Destigmatizing career diversity and linking graduate students to industry mentors who have found happiness.
Our Mission
When graduate students begin to explore career options beyond academia, they often do so under the cover of darkness! There is a lot of negative stigma around leaving the academy.
“What if my advisor finds out?”
“Have I failed myself?”
“Will the institution stop investing in me?”
“Will my advisor or my program know how to guide me?”
Exploring the many career options available to you with a graduate degree–both academic and nonacademic–is natural and normal! Our goal at Next Draft LLC is to create a supportive mentoring environment for graduate students to explore these issues. From destigmatizing career diversity to linking students with industry mentors who have successfully transitioned (and found happiness) in their careers, we seek to support students in these critical decisions. We also work with faculty, departments, and career services to help them understand how best to guide their students in the current hiring environment. In addition to working directly with interested grad students, we also partner with institutions that want to invest in field-specific mentorship for their PhDs.