The Philosophers' Cocoon
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Category: Alt-Ac Workshop
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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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Here is a list of links to our Alt-Ac Transition Tips series: Supporting non-academic careers (Kevin J.S. Zollman) Moving from academia to a think tank (Jason Schukraft) What I learned from leaving academic philosophy (Samuel Kampa) My Path into Project Management (Katharine Schweitzer) Tips for transitioning into tech industries? Leaving academia for industry: 7 years later…
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The aim of this blog post and interview is to give readers a primer on how to create the conditions that make you hireable as a philosopher outside of academia. The Cocoon also has other practical advice on alt-ac careers such as how to write a resume and how to network outside of academia, and…
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In our August "how can we help you?" thread, a grad student writes: I am a second year PhD student at an unranked program here in the US. Lately I've felt really disenchanted with the current state of the academic job market and I am considering transitioning to either high school teaching or applying to…