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Negotiating Offers

“I Ran and Hid From My Computer” – Women and Negotiating Redux

By Karen Kelsky | February 21, 2020

Yet another woman client (this time a senior, tenured scholar) with a tenured offer from a famously wealthy and elite institution, was told by all of her mentors that she was "crazy" for wanting to negotiate the offer, and would risk "alienating … [Read more...] about “I Ran and Hid From My Computer” – Women and Negotiating Redux

Filed Under: Negotiating Offers, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia, Your Second and Third Jobs

Women Are Punished For Negotiating?

By Karen Kelsky | January 31, 2020

Last week I put this article from the UK-based Independent on The Professor Is In FB page: "Four in Five Women Could Be Missing Out on Wages by Not Negotiating Pay When Applying for Jobs." Sure enough, the VERY first comment is from a (white) … [Read more...] about Women Are Punished For Negotiating?

Filed Under: Negotiating Offers, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

The Perspective You Need in Negotiating Academic Job Offers

By Karen Kelsky | January 24, 2020

Today's video post is about Negotiating. Specifically, the kind of perspective you need to do it well, calibrated to the field, department, campus, region, and job that you're dealing with. I talk you through what to look for. … [Read more...] about The Perspective You Need in Negotiating Academic Job Offers

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Job X Is Not Job Y (And Wishing Won’t Make It So)

By Karen Kelsky | April 21, 2018

This year I've encountered a handful of Negotiating clients who fall into the category of unreasonably entitled. These negotiators are indignant about the terms of their offers, and feel they should be entitled to more and better. In particular, … [Read more...] about Job X Is Not Job Y (And Wishing Won’t Make It So)

Filed Under: Negotiating Offers, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Negotiating As Therapy

By Karen Kelsky | March 16, 2018

Negotiating Assistance is some of my favorite work. I love it when clients prevail and get jobs, but mostly what I love is to help them over that final hump of asking for what they deserve, and putting a monetary price tag on their own value.  This … [Read more...] about Negotiating As Therapy

Filed Under: Intersectional Analyses, Negotiating Offers, Promote Yourself!, Shame, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Know These Things Before Negotiating

By Karen Kelsky | February 9, 2018

Yesterday I led the first Negotiating webinar of this academic year; I'm already deep in Negotiating Assistance help, which started in earnest in December.  Each year that I have offered this help, I've noticed that the timeline of offers has moved … [Read more...] about Know These Things Before Negotiating

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Negotiating Offers, Promote Yourself!, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

How (Not) to Negotiate a Tenure Track Salary

By Karen Kelsky | February 24, 2017

It's offer season, and negotiations are underway. I have written a lot about negotiating tenure track offers; here are some links: Part VII of my book, on Negotiating OK, Let's Talk About Negotiating Salary Will My Offer Be Rescinded If I … [Read more...] about How (Not) to Negotiate a Tenure Track Salary

Filed Under: Major Job Market Mistakes, Negotiating Offers, Ph.D. Poverty, Your Second and Third Jobs

How Can I Help? Interviews, Campus Visits, and Negotiating edition

By Karen Kelsky | December 19, 2016

I have a lot on my mind right now regarding the impact of Trump on academic life.  Kellee and I ran a free Academic Life Under Trump webinar a couple days ago, and it was good to open space for a conversation about the anxieties and uncertainties and … [Read more...] about How Can I Help? Interviews, Campus Visits, and Negotiating edition

Filed Under: How to Interview, Negotiating Offers, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

Can I Negotiate? Advice For All, Especially International Ph.D.s

By Karen Kelsky | March 21, 2016

I am regularly asked "can I negotiate my offer when it's my only offer?" People constantly seem to think you need multiple offers to have leverage. This is not true. For the vast majority of schools, you can and should negotiate your offer. The … [Read more...] about Can I Negotiate? Advice For All, Especially International Ph.D.s

Filed Under: International Perspectives, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Negotiating Offers, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student

How To Negotiate Your Tenure Track Offer

By Karen Kelsky | February 11, 2016

Negotiating season is in full swing!  I'm working with a whole crew of clients on negotiating their offers, and I've got plenty of room in my schedule for more. Please consider getting in touch; clients routinely increase their offers by … [Read more...] about How To Negotiate Your Tenure Track Offer

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