RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Using Stakeholder Insights to Enhance Engagement in PhD Professional Development JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 2021.04.28.440824 DO 10.1101/2021.04.28.440824 A1 Deepti Ramadoss A1 Amanda F. Bolgioni A1 Rebekah L. Layton A1 Janet Alder A1 Natalie Lundsteen A1 C. Abigail Stayart A1 Jodi B. Yellin A1 Conrad L. Smart A1 Susi S. Varvayanis YR 2021 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/04/29/2021.04.28.440824.abstract AB There is increasing awareness of the need for predoctoral and postdoctoral professional development and career guidance, however many academic institutions are only beginning to build out these functional roles. As a graduate career educator, accessing the vast silos and resources at a university and with industrial partners can be daunting, yet collaborative endeavors and network development both on and off campus are crucial to the success of any career and professional development office. To better inform and direct the efforts of graduate career offices, forty-five stakeholders external and internal to academic institutions were identified and interviewed to gather and categorize perspectives on topics critical to career and professional development offices. Using a stakeholder network visualization tool developed by the authors, stakeholder engagement can be rapidly assessed to ascertain areas where offices have strong connections and other areas where additional efforts could be directed to enhance engagement. General themes from interviews with internal and external stakeholders are discussed to provide graduate career educators with various stakeholder subgroup perspectives to help prepare for successful interactions. Benefits include increased engagement and opportunities to collaborate, as well as the opportunity to build or expand graduate career development offices.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.