Professional Development Resource Lists

As the Graduate Student Professional Development Resource Hub, GradPro keeps track of valuable professional and career development resources and opportunities for graduate students. Below, find curated lists of selected on- and off-campus career and professional development resources and opportunities. Graduate students can also sign up for one-on-one consultations (opens in a new tab) with a GradPro Professional Development Liaison to get customized guidance on resources and opportunities.

Career Exploration Resources

• Learning About Non-Academic Job Families and Sectors
• Career- and Self-Assessments
• Making a Professional Development Plan

Developing a Professional Network

• General Networking Resources
• Informational Interviewing
• Working with Academic Mentors and Advisors

Developing Skills for Non-Academic Careers

• Transferable Skills
• Assessing and Addressing Skills Gaps

Developing Skills for Academic Careers

• Academic Publishing and Writing
• Develop Teaching Skills and Experience
• Develop Mentoring Skills and Experience
• Research and Data Analysis

Job Search and Application Materials

• Preparing for Academic Job and Postdoc Search
• Application Materials for Academic Jobs and Postdocs
• Interview and Job Talk Preparation for Academic and Non-Academic Jobs
• Negotiating the Job Offer
• Resumes and Cover Letters for Non-Academic Jobs

Professional Development Resources by Identity or Affinity Group

• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Graduate Students
• First Generation and/or Low-income (FGLI) Graduate Students
• Neurodivergent, Disabled, and Chronically Ill Graduate Students
• Undocumented Graduate Students
• Womxn Graduate Students

Learning About Non-Academic Job Families and Sectors

• Versatile PhD: (opens in a new tab) Career finder with sample resumes and cover letters from PhDs in both the HSS and STEM who have transitioned to jobs in various non-academic industries.
• ImaginePhD: (opens in a new tab) Career exploration website that organizes career paths into job families, and describes roles, skills, and the application process. Get matched with job families by completing the self-assessments.
• InterSECT Job Simulations: (opens in a new tab) Job simulation website geared towards PhDs to explore what it might be like to work in different career paths or job families.
• QB3 Career Development Resources: (opens in a new tab) Berkeley’s own QB3 website provides overviews and additional resources on career paths that are popular with bioscience graduate students.
• Reviews of Careers with High Social Impact: (opens in a new tab) In-depth analyses and guidance from 80,000 Hours on various career paths that have high potential for positive social impact, such as AI governance and policy, bio-risk research, and nuclear weapons safety.
• CareerOneStop Overviews of Careers in Different Industries: (opens in a new tab) A Department of Labor sponsored website that lists jobs and roles by education level in different career clusters.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook from U.S. Bureau of Labor: (opens in a new tab) Also a Department of Labor website, provides additional information on pay and projections on the careers with most growth potential.
• The Forage: (opens in a new tab) Offers free, self-paced virtual work experience programs to help students seeking jobs understand what it is like to work in different industries or for top companies.
• Candid Career Interviews with Professionals: (opens in a new tab) Watch videos of informational interviews with professionals across a variety of industries and job families.

Career- and Self-Assessments

• ImaginePhD Assessments: (opens in a new tab) ImaginePhD provides skills, values, and interests assessments for Humanities and Social Science students. UC Berkeley graduate students can create a free account using their Berkeley email address.
• MyIDP Assessments: (opens in a new tab) MyIDP is a free tool that provides skills, values, and interests assessments for students in STEM. 
• Stanford’s Meaningful Work Kit: (opens in a new tab) An experimental assessment developed at Stanford that helps job-seekers narrow their values, work culture preferences, and career priorities. 
• GradPro Workshop: Participate in our workshops offered each Fall semester for guidance and strategies for career exploration and self-assessments.

