Includes index.

Can you go from A to B? -- The path of change -- To B or not to B? -- Town and gown -- What are your interests? -- Why B? -- Your career trajectory -- Industry and function -- Many paths to your goal -- What do you want to B? -- Get activated -- Pre-occupations -- A brand new you -- Networking, death, and taxes -- Your elevator pitch -- Assets and liabilities -- Do you need another degree? -- Graduate student r�esum�es -- Searching for your job -- Research and informational interviews -- Job interviews -- Sweating the details -- Working your plan -- The end game.

"Most of the 2.5 million graduate students in the U.S. are in programs designed for a career in academics. But the unspoken truth is that less than five percent will realize their dream of becoming a professor. The rest have little idea how to begin making a living in the business world. Life After Grad School is for students in all academic disciplines, with or without a Ph. D. This book illuminates the transition from academia to a satisfying and well-paying job with a company, government agency, or not-for-profit organization."--Publisher's description.