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September 3, 2015
American Geosciences Institute, 2015
Traditionally in the geosciences, the Master’s degree is the degree for employment and most likely to promote career growth within the profession. Current workforce supply-and-demand trends indicate a net deficit of 135,000 geoscientists in the next 10 years. The discipline is facing a harsh...
December 1, 2014
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2014
The American Geosciences Institute’s (AGI) Geoscience Workforce Program collects and analyzes data pertaining to the changes in the supply, demand, and training of the geoscience workforce. Much of these trends are displayed in detail in AGI’s Status of the Geoscience Workforce reports. In May, AGI...
December 1, 2014
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2014
Professional development experiences, such as internships, research presentations and professional network building, are becoming increasingly important to enhance students’ employability post-graduation. The practical, non-technical skills that are important for succeeding during these...
December 1, 2014
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2014
The geosciences in the United States, and in many parts of the world, continues to experience high demand for talent. This demand is in aggregate, and the specifics of what is in demand vary by country, and often by region. Many new graduates report challenges in securing their first job and call...
October 16, 2014
American Geosciences Institute, 2014
The American Geosciences Institute’s (AGI) Status of Recent Geoscience Graduates 2014 provides an overview of the demographics, activities, and experiences of geoscience students that received their bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree during the 2013-2014 academic year. This research draws...
May 8, 2014
American Geosciences Institute, 2014
The Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2014 report is based on original data collected by AGI as well as from federal data sources, professional membership organizations, and industry. The report integrates all of these various data sources into a comprehensive view of the human and economic...
December 1, 2013
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2013
Bridging the workforce supply gap is an increasing concern among the geoscience community as our current geoscience professionals approach retirement age. To ensure the sustainability of our future workforce, the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) developed a program called the Preparing our...
December 1, 2013
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2013
One of the greatest challenges faced by students and new graduates is the advice that they must take charge of their own career planning. This is ironic as new graduates are least prepared to understand the full spectrum of options and the potential pathways to meeting their personal goals. We will...
December 1, 2013
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2013
The American Geosciences Institute’s Workforce Program has recently launched AGI’s Geoscience Student Exit Survey and the Survey of the Geoscience Workforce in an effort to provide more detailed information about the career pathways of early career geoscientists from their undergraduate degree...
November 1, 2013
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting 2013
Many geoscience students pursue their degrees thinking that they will remain in academia or will become researchers at other public or private ventures. By the time they graduate, however, some students have re-evaluated their initial career ideas and are looking for alternatives that meld their...
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Recent Geoscience Currents
Geoscience Currents transmit snapshots of the many facets of the geoscience profession, in-depth case studies of how geoscience is applied, factsheets that provide rigorous introductions to a range of geoscience topics, workforce trends, and career paths.
