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Try sending them to http://versatilephd.com http://versatilephd.com Even if you can't personally offer any assistance, being willing to discuss a non-academic future lets your advisees know that it's OK to seek alternatives. That was definitely not the case when I was working on my doctorate, and I stuck around for a couple years longer than I would have if the alt-ac track hadn't been considered a failure.