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Category: Job-Market Boot Camp
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By Helen De Cruz & Marcus Arvan We have now examined building a strong CV and research program, dossier materials (cover letters, recommendation letters, research and teaching statements, writing samples, and organizing one's CV), job-market consultants, cultivating an online presence, when and where to apply to jobs (including European and non-academic jobs), APA, Skype, British, and on-campus interviews, and managing the emotional…
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On the philosophy smoker, Mr Zero asks why he keeps on going on the job market, year after year. He loves the job, and he likes the position he has, which are solid reasons to stay in his NTT position, but he also says "I don't really know how to do anything else", which may…
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With the American job season warming up and several jobs posted already for the fall, notice the several British philosophy jobs one can apply to. The UK academic job market does not operate on a timetable; there are jobs all year round. I've been on both sides of the interview table in the UK, and…
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My initial plan in the Job-Market Boot Camp was to move "chronologically" from job-market prep (cover letters, teaching and research statements, etc.), to interviews, on-campus visits, and so on. Alas, or so the saying goes, even the best laid plans go awry. Although we have already discussed APA interviews and campus visits, I just realized we never…