Maggie Gover, Director of Graduate Student Professional Development at UC Riverside, has worked with hundreds of Ph.D.s in their transition to non-academic, alt-academic, and post-academic work. She will be sharing the knowledge she's gained in this … [Read more...] about Why You Are a #Postac Diamond in the Rough – Gover #1
Post-Ac Job Search
Spinning Your #Postac Web: Networking 101–Cardozo #4
I just came back from giving an all-day series of workshops on the job market at University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and one of the workshops was dedicated to networking. We delved into academic networking, and then we delved into the world of … [Read more...] about Spinning Your #Postac Web: Networking 101–Cardozo #4
The Top Three Things To Know About Corporate Jobs – Polizzi #4
By Dr. Allessandria Polizzi When I was pregnant with my first child, I bought this book with a very worried looking woman in a horrible maternity outfit called "What to Expect When You're Expecting." They have since updated it with a spunky … [Read more...] about The Top Three Things To Know About Corporate Jobs – Polizzi #4
Teaching Teenagers Without Tweed Armor – Tebbe #2
A lot of Ph.D.s contemplating the postac route look closely at the world of high school teaching. Jason Tebbe is here to tell us what that job looks and feels like. First surprise: students are more … [Read more...] about Teaching Teenagers Without Tweed Armor – Tebbe #2
Should I Blog About My #Postac Decision? – Fruscione 2
Last week on Facebook, a commenter wrote, "I quit my PhD in December and I still carry the 'shame' with me, as if I did something horribly wrong. 'But you've already put so much work into it I was told. Four and a half years to be exact - I know! I … [Read more...] about Should I Blog About My #Postac Decision? – Fruscione 2
From Academia to Small Business Ownership (Part 1): Making Peace with Capitalism – Horton 1
Margy Horton, introduced last week, runs a successful scholarly writing consulting, coaching, and editing business named ScholarShape. She's here to illuminate the transition to small business entrepreneurship, the post-ac route closest to my own … [Read more...] about From Academia to Small Business Ownership (Part 1): Making Peace with Capitalism – Horton 1
Introducing More #Postac Experts: Margy Horton and Maggie Gover
As I gathered my team of post-ac experts, I wanted someone to represent the experience of entrepreneurship, specifically of a small academic editing business, as that is a very appealing option for many Ph.D.s. I am so glad to have found Margy … [Read more...] about Introducing More #Postac Experts: Margy Horton and Maggie Gover
How I Became a Corporate Shill and Other Ruminations – Polizzi 2
By Dr. Allessandria Polizzi Let's cut to the chase, shall we? I became a corporate sellout because I am a big fat chicken. There. I said it. I saw the job market, my looming credit card debt on top of my growing mound of students loans, the piles of … [Read more...] about How I Became a Corporate Shill and Other Ruminations – Polizzi 2
What is “Research” Beyond Academia? – Jackson #2
In the post-ac transition, academics have to jettison the habits of speech and thought that work in an academic setting, and replace them with habits appropriate to a business or professional setting. Usually, this means--work faster, talk less. … [Read more...] about What is “Research” Beyond Academia? – Jackson #2
I Made Myself Indispensable – Day 2
Every piece of post-ac advice pretty much tells you to focus on the skills you need to transition to a non-academic job---both polishing and promoting those you already have, and gaining new ones that might not have been part of your graduate … [Read more...] about I Made Myself Indispensable – Day 2