The Philosophers' Cocoon
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- Leaving an M.A. off your CV due to potential bias against the institution?
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- Tips for students and/or early career folk who face a mental block in writing papers?
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Category: Alt-Ac Jobs
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In our April "how can we help you?" thread, a reader posed a query that I missed: After years trying to solve my two-body problem, I've decided I'm finished with the profession. Living alone while fascism rises is just not worth it (I'm in the US). But for various reasons, I can't leave for another…
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In our most recent "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: This is very much related to the posts on having a Plan B given the chaos of the market, but figured it deserved its own thread. There may have been a time when investing in building up alt-ac skills or having a…
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Greg Stoutenberg wrote in to draw my attention to this free career change resource he put together: https://gregstoutenburg.gumroad.com/l/careerchange It seems like a really great resource, and I expect a good number of readers may have interest in it given the always bad but recently-increased vicissitudes of the academic job market. Many thanks to Greg for…
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By Greg Stoutenburg (@LinkedIn, PhilPeople) A few years ago, I wrote a piece for this blog about my own transition out of academic philosophy and into a role in industry, in which I tried to provide a high-level overview of how to make the same transition. You can see it here: How to leave philosophy…