The professor is in : the essential guide to turning your Ph.D. into a job /
Karen Kelsky.
- New York : Three Rivers Press, c2015.
- x, 438 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-432) and index.
Dark times in the academy -- Getting your head in the game -- The nuts and bolts of a competitive record -- Job documents that work -- Techniques of the academic interview -- Navigating the job market minefield -- Negotiating an offer -- Grants and postdocs -- Some advice about advisors -- Leaving the cult.
Offers career guidance to Ph.D. degree holders, addressing such issues as publishing, interviews, CVs, cultivating references, avoiding career path mistakes, and transitioning to non-academic work.
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Education, Higher--Vocational guidance. Doctoral students--Vocational guidance. College graduates--Vocational guidance. Job hunting--United States. Professional employees--Supply and demand--United States. College graduates--Vocational guidance. Professional employees--Supply and demand.