Job search in academe : how to get the position you deserve / Dawn M. Formo and Cheryl Reed ; foreword by Kristina Mesaros, Carla Maroudas, and Kevin Degnan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Formo, Dawn M. (Dawn Marie), 1968-

Contributor:

Reed, Cheryl, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teachers--Employment--United States.

College teachers.

Universities and colleges--Faculty--Employment--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Job hunting--United States.

Job hunting.

Employment interviewing--United States.

Employment interviewing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (436 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Building on the success of the first, this new edition has been updated to cover the latest hiring trends, changing economic circumstances, and feedback from readers. The authors have expanded the book to deal with issues faced by minority candidates, and have added contributions from scientists to cover such issues as negotiating faculty contracts to ensure adequate lab space and resources. They give more emphasis to applying for non-academic jobs and offer case study scenarios of candidates who have followed both academic and non academic paths. They explain what's involved in applying for j

Contents:

Becoming literate in the employment line : Dr. Strangefield, or, How we learned to stop worrying and love the job search

Case study 1 : to enter the job market fray or not?

Writing the script : the application process

Case study 2 : making your file work : personalize!

The callback : the professional conference interview

Case study 3 : the (somewhat) lighter side of the academic job search

The screen test : the campus interview

Case study 4 : my job search : a Cinderella story

Case study 5 : it can be done : getting a tenure-track job as ABD in the Humanities

Rehearsing for ad-libbing : preparing for (un)anticipated interview questions

Case study 6 : the ghosts in the machine : women of color and the job market

The awards ceremony : negotiating the university job contract or deciding to "leave showbiz"

Case study 7 : managing negotiations with the clock ticking

Case study 8 : the academic couple

Case study 9 : reading, writing, and ramen : an academic couple's search for sustainable employment

Case study 10 : the corporate interview

Best performance in an underfunded public drama : the tenure-track professorship at the community college

Case study 11 : a community college candidate's perspective

Case study 12 : tale of two interviews : how failing to get the job can still lead to important insight

Case study 13 : calling on your professional experience : securing a votech (vocational technology) teaching position

In the director's chair : being an ethical academic advisor to students preparing for the job search.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-00-344547-0

1-000-98813-9

1-003-44547-0

1-57922-537-3

9781003445470

OCLC:

779851041