STEP 3: EVALUATE

Step 3 of the Beyond Grad School framework is an opportunity to evaluate what you’ve learned about yourself through your graduate studies, work experiences, and internships.

What are your most marketable skills?

What energizes and motivates you in your work and studies?

What kind of people do you like working with?

What type of organization will you thrive in?

What opportunities will help you build your career so that, in 5 to 10 years, you’re working in your dream job? 

To evaluate opportunities, you need a metric. To find opportunities that are right for you, you need to be able to articulate your career goals and objectives when networking, building your LinkedIn profile, and when you are interviewing for positions.

Don’t skip this step. It’s a critical part of the job search and hiring process.

For a job candidate, being clear on workplace values and career motivators can be the difference between simply finding a job and building a career you LOVE.

Companies will also evaluate you to see if you are the right fit for their organization. Finding talent that aligns with a company’s culture is an important part of the hiring process.

Throughout the job search process, you will need to be able to clearly communicate your skills, and your alignment with an organization’s missions, and company culture.

This module will help you do that. At the end of this module, you’ll be able to examine your values, motivators and interests, articulate your career goals, skills, and values with confidence, and evaluate companies and jobs to find your best career fit.

Each lesson is accompanied by guiding questions and exercises to help you apply what you’ve learned.

We recommend that you download the form-fillable PDF workbook and type out (or write out!) your answers as you go.