Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills

Aayushi Verma, a second-year PhD student in UConn’s School of Computing, who is growing as both a researcher and a leader. Through her work with the John Lof Leadership Academy and the GradLife Committee, she exemplifies how leadership can drive personal and professional growth in graduate education.

During his doctoral journey at the University of Connecticut, Alaa Selim, PhD embraced far more than technical research. Through the development of communication skills, and entrepreneurial exploration, Alaa transformed his time as a PhD student into a steppingstone for long-term professional growth.

How his Graduate Assistantship has contributed to PhD student, Timothy Brown’s, career readiness.

Sylvia Pu, PhD ‘20 in Sociology, shares her insights into starting her consulting business and offers advice for current graduate students interested in entrepreneurship.

What does leadership really mean? To Mayowa Oladele, it means respecting different opinions, keeping an open mind, and making difficult decisions. Learn more about Mayowa’s experience as President of Student Association of Graduate Engineers (SAGE) and his advice for others.

The Expand Your Career Options event hosted four panelists, all of whom are completing their first year of a faculty position beyond UConn. Here they shared their experiences and gave advice for those interested in following a similar path.

Learn about the experiences of doctoral alumni panelists Jillian Ives, Tanesia Beverly and Preeti Srinivasan, and the skills and advice they have for career success.

Jacob Gregus ’22 MBA is the 2022 Career Development Experience Award winner (master’s degree level).

Jacob reflected on the way he prepared himself for his career and shared insightful advice on career development that helped him land a full-time position …