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Major Job Market Mistakes

Leveling the Academic Playing Field: Our Mission

By Karen Kelsky | August 15, 2022

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

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, How To Write CVs, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes

Nihilism Was Inevitable

By Karen Kelsky | December 12, 2021

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

Filed Under: Academic Job Search, How to Interview, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, How To Write CVs, Major Job Market Mistakes, Mental Health and Academia, Ph.D. Poverty, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

When I Say to Memorize, What Do I Mean?

By Karen Kelsky | February 28, 2020

Today I clarify the advice that is floating out there in older webinars and blog posts, to "memorize" your interview answers. Kel told me she's seeing people take that way too literally. In this video I explain what I mean. (And also share some … [Read more...] about When I Say to Memorize, What Do I Mean?

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes

How to Maximize a Visiting Position – WOC Guest Post

By Guest Author | February 19, 2020

I am delighted to offer another guest post in my series of contributed posts by Black women and other women of color. These go up on Wednesday. PLEASE submit a post or an idea for a post for consideration! I want to hear from you! Email me … [Read more...] about How to Maximize a Visiting Position – WOC Guest Post

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Women of Color in Academia

Pearls of Wisdom–The Blog

By Karen Kelsky | February 14, 2020

Love the blog? Then get the book. It also makes a great gift for all the struggling grad students in your life. (For bulk orders for use in classes, seminars, and workshops, please call Crown Publishing /Random House Customer Service at … [Read more...] about Pearls of Wisdom–The Blog

Filed Under: Graduate Student Concerns, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Breaking Down the Fit Question

By Karen Kelsky | February 14, 2020

Today is another breakdown of a point of continued confusion among our Interview clients: the dreaded FIT question. Once again, I will walk you through a post that we assign for Interview Intervention clients, that clients struggle to put into … [Read more...] about Breaking Down the Fit Question

Filed Under: How to Interview, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

#Dispatches From the Front, What Candidates Are Doing Wrong, Part III of III: “Don’t Forget the Basics”

By Karen Kelsky | February 10, 2020

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”

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

How to Describe a Course in an Interview, For Realz! We Mean It!

By Karen Kelsky | February 7, 2020

Here is the link to my book. Find the pertinent info on describing a course on page 208-210. Here is the blog post link, How to Describe a Course … [Read more...] about How to Describe a Course in an Interview, For Realz! We Mean It!

Filed Under: How to Interview, Major Job Market Mistakes, Teaching Demos

#Dispatches From the Front, What Candidates Are Doing Wrong, Part II of III: “We’re Human!”

By Karen Kelsky | February 3, 2020

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 II of III: “We’re Human!”

Filed Under: Dispatches, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

#Dispatches From the Front: What Candidates Are Doing Wrong, Part I of III: “Do Your Homework, Please. PLEASE.”

By Karen Kelsky | January 27, 2020

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 I of III: “Do Your Homework, Please. PLEASE.”

Filed Under: Dispatches, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

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