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Major Job Market Mistakes

Don’t Be the Good Little Girl – Women and Service [New Video Post Series]

By Karen Kelsky | December 22, 2019

I'm starting a new series of video posts this week! I hope you enjoy. I'm actively soliciting topics to address so please put them here in comments, or email me at gettenure@gmail.com Here is the blog post I mention: A Good Little Girl, on the … [Read more...] about Don’t Be the Good Little Girl – Women and Service [New Video Post Series]

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

“Good” NTT vs. “Bad” TT: A Conversation (Part III)

By Karen Kelsky | November 15, 2019

This is Part III of a three-part series on weighing the pros and cons of taking a good NTT position vs. a less desirable tenure track position. I use "good" and "bad" advisedly just as a shorthand, because of course these judgments will vary across … [Read more...] about “Good” NTT vs. “Bad” TT: A Conversation (Part III)

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Live Webinars Resume This Week!

By Karen Kelsky | November 13, 2019

Hello all, a quick note to alert you that Live Webinars are back, starting tomorrow, Thursday November 15! All are $50, but use this promo code - WEBZONE10 - for 10% off. Find them here on the Live Webinars page. And remember: all registrants … [Read more...] about Live Webinars Resume This Week!

Filed Under: Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Webinars

Workshop Summary: Hacking the Academic Job Market

By Karen Kelsky | September 19, 2019

By Katie Harling-Lee This post and a companion post on the Non-Academic Job Market are summaries of two talks I gave at the University of Durham in the UK, generously compiled by Katie Harling-Lee, who attended. For anyone curious about my … [Read more...] about Workshop Summary: Hacking the Academic Job Market

Filed Under: How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Interview with Karen Kaplan, Senior Careers Editor at Nature

By Karen Kelsky | September 6, 2019

Karen Kaplan reached out to share thoughts on the academic job market. We had a great conversation and I learned a lot about STEM career paths which I am already bringing to clients and audiences. Then, she kindly allowed me to persuade her to do … [Read more...] about Interview with Karen Kaplan, Senior Careers Editor at Nature

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Post-Ac Job Search, Postdoc Issues, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

“Good” NTT vs. “Bad” TT: A Conversation (Part II)

By Karen Kelsky | August 16, 2019

By erica j. Whitaker, Lecturer, Mathematics Department, University of Kentucky  ~~~~~~~~ Recently Karen put out a call for comparing a position as a tenure-track professor at a small teaching college, versus a clinical position at an R1 … [Read more...] about “Good” NTT vs. “Bad” TT: A Conversation (Part II)

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

“Bad” TT vs. “Good” NTT: A Conversation (Part I)

By Karen Kelsky | August 2, 2019

This is the first in a series of posts submitted by readers on the fraught question: should you choose a "good" NTT position over a "bad" TT position? I use "good" and "bad" advisedly just as a shorthand, because of course these judgments will vary … [Read more...] about “Bad” TT vs. “Good” NTT: A Conversation (Part I)

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Major Job Market Mistakes, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

How to Turn Your Teaching Duds into Memorable Statements

By Karen Kelsky | July 31, 2019

Sharing another post in our new semi-regular series, "Missives from the Editing Trenches" written by long-time TPII editors. They are the real MVPs, working in the trenches to catch you in all your job document pitfalls -- from the self-deprecating … [Read more...] about How to Turn Your Teaching Duds into Memorable Statements

Filed Under: How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Teaching and Research Statements, Teaching Portfolios

Another Teaching Statement Cliché: The Messiah- Narrative

By Karen Kelsky | June 25, 2019

Today we are launching a new semi-regular series, "Missives from the Editing Trenches" written by long-time TPII editors. They are the real MVPs, working in the trenches to catch you in all your job document pitfalls -- from the self-deprecating to … [Read more...] about Another Teaching Statement Cliché: The Messiah- Narrative

Filed Under: Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Teaching and Research Statements

Trailer Park Professor: On R1 Success and Learning to Value Yourself (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | March 30, 2019

I got the chance to meet a client-turned-R1 assistant professor at the AAA meetings, and I asked her what she found most helpful about the work with me.  She took the time to write it out. This is what she wrote. I finished my PhD in Anthropology … [Read more...] about Trailer Park Professor: On R1 Success and Learning to Value Yourself (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Advising Advice, Graduate Student Concerns, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Mental Illness and Academia, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

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