# PhD and MRes students

**Source**: https://careers.ed.ac.uk/phd-and-mres-students
**Parent**: https://careers.ed.ac.uk/

Information and advice for research students.

## [Understand yourself](https://careers.ed.ac.uk/phds-and-mres-students/understand-yourself)

Thinking about what you want and can offer is essential for career decision making and marketing yourself successfully in applications. Find out how.

## [Discover what's out there](https://careers.ed.ac.uk/phds-and-mres-students/discover-whats-out-there)

Information and advice on your options including academic careers, research beyond academia and other career options, plus PhD graduate profiles.

## [Build experience](https://careers.ed.ac.uk/phds-and-mres-students/build-experience)

Find opportunities, including part-time work, to develop employability skills and gain insight into different work environments.

## [Make it happen](https://careers.ed.ac.uk/phds-and-mres-students/make-it-happen)

How to market yourself effectively including writing academic CVs and CVs for jobs beyond academia, and performing well at interview.

## [Become professional](https://careers.ed.ac.uk/phds-and-mres-students/become-professional)

Advice on how to continue developing professional behaviours to help in your research and make an easy transition into the workplace.

## [PhD Careers programme: events and further resources](https://careers.ed.ac.uk/whats-on/phd-careers-programme-events-and-further-resources)

Plan ahead to make the most of your PhD. Find out about our PhD Careers programme to help you realise your ambitions.

This article was published on
2024-05-14