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By Karen Kelsky | April 10, 2015

Love the blog? Now get it in handy book form--only $11.40!  Available for pre-order now--comes out August 4! Buy it at all these places! It also makes a great gift for all those struggling grad students in your life! For bulk orders for use … [Read more...] about Buy My Book!

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A View From the Other Side of the Table: Playing the Endgame (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | March 19, 2015

This is a guest post by a tenured reader at a mid-tier public university. If you been invited for a campus visit, congratulations.  This means that you are part of an elite group of 5 or so who have been chosen over the hundred or so other … [Read more...] about A View From the Other Side of the Table: Playing the Endgame (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Negotiating Offers, The Campus Visit

Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Campus Visit

By Karen Kelsky | February 7, 2014

This post was previously published ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's post is another response to pleas from clients and strangers, this time to cover the proper comportment for a campus visit. I feel like I've already talked … [Read more...] about Dr. Karen’s Rules of the Campus Visit

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

Campus Visit While Breastfeeding (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | December 6, 2013

I just accepted my dream academic position at a research-intensive university, with only two years before I can go up for tenure (they're counting my whole publication record, including articles published while at my first T-T position). I'm … [Read more...] about Campus Visit While Breastfeeding (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

Three New Webinars, and Campus Visit Thank You Etiquette

By Karen Kelsky | April 5, 2013

Today I want to answer an urgent query from readers that I am asked at least once a week, about the etiquette of thanking a department that has hosted you on a campus visit. And then tell you about three new webinars that are coming up this month. … [Read more...] about Three New Webinars, and Campus Visit Thank You Etiquette

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

What You’ll Learn in the Campus Visit Webinar

By Karen Kelsky | January 15, 2013

I'm sending out this extra blog post this week to let you know about the new Campus Visit Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 1/16 at 2 PM Pacific/5 PM EST/22:00 GMT. I'm really excited about this new webinar, which I've been contemplating for many months.  … [Read more...] about What You’ll Learn in the Campus Visit Webinar

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

How Do I Ask If There Is An Inside Candidate?

By Karen Kelsky | December 21, 2012

You do not ask if there is an inside candidate. I don’t care if you strongly suspect that there is, and have good reason to believe the whole damned search is a completely pointless charade because they obviously already have somebody chosen….it … [Read more...] about How Do I Ask If There Is An Inside Candidate?

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, The Campus Visit

Do Your Homework! A Live Report From a Job Search

By Karen Kelsky | December 17, 2012

Sometimes readers send me "reports from the front" of the job searches in their departments.  Last week I got this report from a former client who wanted to tell me about how a young ABD candidate prevailed over a much more experienced Rising … [Read more...] about Do Your Homework! A Live Report From a Job Search

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

The Value of the Interview Bootcamp

By Kel Weinhold | December 14, 2012

Today's post is by Kellee Weinhold, who shares her insights after taking over the Interview Bootcamps in November. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After a few weeks of interview bootcamps, I must admit to a bit of academic PTSD. More … [Read more...] about The Value of the Interview Bootcamp

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Promote Yourself!, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, The Campus Visit

Preparing for Your Interviews

By Karen Kelsky | November 9, 2012

Conferences have started and interviews have begun.  TPII clients are scarfing up interview invites right and left, and it's very gratifying. Normally, I would expect to do an Interview Bootcamp with most of my clients, to prepare them for the real … [Read more...] about Preparing for Your Interviews

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, The Campus Visit

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