Career Advice

Faculty members need to learn about non-academic careers and talk up those options, writes Christine Kelly.

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Alain-Philippe Durand describes how to improve your odds of going from finalist to the one who receives the offer.

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Andrew Taggart continues his consideration of the life of the mind, outside the university.

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Randall McClure considers how literature scholars facing a terrible job market can become good candidates for writing positions.

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A new manager comes into a department with warring parties. C.K. Gunsalus advises sticking to formal procedures and forgetting informal peace-making.

By C. K. Gunsalus

Higher education has prepared you for the business or consulting world in a variety of ways you might not realize, writes Jessica Quillin.

By Jessica Quillin

Michael and Carol Harter write about rising through the ranks, trade-offs and commutes.

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Just because a position is better than most adjunct jobs doesn't mean it will get you closer to the tenure track, writes Eliza Woolf.

By Eliza Woolf