I'm doing a new thing from this week! I'm adding in a regular post about ACADEMIC career actions. I'm doing this because it's June and folks are looking ahead to their Fall academic job search, which starts in August. Of course academia is in an … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 15: Write a tailored cover letter for a dream position.
How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters
But I Ticked All the Boxes! Understanding How Job Searches Work
As research for my Professor Is In book update (due out in 2026!), I have been perusing academic Reddit. No, before you freak out, it's actually mostly a great, and very positive place for advice, information, and commiseration! I encourage you to … [Read more...] about But I Ticked All the Boxes! Understanding How Job Searches Work
We Do Not “Skim”
I just wrote something to a postdoc client that I want to share because I think it clarifies what The Professor Is In does, and how we do it. And also what we don't do. People who have never worked with us are often skeptical. A tenured reader … [Read more...] about We Do Not “Skim”
Times Are Weird So Here is Help –a July Special
I know, I know it's summer (actually writing this on July 4 which I do not celebrate) but Fall is coming and if you know you're going to be applying for academic jobs (because we are all, every one of us, suckers for punishment in one way or … [Read more...] about Times Are Weird So Here is Help –a July Special
Can AI Write an Academic Cover Letter? Part 1 of an Experiment
Can AI Write an Academic Cover Letter?Short answer: no.Years back I wrote:"Anyone can write a cover letter fast, over a weekend. A BAD cover letter, that is.But to write a good one takes weeks, even months, of close, painstaking edits."Why?Because … [Read more...] about Can AI Write an Academic Cover Letter? Part 1 of an Experiment
Academic Job Search Live Webinars Start Friday!
Our Academic Job Market Webinar Series Starts this week! While the data is mixed, some fields are seeing a rebound in academic hiring to pre-pandemic levels (which are not good levels, but are better than the last couple of years). If you're … [Read more...] about Academic Job Search Live Webinars Start Friday!
Leveling the Academic Playing Field: Our Mission
I periodically publish a Careers Digest on Facebook, and here is the one for August 2022. We'll start a whole new one for the '22-23 academic year from this point on. Our individual goal is to help you advance in your career; our overarching … [Read more...] about Leveling the Academic Playing Field: Our Mission
Spring 2022 Career Outcomes Digest
I just gathered up a new Spring 2022 Career Outcomes Digest, with updates from both clients and readers. Lots of great updates on interviews, job offers, negotiations, and grants, plus one successful client tenure case! The negotiators make me … [Read more...] about Spring 2022 Career Outcomes Digest
Nihilism Was Inevitable
A genre of tweet has been gaining steam the last couple weeks, about the complete meaninglessness of academic job application documents or processes. It's all a crap shoot, argues this line of thought. Further, the collapse in hiring has only exposed … [Read more...] about Nihilism Was Inevitable
#Dispatches From the Front, What Candidates Are Doing Wrong, Part III of III: “Don’t Forget the Basics”
In our new Dispatches series, we crowdsource responses to questions we see about the academic job market and career. Last week we put out the question: “Search committee members–what mistakes do you see candidates make? What do you wish they … [Read more...] about #Dispatches From the Front, What Candidates Are Doing Wrong, Part III of III: “Don’t Forget the Basics”