strategies for young scientists and engineers

The process of career planning and job hunting

How to identify your transferable skills

Interviewing, CV's, and resumes

Peter Fiske is co-founder and CEO of RAPT Industries, a technology start-up in Livermore, CA. Prior to starting RAPT, Fiske led a research team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In 1996 Fiske was awarded a White House fellowship and served one year in the Clinton Administration as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Projects.

Fiske received his Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Science from Stanford University in 1993 and an MBA from the Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley. Fiske has authored two books on career strategies for young scientists and others with advanced technical degrees, and is the co-author of a biweekly career advice column, Tooling Up for AAASs career development Web site.

Brought to you by GECDI

The Graduate Education and Career Development Initiative

Peter Fiske