Applying
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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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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 Read a Faculty Job Ad
8/19/2019
A primer on the jargon of the academic-job market, aimed at early-career scholars preparing for their first search. -
8 Tips to Improve Your CV
7/21/2019
It’s not just a written record of your credentials. It’s an argument in favor of you. Draft it with that in mind. -
You don’t want the search committee to think you sound like a panicked undergraduate trying to explain why a paper is late.
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A CV and a cover letter are not just redundant vehicles for the same information.
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Candidacies Killed by a Typo
3/19/2018
Instead of being a deal breaker, a mistake on a cover letter should be a chance to build trust on the search committee. -
Search committees have to comb through dozens of pages in each candidate's application. Here is how we do it, and what we're looking for.
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The Best Executive-Job Candidates
4/30/2017
If you find it difficult to be transparent, then you're likely in the search for the wrong reasons. -
Admin 101: Assembling the Application
4/10/2017
Sorry, there’s no avoiding the tedious, heavy paperwork involved in seeking an academic-leadership post. -
Detecting a Bad Fit
11/1/2015
How do you recognize when a department with a job opening is not the place for you? -
Me and My Shadow CV
10/18/2015
What would my vita look like if it recorded not just the successes of my professional life but also the many, many rejections. -
From CV to 1-Page Resume
4/25/2013
What you need to know about preparing cover letters and resumes for nonteaching and nonacademic positions. -
Writing Samples and Teaching Statements
12/20/2010
A job candidate seeks advice on the various pieces of written material that make up a job application