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
What Not To Wear
How to Work the Conference (Part Two of Three)
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)
What Not to Wear, Assistant Professor Edition: Fashion for the Academic Set
(Thursday Post Category--Here's How You Get Tenure) Egged on by the redoubtable Martina of TheLifeAcademic, I have agreed to do a series of posts on What Not To Wear (Campus Edition). She is on a mission to de-depress academic fashion, and this is … [Read more...] about What Not to Wear, Assistant Professor Edition: Fashion for the Academic Set