CAREER PLANS SURVEY
For Postdoctoral Fellows
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREER SERVICES 

Fill out this survey ONLY if you have recently COMPLETED your postdoc or will be COMPLETING it in the immediate future!

I. CONTACT INFORMATION

Today's Date:

Name: School/Center:

Department/Program: When did you start your postdoc? (Date): :

Approximate month and year of leaving postdoc - Month: Year:

Street Address: City:

State: Zip:

Country: E-mail:


II. CAREER PLANS

What are you doing after you finish your postdoc? (Please check all that apply)

Accepted full-time employment Accepted part-time employment

Accepted another postdoctoral fellowship Seeking employment

Continuing current employment Attending graduate school

Self-employed Other

If "Other," please specify:


III. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

If you are employed or will begin employment in the next few months, please complete this section, whether or not the position you took is a new one.

Employer: Department:

Position Title:

City: State:

Country:

Salary, in US$ (Note: We report only salary averages to protect confidentiality):

If you took a faculty position, is it tenure-track? Yes No

When did you receive this offer? (Month/Year):

During your time as a postdoc, did you do an internship or other career related short term work?

If "Yes," please provide us with the name and location of the orginzation.


IV. CAREER SERVICES

Which career services did you use? (Please check all that apply):

Appointments or Walk Ins Mock Interviews

Seminars/Speaker Programs

Workshops Career Services Website

Career Fairs Job Listings/PennLink

The Academic Job Search Handbook

Credentials Service Career Library

May we use your C.V. or Resume as part of our sample instructional materials? Yes No

It is helpful for current postdocs to see job hunting materials that were used for successful job searches. Your name and other identifying information will be removed. If you wish to participate, please click HERE to send us your resume or C.V.

Would you be willing to give advice to individual postdocs or graduate students? Yes No


V. DEMOGRAHIC DATA (OPTIONAL)

This information is confidential and providing it is completely voluntary. Answering the question or the omission of an answer will not affect the services provided to you by Career Services.

Gender: Race:

International Scholars Only: Your responses to the following questions will help us in advising other students.


VI. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Please use the space below to describe your job search strategy and share any advice you would offer current postdocs. *Please do not create paragraphs by hitting the 'enter' key while typing in this box.*

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