Job search in academe how to get the position you deserve /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Formo, Dawn M. (Dawn Marie), 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Reed, Cheryl, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2011.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of 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.