Humanizing assessment in education, psychology, & clinical outcomes // Head of Research at the Center for Measurement Justice // Founder of Grad Student Academy
"What do I need to do to make my professional dreams into a reality?" At Grad Student Academy, we get this question a lot from PhD students. To provide some guidance, we created a framework comprised of 5 key factors. The five factors are: ✅ Knowledge: What you know ✅ Skills: What you can do ✅ Network: Who you know ✅ Resources: What you have ✅ Reputation: What the world thinks of you ❓ So where to start? It can be intimidating to think that you have to develop all five factors, but the good news is that they don't have to be developed simultaneously. 💡 Start simple, focus on investing in your knowledge and skills. As you expand your expertise and ability to apply it (i.e., develop your skills), you will create value in helping other people solve their problems. By becoming valuable to others, you will grow your network, increase your resources, and develop a positive reputation. ⚡ As you increase these five factors, you will be able to increasingly live out your professional dreams. But, it all starts with building on your knowledge and skills. 📢 If you've found this content to be helpful, please share this post with anyone you think would benefit from it. 💬 Let me know in the comments below if we missed any key factors or advice for achieving one's professional dreams. ➖ ➖ ➖ ➖ I'm Joseph Rios, the founder of Grad Student Academy. Follow me if you enjoyed this. I write about graduate school and professional development issues for PhD students. My mission is to unveil the hidden PhD curriculum to all, not just the privileged few. Ready to succeed in your PhD program and beyond? Learn the strategies I used to go from being rejected by nearly every PhD program to: ✅ obtaining a top-notch industry job ✅ landing a tenure-track faculty position at an R1 university ✅ becoming an award-winning researcher
