To Boldly Go – A Practical Career Guide for Scientists

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Special Publications Series

If you feel that your years in graduate school have left you ill-prepared to cope with the harsh realities of the job market you are not alone. In a recent survey of job seekers attending the 1995 spring national meeting of the American Geophysical Union over 60% described the current state of the research job market as "bad," "dismal," or "hopeless." These individuals were not "second-rate" students from lesser schools but excellent young scientists from top-notch institutions such as Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Brown, MIT and Princeton. Even the most accomplished recent graduates are finding the job market to be tough and getting tougher.