HOW DO STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS RANK VARIOUS CAREER RESOURCES IF THEY ARE PLANNING TO PURSUE AN INDUSTRIAL POSITION

HOW DO STUDENTS AND POST-DOCS RANK VARIOUS CAREER RESOURCES IF THEY ARE PLANNING TO PURSUE AN INDUSTRIAL POSITION?

Highest Ranking Sources of Advice

Masters students	Ph.D. students	Post-docs
Current advisor	Current advisor	Current advisor
Internet resources	A fellow graduate student or post-doc	Internet resources
A fellow graduate student or post-doc; Career centre on campus	Another faculty member in the Department	CIC resources; Chair of Department

Least Ranking Sources of Advice

Masters students	Ph.D. students	Post-docs
Chair of Department	Career centre outside campus	Career centre outside campus
Career centre outside campus	Another faculty member outside the Department	Chair of Department; Another faculty member outside the Department; Another faculty member in the Department; Internet resources
ACS resources	ACS resources

Summary:

Across the board students and post-docs see their current advisor as the primary resource for career information regarding industrial jobs.

Internet resources have mixed reviews; they figure more prominently among masters students than advanced graduate students.

The opinions of fellow graduate students and post-docs are highly valued; whereas, opinions of faculty within and outside the Department including the Chair received less prominence.

CIC resources are taken advantage of more than those offered by the ACS.

Career centres outside the campus are not looked upon as important resources. Masters students are more likely to take advantage of resources offered by their campus career centres than are Ph.D. students and post-docs.