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How to Work the Conference (Part Three of Three)

By Karen Kelsky | September 2, 2011

This is Part Three of our three-part series, "How to Work the Conference." Today's column discusses mealtimes and the book exhibit. In last week's post I quoted extensively from The Tenured Radical's column on conferences.  One of her best lines in … [Read more...] about How to Work the Conference (Part Three of Three)

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Promote Yourself!, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

How to Work the Conference (Part Two of Three)

By Karen Kelsky | August 26, 2011

Today we continue with Part Two of the "How to Work the Conference" series (see Part One here).  Today's post deals with how to behave during the conference--that is to say, how to look like you're very busy and in-demand.  Because conferences are … [Read more...] about How to Work the Conference (Part Two of Three)

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Promote Yourself!, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, What Not To Wear, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

How To Work the Conference, Part One of Three

By Karen Kelsky | August 17, 2011

(Wednesday Post Category:  Landing Your Tenure Track Job) [This is the first in a two-part series on Working the National Conference. Part One, today, explains the importance of the conference in an academic career. Part Two, next week, focuses on … [Read more...] about How To Work the Conference, Part One of Three

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How-To(sday): How to Write a Paper or Conference Proposal Abstract

By Karen Kelsky | July 12, 2011

Tuesdays I will occasionally feature "How-To(sday)" posts,  short  guides to certain genres of academic writing.  I'm happy to take requests for these. Just email me at gettenure@gmail.com. Today we look at the paper/conference … [Read more...] about How-To(sday): How to Write a Paper or Conference Proposal Abstract

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