Career Advice

Stephen J. Aguilar discusses why it's important to examine one often-misunderstood requirement of Ph.D. applications: the personal statement.

Brady Smith describes the benefits of a career that wasn't the one he'd planned.

Working from a checklist of best practices can help medical teams care for their patients better. A similar approach might help professors (and the professionals they work with) support students better, Penelope Adams Moon writes.

Deborah J. Cohan used to spend hours upon hours laboriously marking up papers. But now, she's learned better.

Figuring out what the daily work environment will be like is an important consideration for graduate students in accepting and applying for jobs, advises Natalie Lundsteen.

Dada Docot provides advice for effectively preparing ahead of time.

Clara M. Lovett examines the international face of the gig academy and the career issues it raises.

People who do too much service can take longer to advance in their careers, are often unhappy with how service is distributed in the department and are more likely to burn out or leave the academy, write Rachel McLaren and Anthony Ocampo, who offer tips for avoiding that.