GradProBlog

Graduate students can benefit from having all their work in one website that can be easily shared with potential employers or collaborators. Maya Hey, PhD Candidate in Communications and GradProSkills workshop leader, explains how an eportfolio can help you stand out from the crowd. Read more

Vanessa Mardirossian, a fourth year PhD student at Concordia’s INDI Program, talks about her career as a textile designer in the fashion industry, teaching and becoming a doctoral student. Vanessa expects to inspire future generations of designers to find ways to produce sustainable fashion through her PhD research. She is an experienced networker and a strong communicator. As a teacher and as a doctoral student that made her research accessible to the public through media outlets. Read more

Are leaders born, or made? Azfar Adib shares how mastering leadership skills remains a vital step in a graduate student’s journey of self-development. Azfar highlights how the newly designed Graduate Leadership Development Program supports Concordia students to gain skills to join an ever changing job market. Read more

This week we talked to two GradProSkills team members, Gabriela Macleod and Alex Albury, to share their experiences working in a challenging academic year leading and hosting workshops that happened exclusively online. They also share their paths and challenges as researchers and graduate students at Concordia University. Read more

This blog post demystifies the belief that graduate students perform better when writing under pressure and tighter deadlines. And, we share six steps that will make writing research papers a smooth and fun process. Read more

70% of the jobs available are not advertised. How can you find these hidden opportunities during your job search? Informational interviews are a great strategy to find out about these jobs that never make it to the job boards or websites. Learn here the step by step on how to conduct compelling informational interviews to support your job search. Read more

It's a new term with a new list of projects to achieve. Learn how to set your goals, plot your schedule and manage your effort early in the term to avoid burnout later. Here are our tips to plan your term and still have time for a personal life. Read more

After such an eventful 2020, we deserve a real break from our professional and academic commitments. While we can not change what is external to us, we can implement small changes to care for our mental and physical health. Here we suggest 5 ways to have a restful holiday break, regardless of if you will spend it alone or with loved ones. Read more

Graduate students are excited about the fieldwork phase of their research. But, when it comes to writing papers, thesis, or dissertation, students face significant struggles and lack motivation. Here six basic writing principles to help you hone your writing skills during graduate school. Read more

Do you want to deliver an engaging virtual presentation that is memorable and fun? Discover our six tips to help you achieve an outstanding online talk. Read more