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Your Skills Are Not Transferable

Posted on July 9, 2021July 12, 2021 by Maria LaMonaca Wisdom

At least, not in the way you might think. Ashton Merck (PhD ’20, History) shares her take on “transferable skills” after a year of job searching.

Posted in Alumni, Perspectives, Uncategorized
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Duke Humanities Ph.D. Alumni, beyond the Academy

Posted on September 10, 2018September 11, 2018 by John Zhu

What do Duke  humanities Ph.D.s who don’t pursue academic jobs end up doing? Who are they and can I speak with some? 

Posted in Alumni, Resources
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Networking for Human(ist)s

Posted on April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 by John Zhu

Elizabeth Brake (Ph.D.’13 History) shares five insights from her own experience of building a network and starting a career in a region where she had few professional contacts.

Posted in Alumni, Perspectives

Alumni Profiles Series: Abbie Langston (Literature)

Posted on December 12, 2016January 11, 2017 by John Zhu

Langston, a former Graduate School Administrative Intern, was a 2015 ACLS Public Fellow and now works as a senior associate at PolicyLink, a national research and action institute dedicated to advancing economic and social equity.

Posted in Alumni, Profiles

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