Looking for tips for navigating career exploration?

Linda Louie
Linda Louie, PhD

Linda Louie, PhD, the program director for career exploration here at the Office for Career and Professional Development has just published, “Strategies for Career Exploration in Uncertain Times,” at Inside Higher Ed.

Louie, who relates her own experiences navigating career exploration when she was a grad student, offers four concrete strategies to avoid faulty assumptions and clearly examine the best options available.

Read the full essay, explore our resources for career exploration, and book a one-on-one consultation to discuss your own career-exploration journey. You can also join a career exploration-themed peer team to move through the process with other UCSF students and postdocs.

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