Career Advice

Joseph Barber advises on how to discuss with family and friends over the holidays what exactly it is you do as a Ph.D. student or postdoc.

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We have to get rid of the false dichotomy that you need one set of skills if you are going into the academy and another if you are going somewhere else, says Sian L. Beilock.

By Sian L. Beilock

Afraid to ask a friend or loved one how their book is coming along? Kerry Ann Rockquemore gives advice on what you should do instead.

By Kerry Ann Rockquemore

This is one of the wrong questions that students often ask when they consider career plans, writes Christine Kelly.

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We need to find better ways to evaluate faculty members in professional disciplines for tenure and promotion -- a sort of "professional analytics," Michael Bugeja argues.

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By helping you network and practice your pitch, among other things, they can be crucial to an effective job search, says Joseph Barber.

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