Month: April 2014
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Resume writing tips for academics
This post was inspired by the most recent #withaPhD Twitter chat as well as a real-life in-person conversation! Here’s how it begins: I was recently chatting with a friend here in Toronto who’s ABD and looking for full-time employment. He told me that when he “buried his degree” on his resume — placed education last…
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Transition Q & A: Emily Simmons
My latest post is a Q & A with an English PhD who worked as an adjunct and visiting assistant professor in Canada before getting married, moving to Australia, and finding meaningful, fascinating, and fun employment at an alternative education provider. Here’s how Emily’s post begins: What did you hope for in terms of employment…
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Transition Q & A: Daniel Munro
Daniel Munro is a political science PhD who’s now a principal research associate at the Conference Board of Canada, the country’s largest independent not-for-profit think tank. Read his wonderful Q & A on my University Affairs blog. Here’s a taste: What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? I…
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Beyond the Professoriate conference
In my lastest post I write about an upcoming virtual conference I’m co-hosting with Maren Wood from Lilli Research Group. We’re excited to let you know that the schedule/program is out, and you can find all the details on this webpage. We’ve got 23 PhDs lined up to speak about their career journeys and provide…
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A career sponsor can help your post-academic prospects
My latest for University Affairs is a blog post titled, “How a career sponsor can help your job search.” This one was prompted by reading a book by Sylvia Ann Hewlett. Here’s how the post begins: A couple days ago I picked up a “Business Self-Help” book (so says the back cover) that my dad…