If you want to continue in academia, you’ve undoubtedly started searching and applying to schools …
The Academic Job Market
Raising the Competition
If you’re a Ph.D. student looking for the next step in your career, how can …
Late-Stage Graduate Student Career Seminar
Our Late Stage Career Development Seminar brings together 2019 & 2020 graduating PhD candidates that …
Early Graduate Student Career Seminar
Our Career Development Seminar for Early Stage Graduate Students focuses on teaching participants how to …
A Guide to Meaningful Change
What can I do to have a meaningful and successful career? As I was searching for a career with purpose, I asked myself that question many times when I was in my 20s. Then in 1999, long before becoming the executive director of the Institute for Humane Studies, I came across a seminar that helped to answer that question.
7 on-campus interview tips every academic job seeker should know
Making a good impression during the final stage of the interview process is often what …
4 Surefire Tactics to Power Through the “All but Dissertation” Phase.
I have always found the label ABD—that is, all but dissertation —a bit ironic. It suggests …
Milton Friedman almost didn’t get an academic job at Chicago, and here’s what you can learn from that
Milton Friedman was the University of Chicago’s fourth-choice candidate for an economics position. Tenure-track candidates, take note. There are lessons here for your academic job search.
The Mock Interview Should Be Your First Conference Interview, And This Is Why
You have successfully submitted applications to all jobs that interest you. You are now patiently …
Writing a Cover Letter for an Academic Job and Requesting Letters of Recommendation
The time has finally come. You are ready to go on the academic job market. …
