Getting an academic job
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Bibliographic Information
Getting an academic job
(Survival skills for scholars, v. 17)
Sage Publications, c1997
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Note
Bibliography: p. 110-112
Includes index
Contents of Works
- The nature of job searches
- Searching for a job
- The job interview
- Landing the right job
- Dual careers, senior and nonacademic jobs
- The do's and don'ts of job searching
Description and Table of Contents
Description
You have almost finished graduate school and you are wondering . . . How do I get that first academic job? Authors Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld and Marcia Lynn Whicker lead their readers through the basics: Are your sights set too high or not high enough? Are you prepared for the campus interview? Have you shown your seriousness about your career through your publications? These questions and many more are thoroughly covered in Getting An Academic Job, a brief yet practical guide to successfully entering the academic job market. Getting An Academic Job provides examples from a multitude of disciplines and academic settings and will be an essential guide to any graduate student.
Table of Contents
The Nature of Job Searches
Searching for a Job
The Job Interview
Landing the Right Job
Special Considerations
Dual Career Couples, Senior Positions and Non-Academic Jobs
The DOs and DON'Ts of Job Searching
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