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What Not To Wear

On To The Conference Interview!

By Karen Kelsky | November 2, 2011

(This post is an update of an earlier post, "How Not To Fuck Up Your Conference Interview."  ) You have submitted your cover letter, your c.v., and your recommendations. And lo! You've been long short-listed, and invited for a conference interview! … [Read more...] about On To The Conference Interview!

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, What Not To Wear Tagged With: first round academic interview, the academic job search, the conference interview

Rocking the Phone/Skype Interview

By Karen Kelsky | October 31, 2011

A number of clients have asked me for a post on phone and Skype interviews, and I'm happy to oblige. There are some tricks of the trade for this kind of interview that can very helpful to know. Now, the standard preparation for interviews of … [Read more...] about Rocking the Phone/Skype Interview

Filed Under: How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, What Not To Wear

Women Fail, But Men Bomb: A Special Request Post for Guys on the Market

By Karen Kelsky | October 12, 2011

Today's post is a Special Request post for Jon, who wrote very good-naturedly to ask, “You have much advice for women. Got any male-specific advice for the ABD, on-the-market sort of guy?” Jon went on to ask, “did you ever meet a promising job or … [Read more...] about Women Fail, But Men Bomb: A Special Request Post for Guys on the Market

Filed Under: How to Interview, Major Job Market Mistakes, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, What Not To Wear

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

[UPDATED 2023] What Not to Wear, Assistant Professor Edition: Fashion for the Academic Set

By Karen Kelsky | July 28, 2011

UPDATE OCTOBER 2023 I was sure that I updated this post in about 2019 but I can't find where I did. I know that I absolutely planned to from some years ago because this advice in no way reflects my current opinion about academia and what to wear … [Read more...] about [UPDATED 2023] What Not to Wear, Assistant Professor Edition: Fashion for the Academic Set

Filed Under: How To Do Conferences, How to Interview, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, What Not To Wear, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia Tagged With: fashion advice for new faculty, fashion advice for new professor, fashion for assistant professor, how should I dress for work, what do I wear to teach

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