Making a Professional Development Plan

• Planning Your Career Advancement Goals: (opens in a new tab) MyIDP is a free tool that provides tips on how to set career advancement, skill development, and project completion goals for graduate students in STEM. 
• ImaginePhD Career Planning: (opens in a new tab) ImaginePhD lets students log their immediate, short-term, and long-term career plans and to export these plans into a chart. UC Berkeley graduate students can create a free account using their Berkeley email address.
• Suggested Goals for Building Individual Development Plan: (opens in a new tab) ImaginePhD includes a list of suggested goals for building an individual development plan.
• Setting SMART Goals for Career Development: (opens in a new tab) CareerOneStop’s page on goal setting that helps individuals plan their careers by outlining steps to set and achieve SMART goals to ensure progress in their professional journey.
• Check-In Groups: GradPro offers graduate students weekly 50-minute Check-In Groups, available virtually, in-person, or as a hybrid. These sessions provide a space for reflection and troubleshooting goals.
• Template for One-Year Plan: (opens in a new tab) Template designed to help you plan your goals for the year ahead, whether they relate to completing your degree, advancing your career, applying for funding, or achieving personal milestones.
• Template for Five-Year Plan: (opens in a new tab)  Template designed to help you plan your goals for the five years, whether they relate to completing your degree, advancing your career, applying for funding, or achieving personal milestones.
• Workbook for Planning Your Semester: (opens in a new tab) Workbook to be copied for mapping semester goals by week, month, and semester.

General Networking Resources

• “Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators:” (opens in a new tab) A National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity webinar on the importance of networks throughout your career (make an account or sign in with your Berkeley email to access the webinar).
• Networking Guide: Access this GradPro Guide to Networking in the section “General Career Preparation.”
• Building Networks and Managing Online Identity for PhDs: (opens in a new tab) Self-guided and comprehensive online mini-course from Boston University on all of the key elements of networking and managing your professional online presence.
• A Beginner’s Guide to Networking: (opens in a new tab) Guide from Harvard Business Review offering key insights and strategies for effective professional networking.
• “7 Networking Tips for Graduate Students:” (opens in a new tab) Article from Northeastern University focusing on practical advice for building connections and leveraging academic networks.
• Student Groups at UC Berkeley: (opens in a new tab) Find and join student groups on campus to expand your network and engage with peers who share your interests.
• Beyond Academia: (opens in a new tab) Berkeley organization run by graduate students offering resources and events to help you network and explore and transition to diverse professional paths.

Informational Interviewing

• Informational Interview: What It Is + How to Prepare from Big Interview: (opens in a new tab) Comprehensive guide covering all aspects of informational interviewing, including goals, strategies, questions to ask, and suggested language for requesting an informational interview.
• Berkeley Career Engagement Office – Informational Interviews Guide: (opens in a new tab) A concise written introduction to informational interviewing, along with short videos offering a step-by-step of informational interviewing.
• Boston University Mini-Course on Informational Interviewing: (opens in a new tab) Online course covering what informational interviewing is and how to prepare for, conduct, and follow up on an informational interview.
• Yale Guide to Informational Interviewing: (opens in a new tab) This guide provides a list of possible questions to ask and strategies to engage with your interviewee.
• Informational Interview Tracking Sheet: (opens in a new tab) Keep track of your informational interviews and prepare questions to ask with this handy template from GradPro and QB3.
• GradPro Workshop: Participate in our workshop offered each Fall semester for tips and strategies for preparing and conducting successful informational interviews.

Working with Academic Advisors and Mentors

• Working Productively with Mentors and Faculty: Access this GradPro guide to working with academic advisors in the section “Group Management and Team Work.”
• Getting the Mentoring You Need: A Berkeley GradNews article full of resources and tips on how to navigate relationships with academic advisors.
• Mentoring Graduate Students Checklist for Faculty: While this checklist was developed for faculty use, graduate students can use this guide to get a sense of what they can expect and ask of their advisor.
• The Ombuds Office: (opens in a new tab) Provides students with impartial and confidential feedback on conflict.
• The Student Advocate’s Office: (opens in a new tab) Advocates for students experiencing conflicts or issues on campus.

Transferable Skills

• Guide to Transferable Skills: (opens in a new tab) This online and self guided mini-course from Boston University helps graduate students identify and articulate transferable skills developed through various experiences, such as education, work, volunteering, and hobbies.
• Coursera on Transferable Skills: (opens in a new tab) Article on what transferable skills are, why they matter, and how they could help you land your next job.
• GradPro’s Workshop on Developing Skills for Non-Academic Careers: Each Spring, GradPro offers this workshop that discusses in-demand professional skills, how to communicate your skills to potential employers, and how to address your skills gaps.
• “Transferable Skills Cover Letter Examples + Tips:” (opens in a new tab) This resource from Coursera helps you learn how to incorporate transferable skills into a cover letter, making it easier to stand out, especially if you’re changing careers or lack extensive work experience.

