The professor is in : the essential guide to turning your Ph.D. into a job /

Kelsky, Karen, 1964-

The professor is in : the essential guide to turning your Ph.D. into a job / Karen Kelsky, Ph.D. - First edition. - x, 438 pages ; 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.


Text in English.

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Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157 SAN 201-3975

2015509258


Education, Higher--Vocational guidance.
Doctoral students--Vocational guidance.
College graduates--Vocational guidance.
Job hunting.
Doctor of philosophy degree.
Job hunting--United States.
Professional employees--Supply and demand--United States.

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