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9780803970151

Getting an Academic Job Strategies for Success

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  • ISBN13:

    9780803970151

  • ISBN10:

    0803970153

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-10-22
  • Publisher: Sage Publications

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Summary

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
1(14)
A Tale of Two Job Candidates
1(6)
Factors That Affect Your Job Search
7(8)
Searching for a Job
15(29)
Sources of Job Information
19(2)
Job Application Strategies
21(18)
Concluding Thoughts
39(1)
Appendix A
40(2)
Appendix B
42(2)
The Job Interview
44(18)
Preliminary Stages
44(3)
General Description of a Typical On-Campus Visit
47(2)
Things to Ask About, Know About, and Be Able to Answer Before the Visit
49(2)
Meetings With the Faculty
51(4)
The Presentation
55(3)
Dinner and Other Social Obligations
58(2)
Forgotten Items
60(1)
Problematic Situations
60(1)
Concluding Comments
61(1)
Landing the Right Job
62(1)
Negotiating a Deal
62(11)
Factors to Consider When Choosing a Job
73

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