<P><EM>Doctoral Student Skills</EM> offers a comprehensive overview of the key skills doctoral students need to succeed in their studies and prepare for academic and non-academic jobs. Revealing the often-hidden rules of graduate school success, it guides students through challenges like selecting a research topic, choosing an advisor, preparing for conferences, publishing their work, and entering the job market.</P><P>The book begins by explaining how to survey the job market and identify "signifiers" that will signal to future employers the student¿s suitability for a job. It then guides students to reflect on their own experiences and abilities to identify their areas of comparative advantage. Providing detailed instructions on how to acquire key signifiers ¿ including conference presentations, publications, grants, awards, and teaching experience ¿ the volume prepares students for future professional success, while teaching them how to leverage these activities to enhance thei