Job-Search Tips
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5/20/2020
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Job candidates with the misfortune to be searching for tenure-track positions this year or next will need as many career options as they can get.
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The initial meeting of candidate and committee can be awkward and even misleading, but it doesn’t have to be.
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How a virtual search process can lead to better, more equitable hiring.
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5 Don’ts in Writing Your DEI Statement
11/24/2020
Search committees routinely ask candidates to submit a statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Here’s what not to write. -
It’s demeaning to find out about the status of your faculty application from an academic-jobs wiki. When and why did departments normalize this?
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A look at the pros and cons of jumping from an institution that appears to be a sinking ship, given all that is happening in higher-education land.
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What job candidates need to know about seeking a teaching position at a two-year college.
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Covid-19 means this fall is unlike any other in academe, and so is the experience of settling into a new leadership position
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Seven tips from a seasoned practitioner on how to select and get value out of your next online academic conference.
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Offered a “graceful exit” and time to search for a new leadership job, a former dean made a different choice and wonders about the fallout.
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How to Ace the Virtual Interview
4/22/2020
Nine tips for administrative job candidates on how to avoid the many minefields of interviewing by video from home. -
A look at what the Covid-19 crisis might mean for untenured faculty members on and off the tenure track, and for new and returning doctoral students.
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A common question from job candidates is how to cope with a major disconnect between the place where they earned a Ph.D. and the campuses that are hiring.
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What’s most important on a Ph.D.’s application for a tenure-track job might be least important in applying for many nonacademic ones.
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Should I Mention I’m From the Area?’
12/2/2019
In applying to small liberal-arts colleges, your local ties may be worth bringing up in your application. -
Hint for candidates: Why should we seriously consider you when you haven't seriously considered us?
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Should you think about going back on the faculty job market?
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6 Tips to Improve Your Cover Letter
9/8/2019
Why write an application letter so dry that even you wouldn't want to read it? -
How to Give an Excellent STEM Job Talk
8/28/2019
For graduate students going on the faculty market, the job talk is where you can really shine — or very publicly fail.