Learn to develop an inventory of your skills and interests then integrate your self-reflection into career exploration. This collaborative session will help you make regular self-analysis into a strong foundation for career success.

Facilitated by Annie Maxfield, Design & Development lead for the ImaginePhD project. Launched in Fall 2017, ImaginePhD is a free and confidential career exploration and planning tool for humanities and social sciences PhDs.

Powered by the Graduate Career Consortium, and created by more than 80 PhD career and professional development leaders, this platform provides a unique opportunity for PhDs to assess their skills, interests and values; map those onto career paths; and create an individual development plan that supports degree completion and professional/personal development.

This event is being held in a computer lab, but you may bring your laptop instead.

About Annie Maxfield

Annie Maxfield is the interim director for graduate student relations and programs at UCLA where she oversees the graduate student writing center, graduate student resource center and graduate career services where she leads campus-wide efforts preparing PhDs for their future within and beyond the academy. She has had led workshops across the UC-System and at national conferences such as the American Historical Association for faculty and graduate students.

She is an experienced teacher, having taught digital and strategic communication courses, interviewing and personal branding at 6 different universities including the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. She earned her Bachelor's degrees in philosophy and communication and her Master's degree in communication from the University of Utah.

About Connected Academics

Connected Academics helps humanities doctoral students bring their expertise to a wide range of fulfilling professional contexts. Connected Academics scholars are prepared to:

Understand the range of skills that are acquired from humanities graduate training
Recognize the diverse career outcomes made possible by that training
Accomplish their long-term goals after graduate school, including working towards the public good beyond academia

Connected Academics is supported by the Modern Language Association and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Exploring Careers for Humanities PhDs: Getting Started with ImaginePhD