Assessing and Addressing Skills Gaps

• ImaginePhD: (opens in a new tab) A free online career exploration and planning tool tailored for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences. It offers self-assessment tools to help identify skills gaps and develop strategies for career success.
• MyIDP: (opens in a new tab) A career planning tool designed for graduate students and postdocs in the sciences. It helps users assess their skills, interests, and values, and develop a plan to enhance their transferable skills and achieve their career goals.
• GradPro’s Career Exploration Workshop: Each Fall and Spring, GradPro offers a workshop on non-academic career exploration, which walks you through tools available to assess your current skills.
• GradPro’s Workshop on Developing Skills for Non-Academic Careers: Each Spring, GradPro offers this workshop that discusses in-demand professional skills, how to communicate your skills to potential employers, and how to address your skills gaps.

Academic Publishing and Writing

• Writing and Communication Guide: GradPro’s Professional Development Guide on how to develop writing and communication skills essential for academic and professional success.
• Graduate Writing Center: UC Berkeley’s dedicated support center for graduate student writing, offering workshops, individual consultations, and resources to improve academic writing. Graduate students can sign up for consultations (opens in a new tab) at the Graduate Writing Center to receive feedback and request assistance tailored to their specific writing needs.
• Nature MasterClasses: (opens in a new tab) Online courses from Nature on scientific writing and publishing topics. Request access to active a free account (opens in a new tab) through the UC Berkeley subscription. Online resource offering expert-led training in scientific writing and publishing.
• GSPDP 320 – Academic Writing for Graduate Students: This Graduate Writing Center course provides graduate students with instruction in academic writing, covering seminar papers, journal articles, grant proposals, and more.
• 14-Day Writing Challenge: (opens in a new tab) A free opportunity for you to gain accountability to writing daily for 14-days in community with other scholars.
• “Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing,” by Wendy Belcher: (opens in a new tab) A seminal book and structured guide to successfully writing a journal article for publication, covering everything from designing a writing plan and choosing a journal, to writing individual article sections.
• Demystifying the Journal Article: (opens in a new tab) A quick overview article on publishing journal articles, including practical tips on article structure, editing, and the submission process.

Develop Teaching Skills and Experience

• Teaching and Mentoring Guide: GradPro’s Professional Development Guide to developing skills and experience in teaching and mentoring, including guidance on course design, student engagement, and effective teaching methods.
• GSI Teaching & Resource Center’s (GSI-TRC) Online Teaching Guide: (opens in a new tab) Comprehensive guide to help you prepare for and succeed as a Graduate Student Instructor (GSI). Includes guidance on all elements of teaching, including teaching techniques, classroom management, and assessing student learning.
• GSI-TRC Workshops: (opens in a new tab) Covering a wide variety of teaching topics, these workshops offer opportunities for hands-on learning and practical discussion about pedagogy.
• GSI-TRC Consultations: (opens in a new tab) In a confidential consultation, GSIs can receive personalized support on teaching challenges or help developing strategies for enhancing instructional effectiveness.
• Earn a Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning: (opens in a new tab) UC Berkeley’s Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning offers GSIs a structured path to develop and gain formal recognition of their teaching skills.
• Create Inclusive Environments Section of the Equity and Inclusion Guide: In this section of GradPro’s Professional Development Guide, learn strategies for fostering equity and inclusion in academic setting and for creating inclusive learning environments.
• Open Syllabus: (opens in a new tab) The Open Syllabus Project is a resource for exploring syllabi data from various institutions. It provides insights into course content and trends across disciplines, useful for curriculum development and research.
• Advancing Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the College Classroom: (opens in a new tab) Rubric and resource guide on developing anti-racist approaches to course design and teaching practices, including tools for self-assessment.

