Graduate To Industry

Resources for Staff & Faculty

Skills Roadmapping Workshop

This plug-and-play resource contains a slide deck with facilitator notes that’s ready for you to present to students. It’s designed to be used in conjunction with the Skills Planning Tool.

Select Research Findings

Here are select research findings relevant to staff and faculty supporting graduate students; a full list of publications is available on the Research page.

Nationally, where do engineering PhD earners work after graduation?

Knight, D. B., Borrego, M., & Grote, D. (2022). Career Paths of Engineering and Computer Science Doctoral Recipients.

What skills are most important for master’s and PhD students to learn to be career-ready upon graduating?

Fleming, G. C., Klopfer, M., Katz, A., & Knight, D. (2024). What engineering employers want: An analysis of technical and professional skills in engineering job advertisements. Journal of Engineering Education113(2), 251-279.

How do different institutions prepare master’s and PhD students for non-academic careers?

Synergistic organizational influences: how universities strategically prepare graduate students for industry, government, and non-profit careers

View the full list of research products from this project.