University Hiring Delays

Andrew Cheng laments that potential academic employers take an excessive amount of time to make a hiring decision. Cheng suggests that universities:

• Tell applicants when they have been rejected.
• Be transparent about their hiring schedule.
• Strive to set a standard for communication with candidates.

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Supplemental Income

Sam Johnson discusses professors who have a side job to supplement a fixed income.

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A Moral Dilemma

Herb Childress laments that universities are training far too many for professorships when there are not enough positions for them.

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Seven Steps to a Good Job Interview

Kent Smetters gives says that there are seven steps to a good interview .

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Academic Side-Jobs

Josh Boldt suggests side jobs which a university faculty member can take for additional income.

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Dissertation Side Jobs

Nicole Cesare offers tips for those completing a dissertation.

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Management Tips

Frank Schwarzbach offers tips on managing in a bureaucracy such as a university setting.

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British Academic Hiring

Rachel Herrmann shares observations about British university hiring practices .

She notes that continual publication is very important to departmental funding, so a scholar with nothing published has no credibility in the British university hiring process.

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Apps for the Job Search

Dan Royles suggests three apps that can ease anyone's job search: Evernote,TextExpander, and Google Drive. He succintly explains how to use these tools for an organized job-hunt.

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Apply When Finishing Your Degree

L. Marion Wood reports that PhD students in the humanities seem to have more success in their job hunt if they start applying before they graduate. The results are not in, but those in the sciences and technologies may need to prove themselves with a completed dissertation project to being offered a position.

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When to Cease Striving for Academic Work

Julie Vick and Jennifer Furlong discuss when it is appropriate to cease striving for an academic position . The sad fact is that for many fields, universities churn out more qualified graduates than can find full-time work.

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Focus On Your Strengths

Karen Kelsky suggests focusing on what you offer when in the academic hiring process .

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