by Jessica Langer Following her (really, really important) post on the academic interview, "The Question Is Not The Question", Karen asked me to write a version for alt/post-ac life. Interviewing, as Karen has said many times and as I concur, is … [Read more...] about The Question Is Not The Question, Postac Version – Langer
How to Interview
Don’t State the Obvious
There is a kind of line in job documents that is technically blameless, but is so generic, so very much "stating the obvious" that it also completely pointless. This kind of line fills space while doing nothing to distinguish you in any way. The … [Read more...] about Don’t State the Obvious
The Question Is Not The Question
Kellee and I were chatting the other day about her work in Interview Interventions over the past few months. She said to me, "What clients always need to understand is that the question is not the question! They always think the question is asking … [Read more...] about The Question Is Not The Question
Adjectives Are Not Arguments, Part I
It is time that all of you grasped a simple yet profound truth of academic writing: adjectives are not arguments. Simply repeating the words: complex multivalent/multidirectional/multiplicitous unique diasporic transnational … [Read more...] about Adjectives Are Not Arguments, Part I
Grad Student Grandiosity
Grad students tend to veer between two extremes: I know nothing and I know everything. The latter position is an over-compensatory response to fear of the former. As you gain experience you find a middle ground of calm confidence. However, at the … [Read more...] about Grad Student Grandiosity
ASK THE #POST-ACS – How do I describe my academic work experience in post-ac interviews?
The following is the first in a new occasional series, "Ask the #Postacs." The panel of postacademic experts (bios here) will weigh in on reader questions as a collective. Please send your questions for future columns to postaccareers@gmail.com. … [Read more...] about ASK THE #POST-ACS – How do I describe my academic work experience in post-ac interviews?
You Have an Interview. Now What? — Fruscione #3
From this week we are moving from a general "buck up, little soldier" support for your decision to transition to the post-ac search, toward targeted advice about the search itself. We'll be focusing on all the core elements of the job … [Read more...] about You Have an Interview. Now What? — Fruscione #3
Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Campus Visit
This post was previously published ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's post is another response to pleas from clients and strangers, this time to cover the proper comportment for a campus visit. I feel like I've already talked … [Read more...] about Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Campus Visit
Really? An #MLA14 Panel on Interviewing
So I'm at the MLA, and I went to my first panel, Demonstration Interviews for Job Seekers in Foreign Languages. Professors Sibelan Forrester of Swarthmore College and Patrizia C. McBride of Cornell led two mock interviews with two folks playing the … [Read more...] about Really? An #MLA14 Panel on Interviewing
MLA Job Advice (A Guest Post)
I missed my weekly Friday post yesterday because I had grand plans to make it a video post, but when I recorded the video, I couldn't get it to upload. I ended up delivering my little lecture on tailoring the job letter three times at different … [Read more...] about MLA Job Advice (A Guest Post)