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Resumes & Postac Docs

New Year, New Plan – Postac Post by Karen Cardozo

By Karen Kelsky | January 9, 2017

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

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Alt-University Critique, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

The Alt/Post-Ac Makeover: From Field to Function and New Forms – Cardozo

By Karen Kelsky | June 7, 2016

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

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs, Writing

The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Cover Letter

By Karen Kelsky | May 31, 2016

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

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

The Post-Ac’s Guide to the Resume

By Karen Kelsky | April 18, 2016

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

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

The 30,000 Foot View – a STEM Postac Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | April 12, 2016

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

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Certifications You Can Use for Post-Ac Employment – Robert Oprisko (3 of 3)

By Karen Kelsky | September 21, 2015

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)

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Post-Ac Free-Lancing and Small Business, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

The Prep School Job-Can You Still Do Research? (Part 3 of 3)

By Karen Kelsky | May 27, 2015

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)

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

Day to Day Work at a Prep School – #Postac Guest Post (Part 2 of 3)

By Karen Kelsky | May 18, 2015

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)

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

Teaching at a Prep School – A #Postac Guest Post (Part 1 of 3)

By Karen Kelsky | May 11, 2015

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 Teaching at a Prep School – A #Postac Guest Post (Part 1 of 3)

Filed Under: Alt-Ac Job Search, Quitting--An Excellent Option, Resumes & Postac Docs

The “I Believe” Statement, Post-Ac Edition – Langer #Postac Post

By Karen Kelsky | April 20, 2015

By Jessica Langer You wouldn't believe the number of cover letters I see - both in my work here at TPII and as a hiring manager who hires employees and freelancers for my agency - that include some variation of the statement "I believe I am an … [Read more...] about The “I Believe” Statement, Post-Ac Edition – Langer #Postac Post

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

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