WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF CAREER MANAGEMENT IN THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES AMONG GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS?

Best Skills:

Masters students	Ph.D. students	Post-docs
Writing a covering letter	Writing a CV	Preparing a job interview seminar
Writing a CV	Writing a covering letter	Writing a CV
Job hunting techniques	Preparing a job interview seminar	Writing a covering letter; Writing a recommendation letter

Worst Skills:

Masters students	Ph.D. students	Post-docs
Writing a statement of teaching philosophy	Writing a statement of teaching philosophy	Career development resources available on campus
Writing a research grant proposal	Writing a research grant proposal	Teaching development resources available on campus
Preparing a job interview seminar; Interview process for an academic job	Interview process for an academic job	Interview process for academic job

Summary:

• The most common areas where students and post-docs believe they have adequate skills include writing a covering letter and CV and preparing a job interview seminar.

• The most common areas where improvements are needed include writing a statement of teaching philosophy, writing a research grant proposal, and the knowledge of the interview process for an academic job.