Develop Mentoring Skills and Experience

• SURF SMART Mentoring: (opens in a new tab) Provides financial support for graduate students to create mentored research opportunities for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley.
• “How Mentorship and Dissertation Research Feed Each Other:” A graduate student’s article reflecting on participating in the SURF SMART program.
• Getting into Graduate School (GiGS): A mentoring program, where graduate students can mentor undergraduates who are applying to graduate programs.
• Berkeley Connect: (opens in a new tab) A fellowship program providing graduate students with a year of support to advance their research, while acting as mentors to undergraduate students, and receiving mentoring from the faculty in their departments. Fellows receive a stipend, tuition remission, and support for research and job market preparation. 
• GSPDP 301 Mentoring in Higher Education: (opens in a new tab) This 1-unit seminar course explores mentoring roles in higher education and prepares graduate students for mentoring undergraduates and working with advisers.

Research and Data Analysis

• Research and Data Analysis Guide: GradPro’s Professional Development Guide on conducting and managing research includes strategies and resources for research design, data collection, and analysis.
  Mini-courses on the Research Process: Online and self guided mini-courses from Boston University on:
  • Intro to Research Skills (opens in a new tab)
  • Overview of Review Articles & Research Articles (opens in a new tab)
  • Literature Search & Research Ideas (opens in a new tab)
  • Framing Research Questions (opens in a new tab)
  • Identifying Methodologies (opens in a new tab)
  • Developing a Research Process (opens in a new tab)
  • Understanding Bias in Research (opens in a new tab)
  • Build Discipline Specific Technical Skills (opens in a new tab)
  • Authorship, Intellectual Property, & Copyright (opens in a new tab)
• UC Berkeley D-Lab: (opens in a new tab) Provides resources and support for data science and research through consultations (opens in a new tab) and workshops and trainings (opens in a new tab).
• LinkedIn Learning: (opens in a new tab) Offers a wide range of online courses on professional skills, including research methods and data analysis (e.g., R, Python, SQL).
• UC Berkeley Library Data + Digital Scholarship Services: (opens in a new tab) Data Services supports data discovery, access, and preservation through consultations and instructional resources. Digital Scholarship Services provides expertise on integrating digital tools and methods into research.
• UC Berkeley Library And Research Support: (opens in a new tab) Offers guides to research resources for each department.
• Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS): (opens in a new tab) A hub for data-intensive research, open-source software, and data science training, including trainings on various methods and approaches (opens in a new tab).

Preparing for Academic Job and Postdoc Search

• The Academic Job Search: (opens in a new tab) Berkeley Career Engagement’s overview of the academic job search, from preparation before going on the market to going on the market.
• The Professor is In: (opens in a new tab) Karen Kelsky’s 2015 book is one of the leading guides on how to navigate all stages of the academic job search.
• The Postdoc App – How It’s Different and Why: (opens in a new tab)  The Professor is In’s guide to the postdoc application. The chapter focuses on the key differences between postdoc and faculty applications, as well as how to tailor your application statements and CV to the postdoc.
• Career Exploration and Preparation: See the “Prepare for Academic Careers” section of GradPro’s Professional Development Guide.

Application Materials for Academic Jobs and Postdocs

• Workshops on Teaching: (opens in a new tab)  Berkeley’s GSI Teaching & Resource Center offers multiple workshops throughout the academic year that include “Teaching and the Academic Job Search” and “Developing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Portfolio.”
• Consultations with GSI Center Staff: (opens in a new tab) Graduate students can make appointments with staff at the GSI Teaching & Resource Center to receive guidance and feedback on teaching statements.
• Guide to Writing a Teaching Statement: (opens in a new tab) Self-guided and comprehensive online mini-course from Boston University on how to prepare and structure a teaching philosophy statement, which links to additional sources.
• Guide to Writing a Research Statement: (opens in a new tab) Self-guided and comprehensive online mini-course from Boston University on how to prepare and structure an academic research statement, which links to additional sources.
• Guide to Writing a Diversity Statement and Additional Resources: (opens in a new tab) Self-guided and comprehensive online mini-course from Boston University on how to prepare and structure a diversity statement, which links to additional sources.

