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"So what are you going to do with that?", finding careers outside academia, Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius

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"So what are you going to do with that?"

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Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius

finding careers outside academia

Graduate schools churn out tens of thousands of PhDs and MAs every year. Yet more than half of all college courses are taught by adjunct faculty, which means that the chances of an academic landing a tenure-track job seem only to shrink as student loan and credit card debts grow. What's a frustrated would-be scholar to do? Can she really leave academia? Can a job outside the academy really be rewarding? And could anyone want to hire a grad-school refugee? In this third edition of So What Are You Going to Do with That?, thoroughly revised with new advice for students in the sciences, Susan Basalla and Maggie Debelius PhDs themselves answer all those questions with a resounding Yes! A witty, accessible guide full of concrete advice for anyone contemplating the jump from scholarship to the outside world, So What Are You Going to Do with That? covers topics ranging from career counseling to interview etiquette to how to translate skills learned in the academy into terms an employer can understand and appreciate. Packed with examples and stories from real people who have successfully made this daunting<U+0127> but potentially rewarding<U+0127> transition, and written with a deep understanding of both the joys and difficulties of the academic life, this fully updated guide will be indispensable for any graduate student or professor who has ever glanced at his or her CV, flipped through the want ads, and wondered, What if?--, Provided by Publisher

1. Will I Have to Wear a Suit? Rethinking Life After Graduate School Getting Your Head Ready Should I Finish My Dissertation? How to Use Your Grad School Years Wisely So What Am I Going to Do? Five Myths about Post-Academic Careers Five Questions about Graduate School and Your Future Your Eclectic Mix Post-Academic Profile: Abby Markoe, A.B.D History of Medicine, Executive, Director, SquashWise 2. How Do I Figure Out What Else to Do? Soul-Searching Before Job Searching Take Inventory Break It Down Looking backward: Seven Stories Guilty Pleasures This Is Your Brain on Graduate School No Need for a #2 Pencil Where Are All Those PhDs Anyway? Create Your own Possibilities Post-Academic Profile: Samantha Sutton, PhD in Biology, Life Coach 3. Asking the Big Questions: How to Figure Out If You Want Them and If They Want You Asking the Big Questions Answering the Big Questions: Three Strategies Transitional Tales So What's Next? Post-Academic Profile: Xiuwen Tu, PhD in Physics, Sun Power Corporation, Device and Characterization Engineer 4. This Might Hurt a Bit: Turning a CV into a Résumé Getting Ready to Write a Résumé Writing a Résumé: The First Draft A Few More Words of Advice After You've Drafted a Résumé Case Studies and Sample Résumés Cover Letters That Will Get You Hired Post-Academic Profile: Alyssa Picard, PhD in History, Staff Representative for the Michigan Affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers 5. Sweaty Palms, Warm Heart: How to Turn an Interview into a Job Before the Interview During the Interview After the Interview What If the Interview Doesn't Go Well? The Job Offer (or Lack Thereof) Negotiation Adjusting to Your New Job Post-Academic Profile: Scott Keeter, PhD in Political Science, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press