At this stage of the job search, many of you might still be suffering from the lingering academic misconception that employers are searching for perfection. As we've tried to make clear, though, actually they are searching for evidence: that you … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 13: Take a Short Course Relevant to your Target Job
Resumes & Postac Docs
The Professor Gets On LinkedIn
Are you looking at the shitshow that is the '21-'22 academic year and saying, no more? Are you just... done? If so, you're in good company. Our relatively new, private FB Mutual Support Group, The Professor Is Out, has been around for less than a … [Read more...] about The Professor Gets On LinkedIn
New Year, New Plan – Postac Post by Karen Cardozo
by Out-Ac Coach Karen Cardozo It’s that mid-hiring cycle season when academic job seekers are in limbo, and thus a good time to preach my both/and gospel once again: unless you are in the rare discipline for which it’s a seller’s market, … [Read more...] about New Year, New Plan – Postac Post by Karen Cardozo
The Alt/Post-Ac Makeover: From Field to Function and New Forms – Cardozo
by Out-Ac Coach Karen Cardozo To run a successful Alt/Post-Ac job search, you first need to grasp some key differences between hiring in academic versus alternative sectors. Here’s is a partial synopsis: Many academic listings are … [Read more...] about The Alt/Post-Ac Makeover: From Field to Function and New Forms – Cardozo
The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Cover Letter
by TPII Post-ac Coach Darcy Hannibal A cover letter for a non-academic job is nothing like what you’d write for an academic job. It has to be less about you and more about what you can do for the employer. And short, very short. I … [Read more...] about The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Cover Letter
The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Resume
by TPII Post-ac Coach Darcy Hannibal Many job applicants make common and nearly universal mistakes in their resumes, but some are more specific to people with PhDs. I also made many of these same mistakes until I became a supervisor and … [Read more...] about The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Resume
The 30,000 Foot View – a STEM Postac Guest Post
By Brandon Cochenour, Ph.D. It would seem lately that a lot of the discussion around “alt-ac” are mostly “Variations on a Theme”… Get PhD Search for tenure track position Receive tenure track position (or not) Fall out of love with … [Read more...] about The 30,000 Foot View – a STEM Postac Guest Post
Certifications You Can Use for Post-Ac Employment – Robert Oprisko (3 of 3)
by Robert Oprisko One of the largest hurdles that a non-STEM Ph.D. will face moving into the Post-Ac environment is perception, both their own and others of who they are and what they do. Successful transition into a non-academic environment is … [Read more...] about Certifications You Can Use for Post-Ac Employment – Robert Oprisko (3 of 3)
The Prep School Job-Can You Still Do Research? (Part 3 of 3)
Ric Rader is a classicist and "recovering academic" who taught in non-tenure-track positions at Ohio State, USC, UCLA and UCSB over the course of 7 years. He now teaches in the Foreign Languages Department at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He … [Read more...] about The Prep School Job-Can You Still Do Research? (Part 3 of 3)
Day to Day Work at a Prep School – #Postac Guest Post (Part 2 of 3)
Ric Rader is a classicist and "recovering academic" who taught in non-tenure-track positions at Ohio State, USC, UCLA and UCSB over the course of 7 years. He now teaches in the Foreign Languages Department at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. He … [Read more...] about Day to Day Work at a Prep School – #Postac Guest Post (Part 2 of 3)