After the PhD: the role of advisors and social connections in the job search process

IF 1.8 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1108/sgpe-09-2023-0089
Moriah West, Jesse McCain, Josipa Roksa
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Abstract

Purpose

While ample literature describes students’ experiences during graduate school, fewer studies examine how doctoral students transition into full-time employment post degree completion. The purpose of this study is to examine how faculty advisors, as well as other individuals, shape students’ experiences during a critical period in their graduate education – the job search.

Design/methodology/approach

This study is based on interviews with 47 PhD students in biological sciences in the US. This is a descriptive qualitative study, based on in-depth, semi-structured interviews.

Findings

Results reveal distinct roles that faculty advisors play in the job search process, including supportive, unsupportive and sponsorship. Supportive advisors offer opportunities for skill development and specific guidance during the job search process. Sponsorship advisors go beyond providing general support to leverage their personal networks to assist in the transition into full-time employment. Unsupportive advisors are on the other end of the spectrum and do not provide any assistance. In addition, the majority of doctoral students rely on individuals beyond their advisors during the job search, and they do so regardless of what type of support they receive from their advisors.

Originality/value

Presented findings highlight the complex constellation of social connections that graduate students draw on for entry into the career and make a compelling case for extending socialization research to dedicate more attention to students’ transition into full-time employment after degree completion.

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博士毕业后:顾问和社会关系在求职过程中的作用
目的 虽然有大量的文献描述了学生在读研究生期间的经历,但很少有研 究探讨博士生在完成学业后是如何过渡到全职工作的。本研究旨在探讨在研究生教育的关键时期--求职阶段,导师以及其他个人是如何影响学生的经历的。 设计/方法/途径本研究基于对 47 名美国生物科学博士生的访谈。结果结果显示,导师在求职过程中扮演着不同的角色,包括支持性角色、非支持性角色和赞助性角色。支持性顾问在求职过程中提供技能发展机会和具体指导。赞助型顾问不仅提供一般支持,还利用他们的人际网络帮助学生过渡到全职工作。不支持型顾问则处于另一端,不提供任何帮助。此外,大多数博士生在求职过程中都会依靠导师以外的人,而且无论他们从导师那里得到哪种类型的支持,他们都会这样做。
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