The Career Design Workshop Series is a four-session sequence of online one-hour professional development workshops for graduate students.
The workshops are designed to address doctoral and postdoctoral fellows’ career goals beyond academia by engaging in discussions and activities that help them plan and start implementing their professional goals. These topics are offered in conjunction with Beyond the Professoriate’s 11 career preparation webinars. A full schedule of career workshops and webinars can be found on Career Central’s Spring 2026 Graduate Webinars and Workshops page.
The series will occur every other Friday in February and March.
Content is geared toward doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows; however, professional and master's students are welcome to attend. Applicants will receive an email confirming successful registration and a Zoom link to attend the workshop by February 4, 2026.
Register before Friday, January 30, 2026, to attend.
Instructor
Karen Chow, Graduate Career and Professional Development Manager, Office of the Provost - Graduate Studies
If you have any questions, please reach out to graduate@pitt.edu.
Weekly Schedule
Feb. 6 (Noon-1 p.m.): Finding Meaningful Work
Identify skills, interests, and values that will guide career exploration and decision-making.
Feb. 20 (Noon-1 p.m.): Translating Your Skills to Employers
Find evidence of transferrable skills you would like to use in a future career.
March 6 (Noon-1 p.m.): Designing Your Own Career Path
Create your definition of success and create opportunities that attract employment.
March 20 (Noon-1 p.m.): Transitioning to Industry
Learn soft skills that drive success in one’s day-to-day experiences in industry and how company culture differs from academia.