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Post-Ac Job Search

What Do You Like To Do? Polizzi #5

By Karen Kelsky | June 2, 2014

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 most important task is to replace your … [Read more...] about What Do You Like To Do? Polizzi #5

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

What Will You Gain When You Lose? – Langer #2

By Guest Author | May 27, 2014

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 of highly … [Read more...] about What Will You Gain When You Lose? – Langer #2

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Shame, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

ASK THE #POST-ACS – How do I describe my academic work experience in post-ac interviews?

By Karen Kelsky | May 26, 2014

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.  … [Read more...] about ASK THE #POST-ACS – How do I describe my academic work experience in post-ac interviews?

Filed Under: How to Interview, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Resumes for Post-Acs – Gover #2

By Karen Kelsky | May 20, 2014

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 … [Read more...] about Resumes for Post-Acs – Gover #2

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Promote Yourself!, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

The Art of Translation (of CV to Resume) – Cardozo #5

By Karen Kelsky | May 19, 2014

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 … [Read more...] about The Art of Translation (of CV to Resume) – Cardozo #5

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

The Pros and Cons of Corporate – Day 3

By Karen Kelsky | May 13, 2014

Academics I know tend to look upon the corporate world with some combination of fear, contempt, and horror. And yet, there are many academics who have made the transition to work in corporations successfully, and even find professional satisfaction … [Read more...] about The Pros and Cons of Corporate – Day 3

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Promote Yourself!, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Small Business Ownership II: Take What You Love, Leave What You Don’t –Horton #2

By Karen Kelsky | May 12, 2014

In this post Margy Horton continues with Part II of her series on launching your own small business. By Margy Horton Let’s say that you’re contemplating the wacky plan of launching an entrepreneurial career. Before you embark, consider this … [Read more...] about Small Business Ownership II: Take What You Love, Leave What You Don’t –Horton #2

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

You Have an Interview. Now What? — Fruscione #3

By Karen Kelsky | May 6, 2014

From this week we are moving from a general "buck up, little soldier"  support for your decision to transition to the post-ac search, toward targeted advice about the search itself.  We'll be focusing on all the core elements of the job … [Read more...] about You Have an Interview. Now What? — Fruscione #3

Filed Under: How to Interview, Post-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Why You Are a #Postac Diamond in the Rough

By Karen Kelsky | May 5, 2014

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

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Promote Yourself!, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Spinning Your #Postac Web: Networking 101–Cardozo #4

By Karen Kelsky | April 29, 2014

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

Filed Under: Post-Ac Job Search, Promote Yourself!, Quitting--An Excellent Option

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