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What is the next step? Doctoral students face a variety of career development stages as they work toward their professional goals. This course will cover a wide range of topics related to Ph.D. students' career development, including the university and non-university job market, research and teaching portfolios, CV and resume, job interview skills, networking, and negotiating tips. Furthermore, it is critical for graduate students to have writing skills to effectively convey their ideas to different types of audiences and to achieve their goals as a researcher. This course will also offer an introduction to scientific writing and will provide an overview of important features of academic writing. We will primarily focus on academic writing tasks that may be required in the earlier stages of an academic career. This course will help students to feel prepared for their career and to accomplish their professional goals.