[Grad-postdoc-assn] Deep learning skills & an online IDP

[Valerie Sloan]

Good morning,

Happy Friday!  (Remember to take the weekend off, and get outside!)

1. Wondering what makes graduate school stand out from other training?
This quote says it beautifully:

The deep unteachable skill is that you’ll learn how to motivate yourself,
how to drive and guide your own work (for if you don’t learn this, getting
a PhD will be tough). Decide what to prioritise; be creative; turn ideas
into actions. Skills that are fundamental to leadership and
entrepreneurship, the mindset that all countries crave in their workforce.
- Mark Humphries, from "Academia is the Alternative Career Path"

2. For an additional tool in career planning, check out "MyIDP"
<https://myidp.sciencecareers.org/> at https://myidp.sciencecareers.org/
It is an online individual development plan that some people find quite
informative.

Hope you have a good day, and a lovely weekend,

Val
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Valerie Sloan, Ph.D.
Director of the GEO REU Network
<https://ncar.ucar.edu/what-we-offer/education-outreach/faculty-resources/geo-reu-resource-center>
Sr. Higher Education Specialist
NCAR Education & Outreach
National Center for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
Email: vsloan at ucar.edu
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