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Graduate To Industry

Resources for Staff & Faculty

Skills Roadmapping Workshop

This plug-and-play resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Skills Planning Tool. The workshop materials include:

  • PowerPoint slides, complete with presenter notes
  • A short video explaining how to facilitate the workshop
  • A timetable outlining how to run the one-hour workshop
  • PDF version of slides to share with students
  • Suggested marketing flyer

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 Education, 113(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.