Webinar ABG x RnMSH: Continuing the Exploration of Careers Between Science and Society

Develop your professional network

Resources and tools from the organizing institutions

Explore other types of career opportunities

The webinar « What careers are available at the interface between science and society after a PhD in the Social Sciences and Humanities? » had a simple ambition: to broaden horizons by showcasing a variety of professional paths that are concrete, inspiring and grounded in real experience.

We hope it fulfilled its promise and helped, at least in part, to enrich your reflections on your professional future.

However, no webinar can provide a ready-made toolkit for life after the PhD. Professional careers are built progressively, at the intersection of personal aspirations, opportunities and encounters.

Depending on where you currently stand in your project, two situations may apply:

• if you are still in an exploration phase, continue your investigations and multiply opportunities to exchange with professionals;
• if your project is already more mature, start confronting it with reality, identify opportunities and develop your network.

In both cases, networking remains one of the most effective levers available to you.

Develop your professional network

Professional transitions are rarely achieved alone. Speaking with professionals helps you better understand jobs, organizations and expected skills, while also discovering opportunities that are never advertised on job boards. This is what is commonly referred to as the hidden job market, and experts estimate that 70% to 80% of opportunities are found there.

A helping hand...

To extend the event and help you get started, our speakers have agreed to be contacted via LinkedIn.

In addition, three speakers have also agreed to be contacted by email:

• Karine SACEPE (Capgemini Engineering) at karine.sacepe@capgemini.com;
• Julien MARY (MSH Sud) at julien.mary@cnrs.fr;
• Sébastien PALLUAULT (SCOP Ellyx) at sebastien.palluault@ellyx.fr.

Please use these contacts thoughtfully.

To go further with professional networking...

Here are a few articles addressing different aspects of networking:

• Networking as part of a professional project;
• PhDs 2.0: Digital identity and personal branding;
• many testimonials from PhD holders who successfully leveraged their professional networks.

And many more resources are available in the dedicated ABG Insights section.

Resources and tools from the organizing institutions

RnMSH and the French Network of Houses of Human Sciences

The French National Network of Houses of Human Sciences (RnMSH) brings together 21 MSH centres across France.

The RnMSH website allows you to discover:

• their activities;
• their interdisciplinary projects;
• and the many forms of collaborative and participatory research developed with socio-economic actors and local territories.

ABG resources

For more than forty years, ABG has supported PhD candidates and PhD graduates in their professional development.

On its website, you will find:

• job opportunities specifically targeting PhD holders;
• testimonials, career stories and practical guidance articles;
• access to individual support services (career consultations and coaching).