Dr. Karen Cardozo offers a 3-part series on developing new ways to “track” unexpected opportunities as you pursue your post-ac transition. She draws from the work of Martha Beck, which I also love. I know this kind of wooey Oprah-talk … Continue reading
Dr. Karen Cardozo concludes her 3 part series on developing new ways to “track” unexpected opportunities as you pursue your post-ac transition, based on Martha Beck’s new book Finding Your Way. See Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. It’s … Continue reading
By Margy Horton Have you been reading all the posts about how to write a resume and what to say in interviews and thinking, “These posts are great, but I don’t have any jobs to apply for”? Maybe you’re geographically … Continue reading
Dear Post-acs, Can you tell me what it’s like to work with you on a one-on-one basis? What happens in the free initial 20-minute consultation? And, once we’ve decided to work together further, what happens in the 50-minute Skype consultations? … Continue reading
Joe Fruscione and Allessandria Polizzi have partnered to create today’s post on the language of post-ac reinvention. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Joe Fruscione and Allessandria Polizzi A key part of one’s post-ac career- and self-reinvention is finding the right kinds of language to … Continue reading
Allessandria originally titled this post, “Who Do You Want to Be?” I have changed the title to “What Do You Like To Do?” I did this because what I’ve come to understand about the postac job search is that the … Continue reading
You know the Special K cereal commercials with the tag line, “What will you gain when you lose?” I actually can’t stand those commercials or any advertising that try to glamorize dieting, market thin-centrism, and sell women on some kind … Continue reading
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. We really … Continue reading
Continuing from yesterday, more on the postac resume. This time by Maggie Gover. As you can see, there are different ways to approach this critical document. One of the biggest problems my recent graduate students face is converting their … Continue reading
The crux of the matter: how do you convert your CV to a resume? It might seem elementary, but it actually takes a completely fresh new conceptualization of your past experiences. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis maintains that language shapes our thoughts. … Continue reading