Career Center | Graduate School | Medical College of Wisconsin

MCW Graduate School Career Services offers a diverse array of services to help MCW graduate students and postdoctoral fellows explore and achieve their career goals.

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are encouraged to begin using the services early in their graduate career, which include individual career counseling, up-to-date and relevant career resources, workshops, and professional development programs.

1 : 1 Career Counseling

30 – 60 minute sessions for career related questions:

Career exploration
Career goal-setting
Career decision making
Job search
Occupational Information
Networking via social media
Resume (CV), cover letter, teaching statement
Interview skills coaching
Mock interview
Negotiation

Workshops

Career Development Brown Bag Workshops, such as:

Building Your CV
Career in Industry
Transferable Skills
Job Hunting

Professional development: Large and small group workshops designed to aid student development in professional competency areas (i.e., Spotlight on Sciences)

Career Assistance Information & Resources

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Explore Your Career

One of the most common mistakes made by young scientists is that they begin with a search for specific jobs in specific organizations, neglecting the foundational steps of self-assessment, exploring a variety of career options, and developing a focused plan for their careers before beginning the job search. That would be like running an experiment and trying to collect data before determining the research question and research context. For that reason we recommend that you explore the following topics beginning with self-assessment, keep records of what you discover, and build a solid foundation for your current job search and those that will very likely follow in the future.

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Applying for Jobs

Find information about applying for jobs and much more...

CV and Resume
Cover Letter and Statements
Job Search Links
Interview Skills

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Negotiating Offers

Handling Salary Conversations

It is best to delay salary discussions until an offer is on the table; however, salary requirement questions have become a standard part of the interviewing process. When asked about past salaries or salary requirements, it’s useful to delay the discussion with thoughtful responses.

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Resources

MCW is pleased to offer you a free training system that features a new and innovative way to help you more effectively for a job interview. Big Interview is an online system that combines training and practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence. To access Big Interview, please visit BigInterview.com.

You need to register for an account with you MCW email address. After registration, you will be sent a confirmation email.

The Career Center has compiled a list of helpful books about career development, planning and management. All these books can be found in the Todd Wehr Library.