Interview and Job Talk Preparation for Academic and Non-Academic Jobs

• Big Interview: (opens in a new tab) An online platform where job seekers can access interview training programs, perform mock interviews tailored to their experience level and industry, and receive mock interview feedback. Graduate students can access a free account using their Berkeley email.
• Explanation of the STAR Method: (opens in a new tab) Big Interview article that explains how to use the STAR method to prepare for and respond to interview questions, complete with examples.
• Common Interview Questions: (opens in a new tab) Big Interview article that covers some of the most common interview questions with sample responses.
• Interview Preparation by Berkeley Career Engagement: (opens in a new tab) Berkeley Career Engagement provides an overview of the steps to take to prepare for a job interview and the resources to use for this preparation.
• Career Contessa: How to Answer Any Job Interview Question: (opens in a new tab) Podcast episode that goes over how to craft “story circles” to answer behavioral interview questions.
• Glassdoor Interview: (opens in a new tab) Professional development database that lets job-seekers search common interview questions for specific companies.
• “Talking the Good Talk:” (opens in a new tab) Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education detailing three tips on how to deliver an exceptional academic job talk.
• “Techniques of the Academic Interview:” (opens in a new tab) The Professor is In’s section on interviewing for academic jobs includes chapters on the key questions to expect and prepare to answer during academic interviews, campus visits, the job talk, and teaching demonstrations.
• Interviewing for Teaching & Research Appointments: (opens in a new tab) University of Chicago’s resource guide outlining each step of preparing for an academic job talk, from preliminary interviews to the campus visit. This guide also contains some sample questions.

Negotiating the Job Offer

• “Three Tips for Job Offer Negotiations:” Gradnews article providing tips on how to negotiate your compensation package for jobs across all sectors, including academic and non-academic jobs.
• “Negotiating a Job Offer: Expert Tips and Tricks:” (opens in a new tab) Short article covering when to negotiate, and key strategies for the negotiation process.
• “Negotiate the Salary You Deserve:” (opens in a new tab) A Big Interview video explaining how to negotiate salary increases, as well as how to adopt different negotiation strategies based on the stage of the job interview.
• Glassdoor’s Salaries: (opens in a new tab) An internal database that compiles various companies’ reported compensations across different roles. This can help job seekers learn about the typical compensation of a particular company or role.
• Transparent California: (opens in a new tab) California State’s largest database on public pay and pension. Use this information to assess whether a job offer is fair.
• Top 10 Tips on Negotiating Start Up Packages: (opens in a new tab) Nature article for newly hired faculty, providing tips on how to negotiate your research package, which includes funds for equipment, researcher salaries, and other essential resources for running a lab.
• Negotiating Faculty Careers: (opens in a new tab) USCF’s Office of Career and Professional Development offers general advice, recommended readings, and sample scripts for helping newly-hired faculty members negotiate their salary and start-up package.

Resumes and Cover Letters for Non-Academic Jobs

• Appointments at Berkeley’s Career Center: (opens in a new tab) Students can sign up for 30-minute appointments with experts to receive feedback on their resumes and cover letters. Sign up through Handshake. (opens in a new tab)
• Introduction to Cover Letters: (opens in a new tab) Berkeley Career Engagement’s page on cover letters provides sample letters, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to additional resources.
• Resume with Impact: (opens in a new tab) Columbia’s Center for Career Education’s article explains how to use the STAR method to effectively communicate your experience and accomplishments in a resume.
• Ask a Manager’s Cover Letter Articles: (opens in a new tab) Series of articles discussing all matters related to cover letters, with examples, templates, and general advice.
• University of Michigan’s Resume and Cover Letter Tips for PhD Students: (opens in a new tab) Comprehensive, 27-page guide for PhD students writing resumes and cover letters, which includes samples according to different industries and roles.
• “Writing Effective Cover Letters:” (opens in a new tab) UChicago Harris Public Policy’s guide to writing cover letters, outlining both the preliminary steps and the structure of the cover letter itself.
• CV to Resume Workshop: (opens in a new tab) First of four videos from Berkeley Career Center on how to turn an academic CV into a one-page resume for non-academic jobs.
• “Writing an Effective Federal Resume:” (opens in a new tab) Office of Personnel and Management’s guide on writing federal resumes, a genre of resume that differs from other industries. This guide contains a sample resume that highlights information that is mandatory to include in federal job applications.
• Workshops on Federal Resumes: (opens in a new tab) USA Jobs posts regular public workshops on how to write a federal resume.

Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Graduate Students

• Black Graduate Student Association: (opens in a new tab) Focuses on building community amongst graduate students of African descent across the African diaspora. Opportunity to build networks of mutual support.
• Path to the Professoriate Workshop: A UC Berkeley program supporting underrepresented students as they prepare for an academic career in their discipline.
• Inclusive Excellence Hub: A physical venue where underrepresented graduate students can find camaraderie and build multi-disciplinary networks with their peers.
• STEM*FYI: Informal gatherings, workshops, and social events dedicated to increasing the success and retention of historically underrepresented students in all graduate STEM fields at UC Berkeley.
• “Survival Guide for Black, Indigenous, and Other Women of Color in Academe:” (opens in a new tab) A 2020 article from the Chronicle of Higher Education on how to protect oneself from racism that may be encountered while working in academia.
• The Institute in Critical Quantitative, Computational, & Mixed Methods: (opens in a new tab) A hub that offers a series of programs to advance underrepresented scholars of color in data science and other STEM fields.

First Generation and/or Low-income (FGLI) Graduate Students

• Path to the Professoriate Workshop: A UC Berkeley program supporting underrepresented students as they prepare for an academic career in their discipline.
• Inclusive Excellence Hub: A physical venue where underrepresented graduate students can find camaraderie and build multi-disciplinary networks with their peers.
• FGLI Grads: (opens in a new tab) A student-run group supporting FGLI graduate students at UC Berkeley.
• STEM*FYI: Informal gatherings, workshops, and social events dedicated to increasing the success and retention of historically underrepresented students in all graduate STEM fields at UC Berkeley.

Disabled and Neurodivergent Graduate Students

• Career Engagement Resources for Disabled Students: (opens in a new tab) A list of career-oriented resources developed by Career Engagement for disabled students at Berkeley.
• DSP Career Engagement Counselor: (opens in a new tab) Sign up for a consultation with Ricardo Flores, the counselor who specializes in working with students with disabilities, by emailing him at ricardo.flores@berkeley.edu (opens in a new tab).
• Neurodiversity and Disability Resources: (opens in a new tab) A key collection of professional development focused resources for neurodivergent and disabled graduate students.
• Workforce Recruitment Program: (opens in a new tab) A government program that places students with disabilities in federal jobs and internships.
• Big Interview Disability and Neurodiversity Playbooks: (opens in a new tab) These specifically address challenges that candidates with disabilities and/or neurodiversity may face during an interview process.
• Path to the Professoriate Workshop: A UC Berkeley program supporting underrepresented students as they prepare for an academic career in their discipline.

Undocumented Graduate Students

• UndocuGrads Program: Access the Undocumented Graduate Student Specialist, sign up for a listserv, and learn about events specifically for Undocugrads.
• Free Legal Support Appointments: (opens in a new tab) The East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) provides free legal consultations on employment options to undocumented UC Berkeley students and alumni.
• Birgeneau Perelman Fund for Undocumented Students: This on-campus financial award can be granted for professional development activities.
• Working for Yourself: (opens in a new tab) A step-by-step guide that provides an overview of what is needed to become an independent contractor.
• Undocuprofessionals: (opens in a new tab) An immigrant-led platform aimed at supporting professional development, regardless of one’s immigration status. Sign-up (opens in a new tab) for their newsletter.
• My Undocumented Life: (opens in a new tab) Compilation of resources and information for undocumented students, including information on various career paths.
• Career Services Presentation: (opens in a new tab) A powerpoint presentation prepared by Dr. Behrens, a Ph.D. Career Adviser, which overviews professional development resources that are available to Undocugrads.
• Resources for Staff and Faculty: This article on the experiences of Undocugrads at UC Berkeley, this video (opens in a new tab) on effectively supporting Black undocumented students, and this compilation of resources (opens in a new tab).

Womxn Graduate Students

• Forté: (opens in a new tab) An organization focused on launching womxn into meaningful careers in business and leadership. They host skill-building workshops, leadership conferences, networking opportunities, and webinars.
• Women Who Code: (opens in a new tab) A community that empowers, connects, and establishes community amongst womxn in tech. Membership is free, and provides access to all resources, live events, networking opportunities and more.